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13-year-old girl becomes sadhvi at Maha Kumbh Mela

A 13-year-old from Agra who dreamt of becoming an IAS officer expressed her desire to become a 'sadhvi' at the Maha Kumbh Mela and her parents, accepting her decision as divine will, entrusted her......

Man held for killing his mother, 4 sisters at UP hotel

Five members of a family were found murdered inside a hotel in Lucknow early on Wednesday, police said. Image used only for representation. Photograph: Niek Verlaan/Pixabay.com The accused......

IAF's MiG-29 crashes near Agra, probe ordered

A MiG-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a field near Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Monday during a routine training sortie after it encountered a 'system malfunction'. IMAGE: Flames and......

SC orders govt to grant permanent commission to woman Army officer

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to grant permanent commission to a woman officer who was denied benefits given to similarly placed officers, observing "what is sauce for......

Faridabad cow vigilantes charged with mob lynching

The Faridabad police has invoked three sections, including mob lynching, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in its chargesheet filed against the five cow vigilantes who allegedly shot dead a student,......

Mercedes to roll out 8 models in 2025

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India plans to roll out 8 new models, including battery electric vehicles, this year as it looks to sustain sales momentum having posted record sales in 2024. The......

Have You Heard About The Potato Crisis?

Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in Jharkhand and Odisha, Uttar Pradesh farmers are the unlikely winners. IMAGE: Farmers harvest potatoes in the......

PMAY-G survey to use 'face recognition' tools to identify new beneficiaries

A fresh survey to identify a minimum of eight million new beneficiaries of the flagship rural housing scheme, in addition to the 12 million already identified, will use the latest face-recognition......

Govt's Rs 28,602 cr boost for manufacturing industry

The government on Wednesday approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 states on the lines of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated......

Automakers Slash Prices To Boost Sales

Car sales are experiencing a challenging phase with around Rs 60,000 crore worth of inventory lying unsold with dealers. Kindly note the images have only been posted for representational reasons.......

Watch This Love Story On OTT

Witches and westerns, goosebumps and goldfish, it’s all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your options. WickedWhere to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5Language:......

Despatch Review: Boring Bajpayee

Despatch just goes on and on, sighs Mayur Sanap. For a gripping newsroom drama, Despatch has everything going for it. A novel premise, a potentially thought-provoking storyline, and an immensely......

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Review: Love, Lies And Crocodiles

Taapsee, Vikrant, Sunny are a fine fit on their own as well as around each other and prove themselves to be well equipped to survive the air of double dealing. What's missing is sizzle, observes......

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Trailer: Fatal Attraction, Encore

The trailer shows that elements of mystery and erotic tension of this pulpy universe are very much in place, making this an interesting cocktail of romance and thrills, observes Mayur Sanap. When......

The Most Memorable Goodbye Turns 50

'Garm Hava understands that the scorching, hate-filled, doubt-filled affair between Hindus and Muslims is our national love affair.' Sreehari Nair revisits M S Sathyu's classic film, featuring the......

Ducati Racetrack in Noida Soon?

Ducati would like to develop a motorbike racetrack on the lines of the Buddh International Circuit. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.Ducati Lenovo......

MI, Hardik Celebrate Pollard's Birthday

IMAGE: Kieron Pollard with Hardik Pandya as the Mumbai Indians batting coach cuts his birthday cake. Photograph and Video: Mumbai Indians/Instagram Kieron Pollard celebrated his 37th birthday with......

Sarfaraz, Jurel get BCCI central contracts

IMAGE: Both Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel made their debuts during India’s 4-1 series win over England at home. Photograph: BCCI India's newest batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicket-keeper......

'Thank you Gavaskar sir...but there is only one MSD, I am happy to be Dhruv'

IMAGE: Dhruv Jurel put up a memorable performance during his debut in India’s home series against England. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh......

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma appointed UP Police DSP

'I always dreamt of becoming a police officer. I used to see that it is a difficult job but I always wanted to wear that uniform once and wanted to see how it felt.' IMAGE: Deepti Sharma was named......

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