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Cylinder blast triggers fire at Maha Kumbh; 18 tents gutted, no casualty

A big fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela here on Sunday due to a cylinder blast, engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident. IMAGE: Police and......

Was not even informed: Cong's Adhir on Gandhi Peace Price to Gita Press

After the Congress questioned the selection of Gita Press for the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021, its leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is a member of the selection panel, said he was......

Gita Press says it accepts Gandhi Peace Prize, not Rs 1 cr cash award

The Gorakhpur-based Gita Press, which is the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts, has declined the Rs 1 crore cash award for the Gandhi Peace Prize amid a political row over its......

Gita Press looks to turn the page in Yogi era

The noted publisher of Hindu religious and spiritual texts, which has seen tough times in the recent past, hopes the new UP CM’s spiritual background will boost sales. Virendra Singh......

Modi unveils 29 projects worth Rs 12,000 cr in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the beneficiaries of welfare schemes today are examples of social justice and “real secularism”, as he slammed the previous regimes for......

Adani's younger son Jeet to wed on Feb 7; no celebrities invited

Billionaire Gautam Adani's younger son Jeet will wed next month in a simple and traditional ceremony, without any pomp and show and celebrity stars. Photograph: Courtesy, Adani Group via Meta......

IMF projects 11.5% growth for India in 2021

The IMF on Tuesday projected an impressive 11.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021, making the country the only major economy of the world to register a double-digit growth this year amidst the......

Made-in-America tax plan may hit India's manufacturing firms

US proposal to raise the global corporate tax rate to 28% from 21% might face resistance from countries unwilling to give up their edge and compete with America on its terms. Global minimum......

IMF lowers India growth estimate to 4.8% for 2019

IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath also said the pickup in global growth for 2020 remains highly uncertain as it relies on improved growth outcomes for stressed economies like Argentina, Iran, and......

13 economists laud Telangana's cash support for farmers, red-flag loan waivers

13 eminent economists, including former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and current International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath, in a report have asked the political establishment not to......

Janta Curfew: How Bollywood spent the day

Bollywood has been practising self-isolation for a few days now, especially on Sunday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Janta curfew. The day then was very different from how......

Kamal Haasan thanks the people of Andhra

Kamal Haasan appeared in his real avatar with the posters of his 10 screen avatars from Dasavathaaram forming the backdrop for Tuesday evening's tete-a-tete with the media in Hyderabad.Kamal spent......

Why Bajirao Mastani has upset two families

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has ruffled quite a few feathers among the descendants of the Peshwa and his Muslim wife. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's passion project has faced many a hurdle.......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

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