Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah said Monday that making J&K statehood conditional on the end of militancy would effectively give Pakistan a say in its restoration, as the assembly passed a resolution for full statehood and set off a BJP walkout over its reference to a 2000 autonomy demand.Omar…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) India will begin their ICC ODI World Cup 2027 campaign against Australia on October 7 in Cape Town, after the ICC announced the schedule for the tournament on Thursday.India and Pakistan have been placed in the same Group A, setting up another much-awaited clash between the two teams….
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday decided to cap trade margins at 30% of the maximum retail price (MRP) for all non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs, according to official sources cited by ANI.The decision will cover branded and generic medicines, as well as domestic and imported drugs, including patented and non-patented medicines. The government said the move…
Nani and Srikanth Odela’s action thriller ‘The Paradise’ is on its way to complete its first week on the big screens. The film opened to a strong response at the box office and minted more than Rs 75 crore worldwide, including special screenings. However, despite a strong headstart, the film received a mixed response from…
Festive shopping gets financing push as brands target upgrades MUMBAI: To soften the blow of pricier product tags for consumers this festive season, brands are rolling out a slew of options such as staggered payment plans, no-cost EMIs, hoping that allowing them the flexibility to purchase will boost upgrades and check down-trading.In the apparel and…
This comes even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and others staged a protest near the poll panel’s office. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday said it had received no request from any political party seeking a meeting with its officials as standoff between the opposition and the poll panel intensified after Congress…
For many students, graduating from IIT Kanpur and building a career in technology would be a major achievement in itself. For Abhishek Anand, however, it was only one part of the journey. Alongside his academic and professional life, he continued to pursue the sport he had loved since childhood. That passion eventually took him from…
Karan Johar reviews ‘Drishyam 3’, calls it ‘Mazedaar, lajawab’; praises Ajay Devgn and Jaideep Ahlawat’s performances Filmmaker Karan Johar has joined the long list of people praising ‘Drishyam 3’. He shared his review on Instagram, congratulating Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat, director Abhishek Pathak and the whole team on the film’s success. What Karan Johar wrote…
Mayank Yadav bowls against Zimbabwe. (AP) NEW DELHI: A video of Mayank Yadav training with Team India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill in Mohali went viral recently on social media. It comes on the heels of the tearaway quick shifting his training base to Chandigarh, where he is working with Gaurav Sharma, the city-based…
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah said Wednesday his elected govt had no role in deciding which books are banned or withdrawn from libraries, distancing his administration from the removal of 4,249 books after a screening of more than 21 lakh volumes across the Union territory over the past two months.“I have my own views on…
