After reopening schools, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has now given permission to open places of worship from October 7 amid strict implementation of Covid guidelines. Municipal Commissioner Vikram Kumar said directives have been issued to open places of worship along with the guidelines to be followed to…
Unlike most UPSC civil services aspirants who rely on coaching institutes to crack the coveted examination, Satyam Gandhi decided to self-study and secured 10th rank in his first attempt. A native of Bihar’s Samastipur district, Gandhi completed his school education from Kendriya Vidyalaya and pursued BA…
An IPL debut against his idol Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a “fanboy” moment for young Delhi Capitals batsman Ripal Patel, who said the talismanic Chennai Super Kings skipper inspired him to pursue cricket. The 26-year-old made his IPL debut against CSK in a winning cause on Monday. He made only 18 runs off 20 balls…
From casual wear to ethnic attire, Sanya Malhotra can pull off all kinds of ensembles. And she looked like a breath of fresh air in her recent appearance in a white kurta set. The Dangal actor looked beautiful in a long straight-cut white kurta from designer duo Sukriti and Aakriti that featured mutlicoloured…
Written by Elizabeth A Harris Days after the release of Rebecca Donner’s book “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days,” its hardcover edition sold out on Amazon, then at the online retailer Bookshop.org and at Powell’s Books. When it made its debut on The New York Times bestseller list, the country’s largest…
Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday, a senior official said, following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the country after the Taliban seized control in August. The process, which had slowed even before the Islamist militants’ return to power…
Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here. Tomar equalled the junior world record score of 1185 in qualification to top the field on Monday. The youngster then bettered the…
Private sector lender IndusInd Bank on Tuesday said it has posted a 10 per cent growth in advances at Rs 2,21,821 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. Net advances stood at Rs 2,01,247 crore at the end of the second quarter of the last financial year, IndusInd Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank’s…
Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) has been handed direct qualification for the upcoming women’s world boxing championships by the Indian federation, which has decided that the remaining squad will be made up of gold-winners from the upcoming nationals. The national championships will be held in…
The Tamil Nadu unit of BJP will protest in front of all major places of worship in the state on October 7 from 11 am to push the state government to allow people to enter the places of worship on weekends as well. In a statement issued Monday, state president Annamalai asked the general public to take part in the…