- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
THE PRAYAGRAJ administration has chalked out a special traffic plan for Maghi Purnima on Wednesday (12) when the month-long 'kalpvas', an integral tradition of the Maha Kumbh, comes to an end. Kalpvas refers to the practice of living near a sacred river for a set period, adhering to fasting, self-discipline,…
TELANGANA has allowed beer prices to be increased from Tuesday (11), weeks after a brief halt in supply by Heineken's Indian unit United Breweries over pricing issues. The order also directed that all existing stock be sold at the revised rates from Tuesday. In January, the 'Kingfisher' beer manufacturer halted…
TWO army personnel, including a captain, were killed and another was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED), believed to have been planted by terrorists, exploded near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu on Tuesday, officials said. The Army confirmed the fatalities in the blast…
NINE people returning from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj were killed and five injured in two road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur and Maihar districts on Tuesday (11), officials said. A truck collided with a mini-bus in Jabalpur, killing seven occupants in the bus. They were returning to Andhra Pradesh from…
PANKAJ ADVANI secured his 36th overall national title and 10th men's snooker crown at the Yashwant Club in Indore, in a commanding display of skill and determination. The ONGC employee overcame an early setback to defeat Brijesh Damani in a final where Damani managed to take the opening frame, the…
OSCAR winner Ben Affleck is directing and starring in “Animals”, a crime thriller that will feature Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, and Gillian Anderson. Originally planned for a 2024 production start, the film faced delays and is now scheduled to begin filming in April. The story follows a mayoral candidate, played…
A DAY after he hit the spotlight with a comment on parents and sex, trouble mounted for influencer Ranveer Allahbadia, on Tuesday (11) with Mumbai police at his doorstep, YouTube pulling down the episode of "India's Got Latent" and the issue being raised in Parliament. The internet personality, with over 16…
A CONSORTIUM led by Elon Musk said on Monday (10) it has offered $97.4 billion (£78.88bn) to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the billionaire's fight to block the artificial intelligence startup from transitioning to a for-profit firm. Musk's bid is likely to ratchet up longstanding tensions…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause enforcing a nearly half-century-old law that was used to launch a bribery investigation against the Adani Group. Trump signed an order to pause enforcing of the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) that prohibits American…
MANIPUR chief minister N Biren Singh resigned on Sunday, bowing to pressure to quit amid ongoing ethnic clashes that have cost at least 250 lives since they broke out nearly two years ago. Singh, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), submitted his resignation to the state's governor in the…
