Sonu Nigam has opened up about his legal battle with Bihar-based criminal lawyer Sonu Nigam Singh, whose social media account was allegedly mistaken for that of the singer. The dispute, which involved alleged misuse of the singer’s identity and personality rights, has now been settled following an amicable agreement between the two parties. Sonu Nigam […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo credit: AP South Korea’s defence minister claimed on Thursday that North Korea possesses around 80 to 120 nuclear weapons, disputing US president Donald Trump’s claim that Pyongyang has 57.The remarks were made by defence minister Ahn Gyu-back during a parliamentary session. According to news agency Reuters, the minister […]
Uttar Pradesh Congress State President Ajay Rai. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) of putting political and administrative pressure on private companies to silence Opposition voices, as his social media (WhatsApp) account has been blocked and restricted. He […]
Around 80 people were rescued from the building,which also houses other guest houses, lodges, eateries,offices and retail outlets. KOLKATA: Nine people, at least five of them Bangladeshi nationals, choked to death in their sleep after a fire broke out at a lodge inside a five-storey building on Free School Street in central Kolkata around 1.40 […]
The team has been asked to develop the class 11 textbook by November and the class 12 book by July next year. Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The NCERT has reconstituted the textbook development team for classes 11 and 12 political science with a mandate to integrate cultural rootedness, Indian knowledge systems and […]
Relatives of victims at the Sir Takhtasinh General Hospital in Bhavnagar on August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Four persons have died and 18 others were hospitalised, eight of them in critical condition, after consuming spurious liquor in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district,” officials said on Wednesday (August 19, 2026). “Four bootleggers have been detained […]
A file photo of Mysuru Development Authority. | Photo Credit: File photo Acting on the recommendations of the single-member inquiry commission and the report of the high-level technical committee constituted to probe alleged irregularities in the allotment of 50:50 alternative sites by the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), the State government has ordered the cancellation of […]
Film producer Amit Jani has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s interim order directing the makers of Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy to remove its teaser and other promotional material. The case concerns allegations that the film’s promotions violated actor Salman Khan’s personality rights. Kala Hiran producer Amit Jani challenges Delhi […]
SIB Pay brings seamless QR and tap payments UAE-wide / AI-generated Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has launched SIB Pay, a new digital-payments platform aimed at accelerating cashless transactions in the UAE. The platform offers QR payments, soft-POS, e-commerce gateways and pay-by-link tools for businesses and government entities, positioning SIB as a growing player in the […]
Dubai to build 60 new affordable schools by 2033 / Image credit: UAE Government Media Office Dubai has unveiled a long-term education drive to build 60 new affordable schools by 2033, aimed at creating around 120,000 additional student places and widening access to lower-cost private education. The initiative, part of the emirate’s wider social and […]
