(Representative image) Eligible beneficiaries can receive financial assistance of Rs 1,50,000 for the construction of a new house. Having a house of one’s own can be difficult for families with limited financial resources, particularly when the cost of construction continues to make it harder to turn available land into a permanent home. For eligible residents…
Rahul Gandhi on Sonia Gandhi memoir row NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he had “no interest” in the controversy surrounding the upcoming memoir of his mother and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying his sole focus at present was the “crime” committed against party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.The Lok Sabha leader of…
Russian strike near Kyiv kills over 20, triggers massive fire in Bucha district (Image used for representation) At least 27 people were killed after a Russian strike hit Ukraine’s Bucha district near Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, with dozens of homes damaged and a large fire breaking out in the area.Tymur Tkachenko, head of the…
Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra’s 2026 season has come to a premature end after the Olympic and world champion suffered a ligament tear in his ankle during training, ruling him out of next month’s Diamond League Final and Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Chopra made the announcement on Saturday, revealing…
A French Navy Rafale armed with two Meteor missiles on underwing hardpoints. (image credit: MBDA) A decade ago, the notion of striking an airborne target at 200 kilometres was considered a rare feat, more a matter of chance than certainty. Today, the envelope of air-to-air missile engagements has expanded dramatically, with systems now promising ranges…
Sonali Bendre stepped out for a recent dinner event for a Mirzapur project, dressed in a striking cobalt blue kurta set by designer Rachana Ved. The actress kept things elegant and uncomplicated, letting the rich colour and pretty embroidery take centre stage.She wore Rachana Ved’s Peacock Kaftan in Cobalt Blue, a flowy A-line silhouette crafted…
Resorts outperform city hotels as India’s hospitality sector navigates travel disruptions (representative image) India’s hotel industry is expected to see stronger growth in the second half of FY27, supported by robust domestic leisure demand and a steady recovery in corporate and international travel, according to a PhillipCapital sector report.The hospitality sector remained resilient in the…
With an estimated net worth of $400 million, Kevin O’Leary could afford to never set foot in a grocery store again. Yet the Canadian billioanire and Shark Tank investor says he still heads straight to Walmart whenever he needs household essentials, insisting that a bargain is a bargain no matter how rich you get.“I’m always…
Adityanath also revisited the issue of encephalitis, which he said had caused widespread fear in eastern Uttar Pradesh for decades. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday attacked the Samajwadi Party, calling it a “gang of dacoits” and accusing its leadership of looting the state exchequer during its tenure.Speaking in Deoria, he…
Representative Image (AI-generated) For more than 2,700 years, the story of Assyria’s kings has survived through fragments of clay tablets, royal inscriptions, monuments and carefully preserved lists of rulers. Together, these records have allowed historians to reconstruct the succession of one of the ancient Near East’s most powerful kingdoms. Yet ancient history is rarely as…