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Ganpati Bappa Hyderabad (Instagram) Hyderabad’s Ganeshotsav is gaining all the attention in 2026. It is being called as the new glittering attraction this year. And it is not just the size of the idol, but also the crores worth decoration which is attracting people. On September 9, Lee-Chee Ka Raja arrived in Begum Bazar with…

Animesh Kujur (Image credit: Special arrangement) By the time Animesh Kujur lined up for the 200m at the Indian Athletics Series Final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi last week, the instruction from his coach was fairly simple: don’t chase the clock.It was getting late. The priority was to stay injury-free, execute the bend…

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) hit an eight-month high of 4.8% (y-o-y) in Aug from 4.5% in July, driven largely by higher food prices, NSO (National Statistics Office) data released Monday showed.At current level it is above RBI‘s 4% target for the third consecutive month, although it remains within…

NEW DELHI: A day after Union home minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that 21 NDA-governed states would implement Uniform Civil Code by 2029, three BJP allies struck a circumspect note.Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, parliamentary party leader of Telugu Desam Party which is in office in Andhra Pradesh, told TOI, “As of now, there is no…

NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon, which has so far reported a cumulative (June 1-Sept 14) rainfall deficit of over 14% this season, is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan this weekend. IMD predicted Monday that conditions are becoming favourable for monsoon’s withdrawal around Sept 19.Monsoon normally starts withdrawing from Sept 17 and its…

Disha Salian was late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s manager NEW DELHI: CBI has filed an FIR and formed a special team to probe the death of Disha Salian, two weeks after Bombay HC ordered it to take over the case. The FIR has been filed under IPC sections covering offences such as gang rape, murder…

NEW DELHI: An interesting situation may be unfolding in Nandigram and Rejinagar, with both factions of TMC, one headed by Mamata Banerjee and the other by Ritabrata Banerjee, naming their own candidates for the bypolls while claiming to be the “real” party entitled to use its reserved symbol.EC, which heard the two factions Saturday, asked…

NEW DELHI: An attempt by the Mamata Banerjee faction of TMC to hammer out an alliance with Congress for upcoming bypolls in Bengal did not materialise after the latter insisted on going it alone, reports Subodh Ghildiyal.Trinamool’s decision to announce candidates in Nandigram and Rejinagar Monday came well after Congress had named its nominees.But it…

A video grab of the mob attack Kolkata: Bangiya Christiya Pariseba (BCP), a forum representing Christian communities in Bengal and parts of east and northeast India, has expressed deep anguish over repeated attacks on the community in the state. In the latest incident, a house church service in Dantan, West Midnapore, was attacked on Sunday…

The 18th Brics Summit was held at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam from Sept 13-14 NEWDELHI: The presence of chief ministers from BJP-governed states at the dinner for Brics leaders hosted by govt made it look like an entirely governing alliance affair, but official sources said that CMs hailing from opposition parties were also invited but…