The Jama Masjid in Bharuch SURAT/BHARUCH: Bharuch police and the district administration have stepped up security measures and intensified monitoring across the town after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) expressed apprehension that a proposed gathering of nearly 5,000 people on June 15 over the upkeep of Jain and Hindu idols inside the protected Jama…

Elon Musk has dismissed reports claiming his space company Starlink has increased fees for Pentagon LUCAS kamikaze drones during the 2026 US-Iran conflict. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk called the report “bs,” attributing it to a leak by a former AWS employee no longer in government. “This bs “story” was leaked by…

Veteran producer Vashu Bhagnani has been in the news for conflict with David Dhawan and Ramesh Taurani surrounding the songs ‘Chunari Chunari’ and ‘Ishq Hona Hai’. Bhagnani has opened up on his long association with Taurani and David. In a detailed statement, Bhagnani said he has largely avoided discussing industry relationships in public, but recent…

PANAJI: A tourist from Bijapur who ignored safety advisories and warnings from his friend, slipped while sitting on the rocks at Baga and lost his life on Wednesday. The 34-year old man, identified by Goa police as Ashpaq Masali, had come to Goa for a holiday with his friend, a woman from Sangli.The two spent…

Archaeologists investigating Wogan Cavern beneath Pembroke Castle in Wales say the site could become one of Britain’s most important prehistoric discoveries. Hidden below the 11th-century castle, the cave has revealed evidence of human and animal activity dating back more than 100,000 years. Researchers have uncovered stone tools alongside bones from mammoths, woolly rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses,…

The five-star Serena Hotel in Islamabad has emerged as the unlikely centre of high-stakes diplomacy, hosting the first round of US-Iran peace talks following weeks of conflict that have shaken the region. Islamabad itself has been placed under an unprecedented lockdown. Authorities shut shops and offices, sealed key roads, and deployed thousands of police, paramilitary…

Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Monday said he has not received confirmation on whether Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have cleared their fitness tests ahead of the ODI series against Afghanistan, but added that he has heard both players are doing well.Rohit and Hardik have been named in India’s squad…