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Disha Patani made a striking appearance in a fiery red Tarun Tahiliani saree, blending tradition with modern runway drama. The outfit featured a fitted corset top and a flowing pallu, creating a bold yet recognizably Indian look. Minimal styling and statement jewellery complemented the Kanjivaram-inspired concept sari, making it a memorable fashion moment. Bollywood red…
CHENNAI: A Madras high court judge recused himself from hearing a criminal case following an allegation that a senior advocate took 50 lakh from a client for a favourable order. The judge also referred the issue to the vigilance cell.The issue pertained to a criminal revision petition and a criminal original petition moved by N…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s voter count is likely to shrink by at least 68 lakh, or about 9%, from what it was in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The final list after special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls is scheduled to be published on Feb 28.The state’s draft SIR list, published on Dec 16, had…
The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore, aimed at driving market-linked urban infrastructure development and catalysing investments worth around Rs 4 lakh crore over the next five years.The fund marks a shift in urban development model away from grant-based…
Screengrab (Ashwini Vaishnaw) The Union Cabinet has cleared a series of major infrastructure projects spanning railways, roads, tunnels and metro expansion, alongside large-scale urban and startup funding decisions, with the total approved outlay pegged at about Rs 1,60,504 crore, cabinet minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed on Saturday.A significant portion of the approvals is directed towards transport…
Safety expenditure on Indian Railways has nearly tripled over the past decade to Rs 1,17,693 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 39,200 crore in 2013-14, with the national transporter expanding deployment of indigenous train protection system Kavach and rolling out CCTV surveillance across coaches and locomotives, the government said in response to questions in the Rajya…
A brother’s suspicion of bloodstains on his sister’s face, despite a reported heart attack, led to the unraveling of a chilling murder. Police arrested the sister’s daughter and son-in-law, who allegedly confessed to smothering her to death for Rs 40 lakh. BENGALURU: Just before lighting the funeral pyre, he paused for one last look at…
Domestic equity markets closed in negative territory after a sharply fluctuating trading session. (AI image) Stock market crash: Nifty and Sensex saw a week of extremely volatile trade, with both benchmark indices giving up initial gains amidst the IT sector stocks’ selloff. For the week, the Sensex has dropped 953.64 points, or 1.14%, while the…
Airfares to Colombo have shot up sharply as Indian cricket fans scramble to secure last-minute travel for Sunday’s India–Pakistan T20 World Cup clash, with uncertainty around the fixture now resolved.Bookings spiked after Pakistan rolled back its boycott stance around February 9–10, setting off a surge in demand for flights and hotels in the Sri Lankan…
The Income Tax Department has released the Draft Income Tax Rules 2026. (AI image) The Income Tax Department has released the Draft Income Tax Rules 2026, which once approved will be applicable for FY 2026-27. For salaried and middle class income taxpayers, several changes have been proposed, which will have implications for their taxable income…
