West Bengal has declared July 6 a public holiday to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The decision will keep schools, government offices, local bodies, state undertakings and other government-controlled institutions closed for the day, as the state pays tribute to one of its prominent historical figures. The West Bengal government…
Shraddha Kapoor triples her paycheque to Rs 15 crore for Eetha (Image Credits IMDb) Shraddha Kapoor is gearing up for one of her most significant screen comebacks yet, and it appears her paycheque reflects that. Two years after her last theatrical outing in ‘Stree 2’, the actress is set to return with Laxman Utekar‘s ‘Eetha’,…
Many parents worry that if children don’t get the “best” of everything, they’ll complain. Farah says that’s rarely been the case. Talking about long flights, she laughed and said, “All three of them sit with their headphones on and watch movies or TV during the flight.”When they were much younger, she occasionally kept them with…
Shares of Baazar Style Retail gained 5% on Thursday, July 2, after the value fashion retailer reported a 29% year-on-year increase in standalone revenue from operations for the June quarter to ₹486 crore from ₹377.8 crore in the year-ago period. According to its quarterly business update, same-store sales growth (SSSG) stood at 7% during the…
Gold prices may have corrected sharply from their record highs, but Indian consumers are still staying away from fresh purchases. Domestic gold demand has fallen more than 70% after prices dropped nearly ₹50,000 from the all-time highs touched earlier this year, according to data from the India Bullion and Jewellers Association. On Thursday (July 2),…
NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, has ordered a solar installation company to pay a homeowner more than Rs 25,000 with interest, after finding it overcharged him on net-metering costs and failed to generate the electricity it had promised from his rooftop solar system.What was the issueIjjada Vivekananda, a resident of…
Representative image of Twana Jamal in French court (AI generated) A convicted Iraqi human trafficker, Twana Jamal, was traced to Leicestershire, where he is allegedly living under a false identity while awaiting a decision on his UK asylum claim.According to an investigation by BBC, an Iraqi man once labelled the “godfather of traffickers” has been…
Former Australian cricketer Aaron Summers is facing a possible jail sentence after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse offences linked to an incident that took place in Tasmania in 2018.The 30-year-old, who previously represented the Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmania in domestic cricket, changed his plea in late June and admitted to two counts of penetrative…
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday said that no child can be compelled to recite Hindu prayers in government schools while hearing a petition against a State government circular issued on June 12.Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad was hearing a plea challenging the circular, which directed government schools to conduct Saraswati Vandana, Gayatri Mantra, Guru Mantra…
Reports suggest the Duchess of Sussex is feeling uneasy about returning to Britain amid ongoing tensions surrounding the royal family.Image credit (Instagram) Meghan Markle is reportedly struggling with anxiety ahead of her planned trip to the United Kingdom with Prince Harry. The Duchess of Sussex has expressed significant reservations about returning to England for what…
