Mumbai: Filmmaker Subhash Ghai Thursday described his meeting with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital on the occasion of Republic Day as an inspiring experience that made him reflect on her life journey. Taking to Instagram, the 81-year-old filmmaker shared that interacting with the President made him look closely at her story and...

Madikeri: The Karnataka Police Thursday arrested a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student on charges of recording romantic videos with different young women -- mostly daughters of local political leaders -- and making them viral on social media. The incident was reported from the Madikeri Rural police station in Kodagu district. The accused has been identified as...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to entertain the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede against Hindi film industry actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd and OTT platform Netflix over his alleged defamatory portrayal in the web series The Ba**ds of Bollywood. Holding that the...

New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman to present the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, making history in the country's Parliamentary history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday. Addressing the 2026 Budget Session in Parliament, PM Modi said that one-fourth of the 21st century has gone by. “This is the beginning of the next...

New Delhi: The government is all set to table the Economic Survey 2026 in Parliament Thursday, ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27 February 1 -- which will set the official tone on how the economy of the country is faring amid global uncertainties. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey. All eyes will be on...

New Delhi: Foreign Ministers of several countries have started arriving in New Delhi to attend the second India–Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting, slated for January 31. Comoros Foreign Minister Mbae Mohamed, State of Palestine Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin and Sudan's Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim arrived in the national capital Thursday. Welcoming the delegates, the Ministry of External...

Bargarh: The Odisha bandh call given by Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) received spontaneous support across this district as business establishments and markets remained closed and vehicular movement came to a standstill from 6 am to 2 pm Wednesday. All government and private establishments remained shut as agitators prevented officials from attending their offices while all the educational...

Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: The annual blackbuck census in Ghumusar South, Ghumusar North and Berhampur Forest Ranges will begin Thursday. According to reports, altogether 18 units have been formed comprising forest officials and students who have been imparted training on the procedure of the census at a special camp organised inside Lalsingh nursery of North Ghumusar Wednesday. During the training...

Baripada: A fast-track special court (FTSC) here in Mayurbhanj district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a woman, finding her alone in 2022. The Ad-Hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTSC, Santosh Kumar Nayak, convicted the accused and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. The court ordered that the convict would...

United Nations: As the Gaza peace deal enters the second phase, India has commended the US efforts to end the conflict. Speaking at the Security Council debate on the situation in the Middle East, India’s Permanent Representative also denounced terrorism, without naming Hamas, whose attacks on Israel in 2023 set off the Gaza crisis. “Let us be...