Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor took to her social media account Saturday afternoon and treated fans to glimpses from what appeared to be the Mehndi ceremony of her cousin Anshula Kapoor. Sonam did not reveal the exact ceremony, but the vibrant decor, live music and mehendi setup suggested it was a traditional mehendi celebration. Taking to her social...

Bhubaneswar: Amid heavy rainfall in Bhubaneswar, a 35-year-old man was reportedly swept away in an overflowing drain near Vani Vihar Saturday, prompting an intensive search by Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The missing man, identified as Anil Singh of the Patarabandha slum, was reportedly walking near the drain when he slipped and was carried away by the...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry's Mr Perfectionist is all set to enter matrimony for the third time with his ladylove Gauri Spratt this Sunday, July 5. Ahead of the D-day, the wedding preparations have already commenced at Aamir's Pali Hill residence. A video that has surfaced on social media shows the house decorated with lights. We could also see chairs...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said negotiations for a proposed India-Peru free trade agreement (FTA) are unlikely to conclude anytime soon, citing concerns over market access in certain products. "There are certain concerns. There are many products where we cannot offer them market access. I do not see Peru FTA happening very soon,"...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi High Court ruling that a wife can seek assistance of the court to collect evidence such as call detail records (CDRs) and hotel booking details of her husband to substantiate her charge of adultery levelled against him. A bench of Justices Manmohan and K Vinod Chandran dismissed the...

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is facing severe criticism over allegations that a "textbook purchased under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme glorifies separatist leaders and terrorists". Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Forum (JKPF), a social and non-political organisation, has strongly criticised the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah alleging that a textbook purchased under...

Lahore: A Pakistani senator, with close links to the country's military establishment, Saturday demanded the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar after a relative of his was arrested in a case concerning the abduction and gangrape of two foreigners here. Senator Faisal Vawda also accused the federal government and the provincial government in Punjab of protecting...

Jalna: More than 40 persons were injured after two Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses, including one with a sizable number of schoolchildren, collided on a narrow bridge in Jalna district Saturday, a police official said. The incident occurred around 9:15 am near Shahapur village on National Highway 753H when the Beed-Jalna and Bhambri-Ambad buses were...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday finalised a comprehensive transport and traffic management plan to ensure the safe and smooth movement of devotees expected to attend the Rath Yatra in Puri. Reviewing the preparations, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena directed officials to accord top priority to hassle-free travel for pilgrims arriving from across Odisha and other states....

Moscow: A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year....