Mumbai: Actress Huma Qureshi has opened up about returning with the fifth season of her popular political drama series 'Maharani.’ She shared her excitement about Rani's evolving journey. Calling the upcoming season particularly special, Qureshi teased unexpected twists and developments, adding that she believes the new chapter will surprise audiences in many ways. Speaking about the new...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday played down concerns over pollution caused by Diwali celebrations, saying it would subside and questioned why those raising the issue remain silent about people who had allegedly polluted the system through corruption. Addressing a government programme in Lucknow, Adityanath said people had celebrated Diwali with enthusiasm, and there was...

Kolkata: A hijack threat note found in the washroom of a Mumbai-bound Air India flight before take-off Wednesday morning prompted security officials to park the aircraft in an isolation bay of the airport here, an official said. The flight was scheduled to depart at 10.20 am. The note threatening that the plane would be hijacked at 11.10...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government and the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) have signed an MoU, aiming to strengthen nutrition security, women's empowerment and biodiversity conservation, officials said Wednesday. The agreement was signed Tuesday in the presence of Chief Secretary Anu Garg and Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of MSSRF. Through this collaboration, scientific research, traditional knowledge, and government policy...

Bali (Indonesia): The World Test Championship match-ups for the 2027-29 and 2029-31 cycles will be proposed while major men's events for 2028-35 are set to be submitted for approval during the International Cricket Council's board meetings, which began here Wednesday. In all, eight ICC Committees will meet across the four-day programme. Running from Wednesday till November 15,...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday said that a Liberia-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) MT FUJAIRAH ENERGY was struck by a projectile while transiting the Persian Gulf, leaving four crew members injured, including one Indian national. In a post on X, Sonowal said that the vessel was carrying six Indian...

Mumbai: Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut questioned the timing of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi acquiring Indian citizenship, pointing to her marriage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1968 and her decision to become an Indian citizen in 1983. In a post on Instagram, Kangana linked the timeline to the death of Sanjay Gandhi in 1980...

New Delhi: Flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya moved to Punjab Kings from Mumbai Indians at an increased fee of Rs 18 crore, while PBKS traded pacer Arshdeep Singh for him, completing the biggest and most high-profile exchange of players in the history of IPL. Pandya's existing fee was Rs 16.35 crores. Arshdeep, on the other hand, moved to...

Washington: A Trump administration proposal to eliminate the 60-day grace period that allows laid-off H-1B visa holders to find new jobs in the United States has drawn more than 31,000 public comments, as the deadline for submissions approached. The proposal, which could have major consequences for Indian professionals working in America, had received 31,383 posted comments by...

Washington: The House Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran. The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the...