Quote of the day by Plato (AI-generated image) Most of us have grumbled about the people in charge at some point. The bad boss, the poor leader, the committee that makes a mess of things. But how often do we consider our own part in letting them get there? More than two thousand years ago, … Read more
NEW DELHI: GST collections rose 13.9%, fastest pace in eight months, to Rs 1,94,812 crore on sharp growth in the mop-up from imports due to a spike in international prices of crude, fertiliser and other commodities.Latest data showed that in June, for transactions undertaken in May, IGST on imports shot up nearly 35% to over … Read more
Before becoming one of Hindi cinema’s most celebrated stars and a style icon of the 1970s, Zeenat Aman had imagined a very different future for herself. Despite being the daughter of celebrated screenwriter Amanullah Khan, best known for writing Mughal-e-Azam, Zeenat says she neither grew up around Hindi films nor aspired to become an actor. … Read more
General Dhiraj Seth (File photo) NEW DELHI: New Army chief General Dhiraj Seth Wednesday unveiled ‘VIJAY’ – his vision for building a future-ready force – saying it stands with PM Modi’s vision of ‘JAI”, jointness, atmanirbharta and innovation. Gen Seth said his aim would be to build a technology-enabled, future-ready army, capable of operating effectively … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday held that an accused person cannot claim default bail on the ground that the chargesheet, which was filed in court within the statutory period, was not provided to him according to that timeline.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh said, “We are of the view that simple … Read more
[ad_1] Charanjit Singh Channi (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Finalising the state leadership under which party will contest the upcoming assembly elections, Congress has decided to stick with Amarinder Raja Warring as president of Punjab unit while appointing Dalit leader and former CM Charanjit Channi as the chairman of the campaign committee. Partap Singh Bajwa … Read more
‘Even a blind hen finds a grain sometimes’ Imagine watching a hen pecking endlessly across a farmyard. Now imagine that the hen cannot see. Logic says it should never find food. Yet, sooner or later, by persistence and chance alone, it stumbles upon a grain.That simple image has survived for centuries as one of Europe’s … Read more
After memorable collaborations in films like ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’ and ‘Koode,’ Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy Thiruvothu are set to share screen space once again in ‘I, Nobody.’ Directed by Nisam Basheer, the thriller has already created excitement among fans. But aside from the movie itself, there is one aspect of the posters that people have … Read more
China is developing a ground-based boost system that would accelerate a rocket along a track, using electricity. China is pushing an unconventional launch idea that could change the economics of reaching orbit: instead of igniting rockets at ground level and spending huge amounts of chemical propellant just to claw through the thickest part of the … Read more
Kriti Sanon should marry on her own terms, says Stebin Ben amid Kabir Bahia dating rumours (Image credits: Instagram) Marriage speculation around Kriti Sanon has often made headlines, but her brother-in-law and singer Stebin Ben believes the actor should never feel pressured to settle down. In a recent interview, Stebin said Kriti has earned the … Read more