UK creates ‘smoke-free generation’ with landmark lifetime tobacco ban / Image: file If you were born after 2008, cigarettes could be off-limits for life. In a sweeping government move, the UK is introducing a landmark rule that will steadily raise the legal smoking age until it effectively disappears for future generations. Under this rule, the…
Mother of Saurabh Rajput confronted the accused in the “blue drum” murder case outside a Meerut court, expressing her grief and demanding the death penalty. MEERUT: Chaotic scenes unfolded outside a district court in Meerut on Tuesday as the mother of Saurabh Rajput broke down while confronting the accused in the “blue drum” murder case.“Wo…
NEW DELHI: A high-level delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday met the Election Commission over Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge‘s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.While talking to reporters after the meet, Union parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju said that no political party has ever touched that level of disrespect as Congress. Rijiju added that the…
Akshay Kumar’s Bhooth Bangla, directed by Priyadarshan, is drawing sequel buzz and could expand into a franchise, with Ektaa Kapoor reportedly exploring plans. The horror comedy, set in Mangalpur, has hinted at a follow-up through its story. It has earned Rs 64.75 crore nett in India and Rs 106.34 crore worldwide. Akshay Kumar has once…
Black children in England and Wales nearly 8 times more likely to be strip searched than white peers / Image: File A damning report from the Children’s Commissioner for England uncovered stark racial disparities in UK policing, revealing that Black children in England and Wales are nearly eight times more likely to be strip-searched than…
Among brokerages, Jefferies took the most aggressive stance, downgrading HCL Technologies to “Underperform”. (AI image) HCL share price today: Shares of HCL Technologies came under heavy selling pressure, plunging over 10% to Rs 1,289 on the NSE on Wednesday. The sharp fall followed a series of brokerage downgrades and cuts in target prices after the…
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday held that a second maternity leave cannot be denied merely because it is sought within two years of the first, observing that statutory rights under the law override provisions of the financial handbook. The order was passed by Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar of the high court’s Lucknow bench…
Ajith Kumar has landed back in Chennai just in time for the Tamil Nadu General Assembly Elections scheduled for tomorrow, April 23, 2026. Fresh off a triumphant racing stint in Europe, the actor’s return has sent social media into a frenzy as fans celebrate both his civic sense and his latest international sporting achievement. Fans…
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, damaging the vessel in a fresh escalation as ceasefire talks failed to take off.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the attack occurred around 7:55 am (local time), when a Guard gunboat approached the ship and opened…
At Palani Chettipatti, a panchayat town in Theni district, the early morning quiet is broken by drumbeats and the blare of DMK propaganda songs. Scores of men and women gather on the main road, holding up posters of chief minister M K Stalin and O Panneerselvam, or OPS, his new party associate.For OPS, a three-time…
