Former actor Sana Khan, who stepped away from the entertainment industry in 2020 and married cleric-businessman Mufti Anas the same year, is preparing for Haj later this year. It will be her fourth pilgrimage, but this one comes with a different experience.For the first time, Khan will not be staying in Mina’s famed tent city….
Bank of India recruitment 2025-26: The Bank of India (BOI) will close the online application window for Credit Officer recruitment tomorrow, January 5, 2026. Interested and eligible candidates still have time to apply for a total of 514 Credit Officer vacancies announced under the General Banking Officer (GBO) stream. The recruitment drive is being conducted…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is on the cusp of becoming the world’s first armed force to operationally deploy ramjet-powered artillery shells for its 155 mm guns. The advanced technology, developed in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and with support of Army Technology Board (ATB), is now under trial.Ramjet propulsion is…
NEW DELHI: Flagging a “lack of equal and inclusive representation of the Buddhist community” in ongoing talks between Ladakhi outfits and the Centre on constitutional safeguards, a new Buddhist body — Voice of Buddhist Community of Ladakh (VBL) — has sought inclusion in the dialogue to articulate the community’s concerns and aspirations.VBL was formally floated…
NEW DELHI: India has barred the use of power banks to charge portable electronic devices inflight. Charging power banks by plugging them to in-seat power supply systems that airlines provide is also no longer allowed.Permitted only in hand bags, flyers are no longer supposed to keep power banks and batteries in overhead bins. This comes…
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat HC has paved the way for a couple’s divorce after their marriage broke down over conflicting desires about where to live — the husband preferred living in the UK, but the wife did not want to leave India.The HC quashed Ahmedabad’s family court order that had rejected a mutual-consent divorce petition as “premature”.The…
Barse Deva was a close associate of Madvi Hidma, the rebel top gun killed in Andhra Pradesh recently. Over the past two years, over 518 Maoists were killed in encounters across the state, mainly in Bastar division.Bastar IG P Sundarraj the operation was launched following inputs about presence of armed cadres, and of the 14…
Generation Z is often labelled as one of the most “entitled” generations. They are frequently sobriqueted with names such as “too sensitive,” “too impatient,” and overly accustomed to accommodation. It is a charge echoed by employers, older academics, and cultural critics alike. But here is the uncomfortable truth now surfacing: universities themselves are lightening academic…
NEW DELHI: BJP working president Nitin Nabin is likely to be formally elected the party’s president before the budget session, which usually starts in Jan last week, setting off an organisational overhaul.Sources said the election process for national president is expected to begin after January 14, which marks the start of an auspicious period from…
A new school curriculum released by four Vermont state recognized Abenaki groups has reopened a long running dispute over Indigenous identity, authority and historical narrative in the northeastern United States.The material, titled the American Abenaki Curriculum, is intended for students from grades three through twelve. It presents the history, culture and contemporary experiences of Abenaki…
