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In early 2025, Saudi Arabia welcomed over 15 million Umrah pilgrims, with international arrivals and domestic participation showing distinct monthly trends/Image: File In the first three months of 2025, Saudi Arabia welcomed a total of 15.2 million Umrah pilgrims, reflecting a strong uptrend in religious travel. Approximately one-quarter of these pilgrims were Saudi nationals, while […]

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday shared a nostalgia-loaded post talking about her days as the Railways minister of India when she planned the Kolkata Metro project. The post shared on X came hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state.She went on to share her journey from […]

The Reserve Bank of India’s central board on Friday took stock of the evolving global and domestic economic landscape, including geopolitical risks and financial market trends, during its 618th meeting held in Lucknow.The meeting, chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, also reviewed the performance of select central office departments, various board committees, and the Ombudsman […]

Tariffs make for great television. They thump the lectern; they fire up the base. They even follow the leitmotif of Donald Trump’s book The Art of the Deal, which is all about taking a maximal position to get the other side to bend the knee. It is not a memoir in the MAGA world; it […]

A drone video showing potholes on the Vashishti bridge in Chiplun, part of the Mumbai-Goa highway, has gone viral on social media. The footage, which users compared to the surface of the moon, highlights the poor state of the bridge where crater-like potholes stretch across the road. Heavy trucks are seen parked near the divider, […]

DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai has replaced M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a venue for the Women’s World Cup. (Image: X) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced changes to the venues for the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, with Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium replacing Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The tournament, featuring eight […]

Punjabi singer Mankirt Aulakh MOHALI: Punjabi singer Mankirt Aulakh — who had, in the past, been questioned by the police in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case — has recieved a fresh death threat, according to a complaint filed with Mohali SSP.In the complaint, Aulakh alleged that he had recieved a WhatsApp message that read: […]

Riythvika, who made her film debut in 2013 with Bala’s film ‘Paradesi’, made a mark for herself with the film ‘Madras’. She went on to act in subsequent films and even participated in a television reality show, gaining a close following among her fans. In this situation, Riythvika announced on July 13th that she was […]

NEW DELHI: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable has been accused of trying to push a passenger out of a train, after a video of the incident spread widely on social media. The clip shows the officer slapping a young man, dragging him towards the open door and trying to push him out, as other […]