NEW DELHI: Shooting ace Manu Bhaker has urged her fellow Indian athletes to put the organisational issues surrounding the Asian Games behind them and focus on competition, saying the continental showpiece represents a “once in a lifetime opportunity and experience”.The build-up to the Games in Japan has been marred by complaints from athletes and officials…
Director Santosh Davakhar has reacted to his Marathi thriller ‘Gondhal’ being selected as India’s official entry for the 2027 Academy Awards. The Film Federation of India (FFI) chose the film for the Best International Feature Film category from 33 submissions. Davakhar, who wrote and directed the film, said he and his team had believed in…
Every year, whenever a festival tithi begins on one Gregorian date and ends on another, one confusion immediately starts:Should the festival be observed on the day the tithi begins, or on the next day?Radha Ashtami 2026 is a good example.The Ashtami Tithi begins on September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM and ends on September 19,…
Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Rejinagar as her candidate withdraws. NEW DELHI: Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata Banerjee-led faction’s candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, has decided to withdraw his candidature, dealing another setback to the faction a day after its Nandigram nominee also pulled out.Chowdhury said he was withdrawing because the faction’s newly allotted…
For resignations, the terms governing notice periods and buyouts are primarily determined by the employment contract. Serving your full notice period can be tricky after resignation, especially if you wish to join the next place of your employment at the earliest.In companies where notice periods can run for several months, moving to a new job…
Indian women’s cricket team and Mohsin Naqvi The Asia Cup trophies won by India’s men’s and women’s teams remain in Dubai, but BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has assured that both pieces of silverware will eventually make their way to the board’s headquarters in Mumbai.Saikia confirmed the development after the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting in…
Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the first confirmed Diplodocus fossils outside of North America, marking the first-ever discovery outside the area. For 150 years, every confirmed bone of the animal came from one place, the Morrison Formation of western US. But recently, Sergio Sanchez Fenollosa and his colleagues found the same anatomical signature in a…
Kannada star Upendra has joined the cast of ‘Zombie Reddy 2 NXT LVL’, and the makers have unveiled his first look from the upcoming film on his birthday. The sequel to the 2021 Telugu zombie comedy-action film ‘Zombie Reddy’ brings back Teja Sajja, while filmmaker Prasanth Varma returns as the creator of the franchise.Directed by…
Radha Ashtami is celebrated on September 19, 2026, on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami. Traditionally, Radha Rani is worshipped during Madhyahna, or the noon period. The festival is especially important across Braj, Barsana and Vrindavan, where it is celebrated as the appearance day of Shri Radha.For most people celebrating at home, the puja does not have to…
The conference is being held on September 19 and 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a two-day international conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics”, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.The conference, being held on September 19 and 20, brings together judges, environmental experts,…
