NEW DELHI: In the dust of small towns and the glow of bustling innovation hubs, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Filmmaker and actor Shashie Vermaa’s new directorial venture Bharat Startup Yatra is a cinematic expedition into the beating heart of India’s next big transformation.

BENGALURU: India's startup ecosystem is experiencing a significant surge, with hiring up 32 per cent year-on-year, signalling a strategic pivot towards sustainable and innovation-led scaling, according to a report on Monday.

LONDON: Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca provided an update on Christopher Nkunku, who missed out again on Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool after suffering an injury in training earlier this week, revealing that the striker will still be out for 10-15 days with an injury.

DHARAMSHALA: After Punjab Kings (PBKS) moved to second place in points table with a 37-run win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), skipper Shreyas Iyer said he was glad that everyone in the team stepped up at the right time to get them those crucial two points.

NOIDA: In a major crackdown, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has busted a gang accused of rigging the NEET UG and other competitive examinations, and arrested three individuals from Gautam Buddha Nagar district's Noida.

AMRITSAR: The officiating Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, has asked the Punjab Government to withdraw its decision to set up a pollution-causing factory on the holy land of Sri Chamkaur Sahib, respecting the sentiments of Punjabis and especially Sikhs.

GIDDERBAHA: Professor Dr. Rajinder Kumar Uppal, a distinguished academician and researcher, has been honored with several prestigious awards recognizing his outstanding contributions to the fields of economics, banking, and finance. While there is no specific record of him receiving the "India Iconic Award," his accolades include the 'Golden Book Award-2024' for his seminal work, Encyclopedia of Indian Banking Industry, and the 'Authors of New Era Award-2024' .

NEW DELHI: The State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday reported 17.89 per cent increase in operating profit last fiscal (FY25) that crossed Rs 1.10 lakh crore, while operating profit for Q4 grew by 8.83 per cent (year-on-year) to Rs 31,286 crore.

DHAKA: In a growing emergence of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh, thousands of leaders and activists of the radical Islamist group of the country, Hefazat-e-Islam, on Saturday organised a rally in Dhaka demanding the dissolution of the Women's Affairs Reform Commission.

ETAWAH: A 19-year-old BSc student died after allegedly consuming poison in Etawah’s Kadampur village, Uttar Pradesh, reportedly due to sustained harassment and pressure to convert her religion, officials said.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Education Minister Ashish Sood held an interactive meeting with students and their parents from various schools at the Delhi Secretariat on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: In a sharp attack on the Congress party, BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra addressed a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday, accusing the grand old party of consistently demoralising the Indian armed forces and indirectly supporting Pakistan through its political statements and actions.

MUMBAI: Actress Neha Sharma has wrapped up her schedule for her upcoming Punjabi film “Sanjog” in Manali, Himachal Pradesh.

NEW DELHI: Poonam Gupta, the new Deputy Governor at Reserve Bank of India (RBI), took charge on Friday and will be part of the central bank's monetary policy committee (MPC).

NEW DELHI: : The Supreme Court on Friday came to the rescue of a family detained for deportation to Pakistan, after it claimed that they were holding Indian passports and Aadhaar cards.

MUMBAI: Singer Neha Bhasin has candidly shared her deeply personal journey of healing, revealing that she spent five months detoxifying her body from medications, hormonal imbalances, and emotional trauma.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state arrested General Manager PUNSUP, Ajit Pal Singh Saini, who also holds charges of Procurement, Storage, Commercial, Construction and Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh.

LUCKNOW: Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) chief and 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence here in Lucknow on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Promising to tackle air pollution and traffic congestion in a phased manner, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched 400 electric buses and promised to induct another 2,080 of these smoke-free vehicles under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Interconnector (DEVI) scheme this year.

ABU DHABI: UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reaffirming his country's support to achieve a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war, media reported.

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Thursday extended his "strong support" for India on a call with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

BHOPAL: Multiple social organisations working for communities have called for a collective state-wide protest against growing cases of 'love-jihad' in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

PHAGWARA: In a determined move to tackle the growing menace of drug abuse and trafficking, the Phagwara Police have launched the third phase of their anti-drug campaign, titled ‘Yudh Nashya Virudh 3.0’.

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday expressed gratitude to South Korea for its solidarity with India following the brutal Pahalgam terror attack.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday assured citizens that her government won't let the city plunge into a water crisis, even as the BJP government accused the AAP-ruled Punjab government of resorting to "dirty politics" over sharing of river waters.

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan took to social media to shower birthday love on his grandson Hridhaan with a heartfelt post.

DUBAI: The final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be held at Lord’s on July 5, it was announced ahead of a launch event on Thursday at the iconic London venue, which will be attended by some of the top names of British women’s sport.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman S. Jasvir Singh Garhi called upon National Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman Sh. Kishor Makwana, here today.

PATNA: The Khelo India Youth Games 2025 are set to make their debut in Bihar, with the sporting event to be hosted across five locations in the state, including the capital city, Patna.

NEW YORK: The US declared measles eliminated 25 years ago, but the growing outbreak of the disease centered in West Texas poses a threat to this status and signals the possibility of measles becoming more common, media reported.

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of state for Railways and Food processing today strongly rebuked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for raking up the issue of water dispute between Punjab and Haryana at a time of national emergecny when India is fighting Pakistann sponsored terrorism.

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NEW DELHI: The India senior men’s national team will play a FIFA International Friendly match against Thailand June 4 at the Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand.

NEW DELHI: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police has registered an FIR against a Bengaluru-based company for allegedly siphoning off government funds intended to support startups.

VISAKHAPATNAM: A techie couple are among seven devotees killed in a wall collapse during an annual festival at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Simhachalam here in the early hours of Wednesday.

BAHRAICH: A probe has been ordered into a viral video of a lady officer, allegedly getting drunk and 'bullying' the Bahraich police.

CHANDAULI: Violence erupted in Manrajpur village under the limits of Saiyyedraja police station in Chandauli district late on Sunday night after a 21-year-old girl Nisha Yadav died due to alleged thrashing by police during a raid.

MOHALI: Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri organized third Annual Convocation at it’s Campus. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayar, Education Minister, Punjab was the Chief Guest at the moment. As many as 1307 Degrees conferred and 96 topper of PTU were honored with medals.

CHENNAI: One more Okinawa electric scooter went up in flames in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district on Saturday morning.

PUNE: When newbies Lucknow Super Giants acquired the services of left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan in the mega auction, it didn't cause much excitement. After all, the 23-year-old tall left-arm pacer from Uttar Pradesh had been a member of Mumbai Indians for the last three seasons but had been warming the bench.

SAN FRANCISCO: The ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns in China are set to make a huge dent in Apple revenue for the April-June quarter as the company has indicated up to $8 billion loss in sales especially owing to the Shanghai lockdown.

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk has reportedly lined up a new CEO to take over from Indian-origin Parag Agrawal, as Twitter co-founder Jack Dorseys name was making the rounds who quit in November last year to focus on his financial payments company Block.

MALAPPURAM: Two quick-fire goals at the start of the game helped West Bengal thrash Manipur 3-0 in the second semi-final of the 75th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at the Manjeri Payyanad Stadium, here on Friday.

LONDON: A cloud of uncertainty confronts Northern Ireland, one of the four constituents comprising the UK, as it goes to the polls to elect 90 members to its regional Assembly on May 5.

PATIALA: The Patiala district magistrate today imposed curfew from 7 PM to 6 AM in Patiala as a precautionary measure after two groups belonging to Shiv Sena and some Sikh organisation clashed. Several persons were injured.

BAREILLY: A man purportedly hanged himself after killing his wife and infant daughter in Bareilly on Friday, the police said.

MUMBAI: Actress Rasika Dugal is quite excited about her upcoming show 'Adhura' in which she has got a chance to explore a new genre of horror.

NEW DELHI: Industry leaders and experts on Friday raised alarm over the failing corporate governance in the Indian startup ecosystem, after another startup Zilingo suspended its CEO and co-founder, Ankiti Bose, over alleged financial irregularities, and she is now gearing up to fight back.

MATHURA: In a shocking incident, a young bride was shot dead allegedly by a jilted lover during her wedding ceremony, police said on Friday.

CHANDIGARH: Without any provocation from Sikhs, the members of Shiv Sena Bal Thakrey today held an anti-khalistan protest in Patiala which led to clash with the Sikh groups who opposed Shiv Sena's action.

ETAWAH: A 20-year-old youth ended his life by allegedly committing suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district after he allegedly shot dead his girlfriend, police said on Friday.

MUMBAI: It seemed that Kolkata Knight Riders were on the path to recovery in Match 41 of IPL 2022 with skipper Shreyas Iyer and Nitesh Rana at the crease on Thursday.

NEW YORK: Meta surged 17.6 per cent on Thursday after a buoyant update for the first time since Q4 in February had sent the stock reeling 26 per cent, its worst-day ever.

NEW YORK: Amazon.com Inc. has delivered a slow quarter and outlook.

LUCKNOW: Tight security is in place in state capital Lucknow for the 'Alvida namaz' offered on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan.

SHAMLI: Two accused persons, who were arrested and later released on bail, in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district are now charged with the alleged killing of a 25-year-old youth whom they suspected to be a police informer,

BHUBANESWAR: A couple along with their 15-month-old girl child from Maharashtra were found hanging in their rented house in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, police said on Thursday.

NEW YORK: Ahead of Twitter's imminent takeover by Elon Musk, the world's richest man, its CEO Parag Agrawal replied to a quip by a parody account. "I thought we were fired", with a "nope! we are still here".

MUMBAI: Actor Anurag Vyas, who was previously seen in 'Rakshabandhan... Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal', enjoys writing.

BENGALURU: Support poured in for Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep over the Hindi row and his Twitter conversation with Bollywood star Ajay Devgn as the Kannada film industry and top political leaders backed Sudeep.

MUMBAI: 'Superstar Singer 2' captain Pawandeep Rajan opens up about his journey from being an 'Indian Idol' winner to becoming a captain and the kind of talent he has come across so far.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana are both facing a power shortages of about 2000 MW leading to the imposition of long power cuts for 6 to 8 hours on rural domestic consumers and of lesser duration in cities.

BANDA (Uttar Pradesh):  A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and zila panchayat member has been found allegedly hanging from the ceiling of a room in her house under the Sadar Kotwali police circle in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, police said.

LAKHIMPUR: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan has been booked for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.

MUMBAI: Veteran actress Supriya Pathak, who will be soon seen in the upcoming family drama-comedy series, 'Home Shanti', recently opened up about her character in the web show.

CHENNAI: At a time when some electric two-wheelers are catching fire spontaneously, a Tamil Nadu physiotherapist, fed up with his Ola scooter's poor performance and service, set the vehicle on fire.

CHENNAI: Vellore district police have installed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at border check posts to auto-detect traffic offenders.

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma surprised the world as he walked onto the pitch in a pair of customized adidas shoes. The brand has been an advocate of ending plastic waste in the oceans for many years now.

NEW DELHI: Bitcoin investors are likely to lose up to $545 million this year, owing to various reasons like forgetting passwords to their wallets or making a mistake in recording their "seed phrases", according to a new report.

NEW DELHI: The $31 billion fintech market in India is set for a disruption with the emergence of neobanks and to scale and secure a foothold, these digital-only banks should acquire primary bank accounts, a new report said on Wednesday.

PATIALA: To meet with the rising demand of electricity in the ongoing paddy season, the Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), A. Venu Prasad on Tuesday visited the state load dispatch center (SLDC) and reviewed the power supply situation for all categories of consumers.

NEW DELHI: India's gross GST revenue collection fell below the psychological mark of Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time this year, clocking Rs 92,849 crore in June 2021, as collections fell due to disruptions caused by the fresh wave of Covid-19.

DHAKA: Urgent actions were required to increase Covid-19 vaccine supplies for Bangladesh as hospitals have reached their capacity and oxygen supplies were running short due to an ongoing rapid Covid-19 resurgence, a global humanitarian organisation said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Inflation risks for 2021 remain skewed to the upside, especially core readings, on higher commodities' prices, said DBS Group in a research report.

MANILA: The Philippines has reported a 57.3 per cent increase in the country's suicide rate in 2020 from 2019, according to an official report.From the 2,810 registered deaths due to intentional self-harm in 2019, this spiked to 4,420 in 2020," Xinhua news agency quoted the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report released on Monday as saying.

 NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday introduced India's first FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based parking facility to reduce the time for entry and payment. This has been done to come up with similar facilities at more of Delhi Metro's parking spaces across the city and the National Capital Region (NCR).

CHENNAI:The AIADMK leadership has expelled nine middle-level functionaries of the party for having openly issued support to former interim general secretary of the party, V.K. Sasikala.

LUCKNOW:The political stage is set for another grassroots election with the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) announcing the schedule for block pramukh (chairperson of the kshetra panchayats) polls.

SAMBHAL(Uttar Pradesh): A 22-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her husband's house, barely three days after the wedding.

LUCKNOW: A madrasa in Lucknow will convert into a Covid care clinic from Wednesday, paving the way for more such initiatives.The charitable clinic at Madrasa Abu Talib in the densely populated Kashmiri Mohalla area will be inaugurated by its patron, Maulana Saif Abbas and will provide timely and free medical facility to patients.

LUCKNOW:A total of 50.09 lakh people in Uttar Pradesh have become fully vaccinated against the pandemic virus.
Over 8.38 lakh vaccinations took place on Monday alone.

SYDNEY: Australian Test skipper Tim Paine has said he will go with Steve Smith's decision if he desires to skip the ICC T20 World Cup in order to be fit for the gruelling Ashes series beginning in December.

SAMBHAL (Uttar Pradesh): A 22-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her husband's house, barely three days after the wedding.

PHAGWARA: One Newly Wedded Young Couple of Ludhiana was killed in a road mishap near Phillaur on Monday.

NEW DELHI: The worst fears are coming true. Terror outfit—the Taliban has imposed new rules and regulations in districts which it has snatched from the Afghan forces.

NEW DELHI/LAHORE:There are sections in the Pakistani society who feel that those of the likes of Hafeez Saeed, Sajid Mir, Asghar Rauf, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi are elements who are solely responsible for the ever deteriorating relations between New Delhi and Islamabad. Hence the possibility of internal groups targeting Saeed cannot be ruled out, sources said.

PATIALA:The Construction of water treatment plants and laying of transmission pipeline under Canal based Water Supply Project coming up at MANDOLI, PABRA and NANOWAL, is going on full swing and the project would be completed within stipulated time, said officials of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (Public Health) Department, here, today.

 CHANDIGARH:Continuing its all-out efforts to enhance quality power supply hours to farmers, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Sunday supplied on average 10.3 hours of electricity across the state for paddy operations.

NEW DELHI: In a massive action, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday carried out searches at over 40 locations in Uttar Pradesh in connection with a fresh case it registered in the alleged irregularities in the Gomti Riverfront project.

MEERUT(Uttar Pradesh):In a case of 'honour' killing, a man allegedly shot dead his daughter and her friend after spotting them together, police said on Monday.
The teenagers, aged 16 and 18, were friends for the past few months and the girl's father had strongly objected to their relationship.

LUCKNOW:Uttar Pradesh has planted a massive 25.5 crore saplings across the state in a single day, as part of a mega plantation drive.The Yogi Adityanath government had fixed the target of planting 30 crore saplings in July, out of which 25.5 crore were planted on Sunday alone.

RAE BARELI(Uttar Pradesh):An undertrial, accused of raping a minor, allegedly hanged himself in the washroom of a hospital in Rae Bareli, police said.
The deceased, Ram Baran Yadav, 38, was suffering from depression and had been admitted to the hospital on Friday. He was found hanging on Sunday.

LUCKNOW: Eight staff members of a shelter home in Motinagar area in Lucknow, including an art and craft teacher, have been booked after five girl inmates escaped.

MUMBAI: Screenwriter Kanika Dhillon, whose new film "Haseen Dillruba" is out, has opened up about what draws her towards complex and grey characters. She says she does not understand straightlaced people in real or in reel life.

NEW DELHI: Around 50 per cent of the schools being run by the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCDs) in the capital have failed to maintain pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Sunday.

CHANDIGARH: On the directions of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is ensuring uninterrupted 8-hour electricity supply to farmers daily for paddy sowing even amidst unprecedented demand hike across domestic sector.

LUCKNOW:The results of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh may have left the ruling BJP in an elated mood, but it also serves as a lesson for the opposition that is hopeful of toppling the incumbent Yogi Adityanath government in the next assembly elections.

HYDERABAD:July 4 (IANS) Continuing its special drive for vaccination for the 18-44 year age group, Telangana has administered over 1.17 lakh doses for this beneficiary group.

KOLKATA:Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta feels India Test team vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane, is "not the same player" he used to be five-six years ago when he scored tons of runs at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium batting at No. 3.

CHANDIGARH:On the directions of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is ensuring uninterrupted 8-hour electricity supply to farmers daily for paddy sowing even amidst unprecedented demand hike across domestic sector.

CHENNAI:MDMK leader and MP Vaiko on Sunday called upon the Tamil Nadu government to immediately act on the dam being constructed by the Karnataka government on the Markendeya river and take up the issue with the Centre.

LUCKNOW: Nine new medical colleges will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month. The final date for the event is yet to be decided.According to a government spokesperson, the new medical colleges are in Deoria, Etah, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Hardoi, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh and Siddhartha Nagar districts.

BADAUN: In a bizarre incident, a young man has found that his ex-wife is now his step mother and what is more, he even has a 'brother', fathered by his father.

MUKERIAN: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal today asked chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Mining department minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria to disclose which rules permitted excavations up to 200 feet to extract sand, adding land along several villages in this constituency had been ravaged by the sand mafia in active connivance with the district police and mining department.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Friday lashed out at Sukhbir Singh Badal for his misleading and distorted statement regarding the supply of canal water to the farmers and presented a true picture of the situation.