Category: Events

After a steady New Year opening, ‘Ikkis’ starring Agastya Nanda and Dharmendra in lead roles, has shown marginal growth at the box office, amid the dominance of the Ranveer Singh-starrer ‘Dhurandhar’. Despite positive word of mouth for its emotional war narrative and great buzz, the Sriram Raghavan-directed war film has seen an average footfall. ‘Ikkis’...

Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Dhurandhar’ is one of the Bollywood movies that refuses to leave the crown of box office king despite competition. Released on December 5, this Aditya Dhar film is an espionage thriller that has kept audiences glued to their seats in theatres even 30 days after its release. As the movie entered its...

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...

Mohammad Shami The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting January 11, with Shubman Gill named captain.Shreyas Iyer has been appointed vice-captain, though his participation will depend on fitness clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (COE).Fast bowler Mohammed...

David Warner, Virat Kohli A high-scoring Big Bash League (BBL) match at Engie Stadium ended with Hobart Hurricanes winning after a strong opening stand.David Warner scored the highest individual total of the BBL season, but it was not enough as Hobart, led by Tim Ward and Mitch Owen, beat Sydney Thunder by six wickets.Warner remained...

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...

PRAYAGRAJ: A waitlisted candidate has no absolute right for being considered for appointment and that a waitlist cannot be for an indefinite period, Allahabad high court has ruled.Dismissing a petition filed by Nitish Maurya and four others, Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery said in its order in November, “It is well settled that a person in...

Taylor Swift is reportedly terriefied because of Travis Kelce.(Image via Backgrid) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have had a pretty hard time this season as the Kansas City Chiefs have recorded a pretty average performance on the field this time.With the season coming to an end now, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce seem to be...

AHMEDABAD: Gandhinagar is facing a surge in typhoid cases linked to contaminated drinking water, exposing serious flaws in the city’s newly laid water supply system. Health officials have confirmed 70 active cases, concentrated in Sectors 24, 26, 28 and Adiwada. At least seven leaks have been identified in the pipeline network, allowing sewage to mix...

NEW DELHI: Blowing the bugle for restoration of job guarantee scheme with a 45-day ‘MGNREGA bachao sangram’ from January 8, Congress on Saturday said it will also legally challenge VB-GRAMG in court because it violates a key provision of the Constitution.As it released a three-level agitation plan which will see outreach at panchayat level and...