Aishwarya Rai turned down Happy New Year after motherhood
Farah Khan's 2014 film Happy New Year starred Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, but Deepika was not the first choice. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was offered the role, but she turned it…
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Bihar sets up panels to overhaul school exams
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday announced a state-level committee to ensure quality education reaches every school and transform them into centres of excellence. Separately, an examination reform committee will suggest…
British built 4,000 km hedge across India to enforce salt tax
London book conservator Roy Moxham discovered records of a 4,000 km living hedge built by the British to enforce the salt tax. The barrier, known as the Great Hedge of India, stretched…
Cabinet okays Rs 23,731 crore scheme to boost Bio-CNG from farm waste
The Union Cabinet has approved GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, with a total outlay of Rs 23,731 crore to boost Compressed Biogas (CBG) production from agricultural waste, cattle dung and organic…
ECB chief backs India’s 2036 Olympics bid, calls BCCI most important
ECB chief executive Richard Gould has confirmed the board will support India's bid to host the 2036 Olympics, calling the BCCI the most important cricket board in the world. Gould also said…
Canada declares emergency in British Columbia as 20,000 flee wildfires
Canadian officials declared a state of emergency in British Columbia on Saturday after more than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate a fast-moving wildfire. The blaze, first reported Friday evening, grew rapidly…
Trainer aircraft skids off runway at Baramati airstrip in Pune
A Carver Aviation trainer aircraft veered off the runway at Baramati airstrip in Pune on Sunday during a training exercise, the company's second incident there in recent months. A pilot and a…
Govinda spotted with Komal Swarnkar, dating rumours resurface
Govinda was photographed with actress Komal Rani Swarnkar at Mumbai airport, reigniting rumours of an alleged four-year relationship. Neither has confirmed the reports. The sighting has resurfaced past comments by his wife…
Three incidents shaped Kailash Satyarthi’s activism against child labour
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi narrated three defining episodes from his childhood and youth that set him on the path to fighting child labour and bonded labour. At age five in Vidisha, he…
96% of Indian travellers adapt trips rather than cancel: Booking.com
A Booking.com survey of over 10,000 travellers across 10 Asia-Pacific markets says 96% of Indian travellers would rather adapt their plans than cancel when disruptions hit. Among those, 28% would choose an…
