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Chandigarh, November 16 Actor Rubina Dilaik on Wednesday shared a video on Instagram from her maternity photoshoot. She captioned the post, “(Crown emoji) Raani (queen).” However, people in the comments section asked her to delete her “anti-Hindu” tweet on Diwali or else they would start her boycott campaign. The actor slammed the section of internet users who threatened her over …

Chandigarh, November 16 Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan finds himself in the midst of social media warnings as he inadvertently becomes the center of attention for Team India’s cricket fortunes. Following India’s triumphant win against New Zealand in the ICC World Cup semi-final, Amitabh Bachchan candidly shared on his official X account, “When I don’t watch, we WIN!” While the nation …

Mumbai, November 16 The RBI on Thursday tightened norms for consumer credit as it asked banks and NBFCs to assign a higher risk weight for unsecured personal loans, a move aimed at making the lenders more cautious on such advances. The risk weight on unsecured consumer loans has been raised by 25 percentage points. The new norms, however, will not …

I New Delhi, November 16 Two experimental smog towers in the city have not been effective in reducing air pollution and the operation of these costly giant air purifiers lacks merit, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT). In a report submitted to the NGT last week, the pollution control body emphasised that smog …

Beijing, November 16 At least 26 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a fire tore through a building of a coal mine company in north China’s Shanxi province on Thursday, state media reported. The fire started at the second floor of the five-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City at around 6.50 am (local time). …

Chandigarh, November 16 The stage is set for the elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly and 70 seats of the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly. While Madhya Pradesh will vote in a single phase on November 17, voting in 20 seats of Chhattisgarh took place on November 7 in the first phase. Rajasthan, meanwhile, will poll on November 25 to elect …

Srinagar, November 16 As winter sets in, the Indian Army on Thursday emphasised that there has been no noticeable decrease in the relentless attempts by terrorists to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Baramulla district. Colonel Raghav, Commanding Officer of the Indian Army’s 8 Rashtriya Rifles, provided insights into ‘Operation Kaali’, a successful joint …

New Delhi, November 16 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at an event in Jakarta on Thursday where the two discussed the Indo-Pacific yet again and focused on the ‘centrality’ of the 10-nation ASEAN bloc in the scheme of things. Less than a week ago, the two had met on the sidelines of the Indo-US 2+2 dialogue …

Mumbai, November 15 Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty jumped more than 1 per cent on Wednesday amid a rally in global markets on favourable US inflation data. An encouraging US inflation report has raised hopes for an end to interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 742.06 points or 1.14 per cent to settle …

New Delhi, November 16 The workers trapped in the collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand would need both physical and mental rehabilitation upon being rescued, doctors advised. A total of 40 workers are trapped in the under-construction tunnel on the Char Dham route that collapsed four days ago. The labourers are safe, and oxygen, electri The victims might experience panic attacks …