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Malayalam actor Navya Nair fined for carrying jasmine flowers KOCHI: Actress Navya Nair was fined a hefty sum for carrying jasmine flowers at the Melbourne International Airport while attending the Onam celebrations organised by the Malayali Association in Victoria on Thiruvonam day, Friday.She shared the experience during a public event she attended afterward.The fine amounted…

NEW DELHI: The seat-sharing negotiations for upcoming assembly elections in Bihar have become more complex as two new parties – Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Pashupati Paras’s LJP faction – joined the Mahagathbandhan alliance. The situation is getting trickier as major parties are firm on their seat demands.The 243 seats will now be divided among…

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro on Monday claimed that “Indian special interests” were trying to “interfere” in the US domestic dialogue with “lies about India buying Russian oil.” This came after he slammed Elon Musk after his social media platform put up a fact-check note on Navarro’s post regarding New Delhi’s purchase of oil…

Jefferies has a buy on Reliance Industries with the target price at Rs 1,670. Analysts feel oil-to-consumer (O2C) profitability in April-September half H1FY26 is tracking a 15%-plus annual growth against the brokerage’s full-year forecast of 8%-plus on strength in auto fuels. Benefit of Russian crude, a key investor query, is limited to 2.1% of consolidated…

Trump’s warning to foreign companies after Hyundai plant raid In a stern warning, US President Donald Trump on Sunday called upon the foreign countries investing in America to abide by immigration laws. Trump’s statement came after around 475 illegal workers were arrested after federal immigration authorities raided the Hyundai plant in Georgia. Many of the…

Today, 8th September, is a very special day for all those who are passionate about Indian culture and music. It is particularly more special for my sisters and brothers of Assam. After all, it is the birth anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika, one of the most extraordinary voices India has ever known. As you are all…

NEW DELHI: Lamenting that government policies are pushing weaker sections and youth to the margins and hinting that Rajya Sabha proceedings are guided by partisan interests of the governing party, opposition’s vice-presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy Sunday urged MPs to vote for him above party lines to save the soul of the nation. The former…

NEW DELHI: The BJP parliamentary party on Sunday passed a resolution hailing PM Narendra Modi for the GST reforms which, the party said, are citizen-friendly and have the potential to make India “self-reliant”.“Eight years ago, under the decisive leadership of PM Narendra Modi, India embraced the Goods and Services Tax, fulfilling the vision of ‘One…

NEW DELHI: Congress ON Sunday said Trai has rejected its application to send SMSes to its workers in Maharashtra to inform them about a documentary about how the Maharashtra 2024 elections were “stolen”, with the telecom regulatory authority reportedly telling the party the messages could not be sent as they were “protest content”.Congress data analytics…

KOLKATA: She grew up with rice rations instead of books in rural Bengal. Lost her childhood friend to marriage at 13. Debutant filmmaker Anuparna Roy drew from life to stun the 82nd Venice Film Festival by winning the Best Director award Saturday – and used the moment to plead for war-torn Gaza’s children, reports Priyanka…