Adah Sharma shares her spooky look ahead of Halloween

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:37 PM

Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Bollywood actress Adah Sharma shared a spine-chilling look on social media ahead of Halloween.

Aditya Rikhari reveals what he looks for in contestants of his new music reality show

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:36 PM

Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Aditya Rikhari, who serves as a mentor on the music reality show ‘I-popstar’, has shared what is that one quality of contestants that he absolutely cannot ignore.

‘Modi’s Mission’: New book on Prime Minister’s journey from Vadnagar to PMO to be unveiled tomorrow

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A new book titled ‘Modi Mission’ is set to join the list of biographies written about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extraordinary life and political journey and will be unveiled in Mumbai on Friday.

UPI clocks highest ever single-day payments of Rs 1.02 lakh crore as GST rate cuts spur demand

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted on Thursday that the unified payments interface (UPI) platform processed 754 million payments worth Rs 1.02 lakh crore on October 18, marking the highest single-day tally, as consumer demand surged due to the GST rate cuts.

University of Mauritius celebrates Diwali with vibrant people-to-people ties on display

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:24 PM

Port Louis, Oct 23 (IANS) A Diwali celebration was organised by the students of the University of Mauritius, reaffirming the longstanding friendship between India and Mauritius.

Sanctions imposed on us working against European Union: Russia  

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:23 PM

Moscow, Oct 23 (IANS) Russia on Thursday said that the European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow are effectively working against Brussels itself, and the potential for their expansion has been exhausted.

$8 billion package to rejuvenate India’s maritime ecosystem is a signal of ambition: PM Modi

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted that the country’s growing and resilient industrial base with the ‘Make in India’ impetus and efforts to modernise, mechanise and digitise ports, along the busy east-west trade route, have provided the country with a unique advantage.

Vardhman Textiles’ Q2 net profit falls 5 pc; revenue slips

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:08 PM

Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Vardhman Textiles Limited on Thursday announced its September quarter results (Q2 FY26) as the company reported a 5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) drop in its net profit to Rs 187.76 crore, compared to Rs 197.29 crore in the same quarter in previous financial year (Q2 FY25).

1.25 lakh devotees take holy dip in Yamuna on Bhai Dooj in Mathura

IANS | October 23, 2025 2:07 PM

Mathura, Oct 23 (IANS) A wave of devotion swept through Mathura on the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj, celebrated two days after Diwali. The festival, observed on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya and also known as Yama Dwitiya, drew massive crowds to the ghats of the Yamuna River. Around 1.25 lakh devotees gathered at Vishram Ghat to take the holy dip, marking the spiritual highlight of the day.

Rohan Sippy reveals how pressure manifests itself while Indianising a popular show

Akshay Acharya | October 23, 2025 2:03 PM

Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Director Rohan Sippy, who is receiving a lot of positive response to his recently released OTT show ‘Search: The Naina Murder Case’, has spoken up on the pressure of adapting an international show in the Indian context and for the sensibilities of the Indian audience.