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Maha civic polls: Jan 15 declared as public holiday

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Friday announced that Thursday, January 15, will be a public holiday in areas falling under the 29 municipal corporations where polling for civic......

Why Is Putin Celebrating Christmas Now?

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended an early Wednesday Russian Orthodox Christmas service and hailed his troops' 'holy mission' to defend Russia, pairing the ceremony with a holiday address......

Kerala school declares holiday amid hijab row

A private school run by a Christian management in Palluruthy in Kochi was compelled to declare a two-day holiday on Monday following an escalation of a dispute with the parents of an......

Khaleda Zia to be laid to rest beside husband; Jaishankar to attend funeral

The funeral of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday and she will be buried with full state honours beside her husband, late president Ziaur Rahman, the interim......

HC reserves order on Vijay starrer's censor certificate plea

The Madras high court on Wednesday reserved its order on a petition seeking a direction to the CBFC to grant censor certificate under 'UA 16+' category to top star, TVK chief Vijay starrer film......

8 Countries With The Most Public Holidays

Across the globe, some countries believe life deserves frequent pauses -- enough days to celebrate faith, culture, history and togetherness. Here are eight countries that officially top the list......

India-US to resume trade talks in January

IMAGE: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal addresses a press conference at Vanjiya Bhawan, December 22, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo Talks on the proposed trade deal between India and the United......

SLBM segments revised amid consecutive holidays

The settlement cycle for cash, derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing mechanism (SLBM) segments has been revised after September 5 and September 8 were declared as settlement holidays by......

Will Budget 2026 Break Sunday Rule?

Officials said the government is keen to conform to the convention of the Union Budget for 2026-2027 being presented on February 1 despite it falling on a Sunday in 2026. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

Nifty hits record intra-day high; Sensex jumps 573 points

Equity benchmark index Nifty hit its lifetime peak before closing 182 points higher on Friday, and the BSE Sensex jumped 573 points, powered by strong buying in power, banking and metal stocks.......

Guess Who These Bollywood BFFs Are?

Can you guess who these bestie actors are, holidaying on the beaches of Goa? Photograph: Kind courtesy Mouni Roy/Instagram That's Disha Patani and Mouni Roy! Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Tara-Veer's Romantic Holiday

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tara Sutaria/Instagram Tara Sutaria and Veer Pahariya are living it up on their romantic Italian holiday. Tara shared beautiful pictures on social media but what really......

The Raja Saab Fares Poorly At Box Office

IMAGE: A scene from The Raja Saab. The Prabhas starrer The Raja Saab has failed to do well in its opening weekend in its Hindi version. The promotion and marketing of the film has been going on......

Alia-Ranbir's Beautiful Christmas

Christmas was all about twinning, partying, holidaying and spending time with family for our celebs. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram 'Wrapped in love', says Alia Bhatt about her......

Stars Get Into The Christmas Spirit

From decorating Christmas trees to hosting parties, star celebs are embracing the holiday season. Namrata Thakker brings you the holiday cheer from star homes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Diana......

England hit by boozing claims during Ashes break

'Stories of players drinking six days solid - that's unacceptable' IMAGE: England camp took a break in Noosa, with reports in British and Australian media saying the players were drinking......

Guardiola warns City stars: No Christmas kilos allowed

'Imagine one player and now he's perfect but he will arrive with three kilos more. He will (stay) in Manchester. He will not travel to Nottingham Forest.' IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep......

Gill Chills On Holiday

IMAGE: Shubman Gill chills on a boat on vacation. Photographs: Kind courtesy, Shubman Gill/Instagram Shubman Gill is in vacay mode. India's Test captain was pictured holidaying on an island as he......

Where Is Manu Bhaker Holidaying?

Photographs: Manu Bhaker/Instagram India's shooting sensation Manu Bhaker has become a new fan favourite on social media.The Olympic double medallist, who has more than 1.5 million followers on......

'You cannot...' Sachin's blunt advice to young players

'To move forward you need hard work, you need planning, you need to be able to execute that, you need the right guidance, (and) discipline.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar with his wife Dr. Anjali......