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Rs 11-crore mid-day meal scam unearthed in UP, 5 arrested

A scam of nearly Rs 11 crore in the mid-day meal scheme was brought to light in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, leading to a first information report (FIR) against 45 people and the arrest of......

Children served mid-day meal soiled by dog, HC orders compensation

The Chhattisgarh high court has directed the state government to pay within a month Rs 25,000 each to 84 students who consumed mid-day meals soiled by a dog at a middle school in......

Dead snake found in mid-day meal packet in Sangli

A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet distributed under the mid-day meal scheme meant for children aged between six months and three years at an anganwadi or a government-run nursery......

Assam varsity shut after protest against VC over corruption charges

Continuing their agitation since mid-September against vice chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh alleging corruption and financial irregularities, students of Assam's Tezpur University have shut down the......

BJP's Prem Kumar set to be elected Bihar assembly speaker

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Prem Kumar on Monday filed his nomination papers for election to the post of assembly speaker in Bihar. IMAGE: BJP leader Prem Kumar speaks to the media after......

Liquor firms in Telangana buckle under unpaid state bills

A deepening payment paralysis in Telangana’s liquor industry is beginning to choke manufacturing units and strain supplies, employment, and the broader investment landscape, industry bodies have......

Sensex falls 400 pts on weak global trends, waning rate cut hopes

Snapping the two-day rally, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Friday mainly due to weak global trends and fading hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in December.......

Sensex jumps 1,022.50 points; Nifty inches near record high

Snapping the three-day falling streak, benchmark Sensex rebounded by 1,022 points while Nifty reclaimed the 26,000 level on Wednesday on across-the-board buying aided by a rally in global peers......

At Rs 506 trillion, derivatives turnover hit 12-month high in October

The average daily turnover (ADTV) in the derivatives market rose to a 12-month high in October, touching Rs 506 trillion — up nearly 46 per cent since June — as volatility picked up and......

Why Banks Are Struggling For Deposits

As deposit growth lags credit expansion, Indian banks face shrinking low-cost Casa inflows, rising funding costs, and structural shifts driven by UPI, e-Kuber, and digital savings trends, points......

'We Live In A World Of Botox, Fillers. Surgeries'

'Farah Khan is one of the only women in my career who supported me right from the beginning.''That support meant the world because it opened up a lot of doors for women in the industry.' IMAGE:......

'Life is worth fighting for every step, every minute, every second'

'I'm totally focussed on finding the right energies around me. A lot of the treatment is psychosomatic; as my mother keeps reiterating, if you think positive, positive things will happen to you.'......

The Movies That Are Ruling The Box Office

'Gujarati films are crossing the Rs 100 crore mark, Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra has surged past Rs 300 crore, Marathi film Dashaavtar has already topped Rs 50 crore and Tamil blockbuster Coolie has......

Singer Arijit Singh To Turn Director

Photograph: Kind courtesy Arijit Singh/Instagram Superstar singer Arijit Singh is turning director. If all goes according to plan, Singh will start his yet-untitled film by the end of the year.......

'Herculean' Greaves savours 'special day' for West Indies

IMAGE: Justin Greaves's unbeaten 202 was the bedrock of West Indies' 457-6 -- the second-highest fourth-innings total in Test match history. Photograph: BCCI Justin Greaves produced a......

South Africa shock India inside 3 days

Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and South Africa, at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: South Africa off-spinner Simon Harmer celebrates the wicket of......

Hope's century keeps West Indies afloat

IMAGE: Wearing sunglasses after suffering an eye infection, Shai Hope made 116 not out -- his fourth Test century -- on Day 4 of the first Test in Christchurch. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/Reuters......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai, Delhi Fight Back On Day 1

Musheer, Lad tons rescue Mumbai IMAGE: Musheer Khan's century rescued Mumbai on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. Photograph: Musheer Khan/Instagram Opener......

Windies draw with New Zealand after epic Greaves double ton

IMAGE: Justin Greaves scored an unbeaten 202 off 388 balls, studded with 19 fours, in West Indies' second innings on the last day of the first Test against New Zealand at Hagley Oval,......