New Delhi,12/9:Walt Disney Co. is filming a series based on an ancient Indian poem about a warring dynasty, as it seeks to gain a stronger foothold in one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment and streaming markets. A retelling of the Mahabharata, the some 2,000-year-old Sanskrit poem about two groups of cousins vying for their…
Ahmedabad, 12/9: Vedanta Ltd has selected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat for its semiconductor project, two sources told Reuters, the first major step in its $20 billion (Rs 1.6 lakh crore) joint venture with Taiwan’s Foxconn. The project will include display and semiconductor facilities near the largest city of Ahmedabad in the…
Varanasi, 12/9: The Varanasi district court on Monday rejected the plea questioning the maintainability of a petition seeking permission for daily worship of Hindu deities whose idols are located on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque. District Judge A K Vishvesh ordered that it would continue to hear the petition seeking the…
New Delhi,12/9: Air India on Monday said it will progressively induct 30 new aircraft, including 5 wide-body Boeing planes, from December this year, as the Tatas-owned airline looks to boost its domestic and international services. The airline has signed leases and letters of intent for inducting 5 wide-body Boeing and 25 Airbus narrow-body planes…
Washington DC, 12/9: Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday and became the youngest man to ascend to the world number one ranking. The 19-year-old dragged his weary body to a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 victory over Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final….
New Delhi, 12/9: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on Monday was carrying out raids at around 50 locations in different parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan in connection with the activities of terrorists and gangsters. The raids under way were also in connection with the killing of Punjabi singer…
Mumbai, 11/9: Even as several Opposition leaders are under the scanner of central probe agencies, NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said his party will never surrender before the “rulers in Delhi” and urged non-BJP parties to work together to keep the saffron party away from power. Addressing the eighth national convention of the…
Telengana, 11/9: Ending speculations, Telangana Rashtra Samithi Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said he would soon launch a national party and the work is on to formulate policies. “There has been a consensus on the alternative national agenda after prolonged discussions with intellectuals, economists and experts from various fields like we did…
Kashmir, 11/9: Ghulam Nabi Azad, who recently parted ways with the Congress, on Sunday said he will announce the formation of his new political party within 10 days and asserted that its ideology will be “independent”. The former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief minister said the agenda of the new political outfit would be…
New Delhi, 11/9: The BJP on Sunday alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and corruption have become synonymous and said he has no right to remain in the post. At a press conference on the alleged irregularities in the purchase of 1,000 low-floor buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation, BJP’s national spokesperson Gaurav…
