Dolly Parton was more than a musician, actor, author, philanthropist, or theme-park entrepreneur. Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, occupied a space in our global cultural imagination – a figure of American mythology, someone best described as larger-than-life and then a little bit more. But from the very beginning, at the heart of everything…
In Jan, railway board chairperson Satish Kumar had said the project cost had increased by around 83% to Rs 1.98 lakh crore. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The cost of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train has been revised to around Rs 2.1 lakh crore, nearly double the original cost of approximately Rs 1.1 lakh crore. The proposal…
Stars are paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, at 80.Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, who was also her head of security, revealed the news in an Instagram video. The video was shared on the late singer’s page. “My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton…
Mamdani was responding to questions about the RSS, the proposed event and protests against Bhagwat’s appearance. NEW DELHI: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he does not support a planned event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Madison Square Garden, while noting that the city may not have the legal authority to stop…
Appearing for Qazi, senior advocate Parag Tripathi told SC that the 82-year-old medical practitioner had visited India in the past. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Union govt’s response to US-based octogenarian — Khalid Jahangir Qazi — an OCI card holder accused by India of peddling pro-Pakistan propaganda and being sympathetic to…
SC said all donations must be deposited in temple donation boxes or credited online into the temple account. NEW DELHI: The SC Tuesday took strong exception to the report of the court-appointed high-powered committee (HPC) headed by a retired HC judge that donations at Banke Bihari temple at Vrindavan are being pocketed by sevayats and…
Pakistan hockey team player (File photo) Pakistan’s poor showing at the ongoing Hockey World Cup has left former players deeply concerned about the state of the sport. The four-time champions have now gone 32 years without winning the title and were knocked out of the competition after another disappointing campaign.They will now play South Africa…
SC on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay who claimed he was vindictively booked under SC/ST Act by Ghaziabad police for an alleged road rage incident just because he had exposed embezzlement of donations offered by devotees at the…
Sources said Congress MP Ajay Maken had written to parliamentary committee on home affairs chairperson. NEW DELHI: Demand from opposition MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, that a parliamentary committee take up the issue of use of “excessive” force against protesting students led to a fiery exchange at its meeting on Tuesday as a BJP member…
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, sought three weeks’ time to surrender. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to first surrender within three weeks, saying that his appeal against conviction and 10-year imprisonment in a rape case would be heard only thereafter.Justice Alok Aradhe rejected Tejpal’s plea for exemption…
