Standing tall with their imposing structures, single-screen theatres were City Beautiful’s star attractions until the early 2000s, attracting long queues of passionate movie buffs. The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee has allowed the theatre’s owner to construct two commercial floors without demolishing the outer facade. While the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee has allowed the owner to construct two commercial floors without …
Amid the escalating political fervour in Maharashtra, the state continues to witness legislators switching allegiances ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha and assembly elections. In the latest development, Neelam Gorhe, an MLA of Shiv Sena, joined the rival faction led by chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and …
Manpreet Singh’s Team India rekindled memories of the eccentric days of yore for Indian hockey when the men’s team defeated Germany 5-4 to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Sportstar sat down for a conversation with junior men’s team captain Uttam Singh, Neelam, who scored the winning goal for the women, and top-scorers of both sides, Araijeet …
India’s junior hockey teams enjoyed success at the Junior Asia Cup this year. The men’s team beat Pakistan in a high-octane final to win the title while the women’s team beat four-time champion Korea to claim the crown. A Commonwealth Games bronze medal and the FIH Women’s Nations cup title with the senior team last year and now, the Asian …
Reddy succeeded Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, who died on 11 February, 1977, a day after the Lok Sabha polls had commenced following two years of Emergency New Delhi: The country’s seventh president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the only one to be elected unopposed to the post in the history of independent India. Ironically, the electoral college comprising 524 newly-elected Lok Sabha …