Updated on: Jan 01, 2026 06:07 am IST After rumours spread that Teja Sajja walked out of Prasanth Varma and Rishab Shetty’s Jai Hanuman, the actor clarifies to Hindustan Times. Recently, there has been a lot of chatter that actor Teja Sajja, who rose to fame with Prasanth Varma’s 2024 hit HanuMan has walked out […]
Driving the newsIt began with a tax relief for the middle class. It ended with a slew of reforms that had been put on hold for many years. By December-end, the 2025 turned out to be one of the most consequential years for Indian economy.In one of its busiest legislative sessions in years, parliament cleared […]
Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE import Australian sand because desert grains are too smooth for high-strength concrete/ Image: MyBayut Sending coals to Newcastle is a phrase from the early 16th century, describing the pointless act of bringing coal to a city that already had plenty. As ironic as it may seem, similar […]
Compared with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain offers long-term residency with lower investment thresholds and fewer financial barriers to entry/ Representative Image For years, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have dominated conversations around long-term residency in the Gulf. But Bahrain has been moving steadily in the same direction, aligning itself with a wider regional […]
Toy lovers and Broadway fans are in for a treat as a leading toy company unveils new singing dolls inspired by Wicked. The dolls bring to life Ariana Grande’s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, each performing songs at the press of a button. The release coincides with the recent theatrical premiere of Wicked: For Good, […]
Saudi Arabia deported over 11,000 Indian workers in one year, mostly low-skilled labourers employed in construction, domestic work, and caregiving. Saudi Arabia emerged as the single largest source of Indian deportations in the Gulf in 2025, overtaking even the United States, according to the figures tabled by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the […]
The UAE is gradually moving toward structured wage regulation, with benchmark salaries and mandatory payment systems shaping worker protections despite the absence of a national minimum wage/Image: Pexels As of 2025, the UAE has not enacted a formal nationwide minimum wage for all private-sector workers. The current labor framework, outlined in Federal Decree-Law No. 33 […]
OYO’s parent company PRISM has secured shareholder approval to raise up to Rs 6,650 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares as part of its proposed initial public offering, signalling steady progress towards a public market debut, according to PTI.The approval was granted at an extraordinary general meeting held on December 20, where shareholders […]
Crypto alone does not qualify for a UAE Golden Visa, but legally registered property worth AED 2 million may, even if funded using crypto/ AI illustrative Image In July 2025, the UAE government issued a blunt clarification that cut through months of online speculation: cryptocurrency investors do not qualify for the UAE Golden Visa. Holding […]
New Delhi: IndiGo was quizzed on Wednesday by a parliamentary committee over the misery inflicted on passengers by its mass-cancellation of flights, but it blamed a variety of factors, including system glitch and adverse weather conditions, while DGCA and the aviation ministry parried off criticism of their role in the fiasco.Some committee members termed replies […]
