Thrissur, April 22 (IANS) A final decision on the conduct of the annual Hindu temple festival Thrissur Pooram will be taken on Thursday following a crucial meeting between the Devaswom authorities and the district administration scheduled at 10:30 A.M.Devaswom Minister, V.N. Vasavan, said that the High Court has granted permission to convene the meeting, which will be central to determining the future course of the famed festival in the wake of the recent tragedy where 13 people engaged in makin…

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan needed a decisive response following the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack and it got the one from India, timely and decisively. However, this was not just one location on terrorists’ radar. According to information picked by Intelligence agencies, the ISI had planned more such attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, with an intent to terrorise the tourists and bleed the tourism industry. As tourism remains the lifeline of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan was looking to hur…

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India’s textile sector remained resilient in global markets, with textile exports, including handicrafts, rising 2.1 per cent to Rs 3,16,334.9 crore in FY26 from earlier fiscal (FY25) when it stood at Rs 3,09,859.3 crore, an official statement said on Wednesday.Ready‑made garments (RMGs) remained the largest contributor to exports with the segment increasing 2.9 per cent to Rs 1,39,349.6 crore, while cotton yarn, fabrics, made‑ups and handloom exports were broadl…

Thrissur, April 22 (IANS) The Kerala government on Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the deadly fireworks accident at Mundathikkode in Thrissur, even as it announced a compensation package for the victims and their families.The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting, with Revenue Minister K. Rajan stating that the incident would also be declared a state-specific disaster.The probe team will be headed by Justice (retired) C.N. Ramachandran Nair.Addressing the media soon after the cabinet…

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists, family members of the victims remembered their loved ones, saying such painful memories can never be erased. One year after the attack in Pahalgam claimed the life of pony operator Adil Hussain Shah as he was killed by the terrorists for trying to protect the tourists, his family continues to grieve the loss of the young man, who was the sole breadwinner …

Jaipur, April 22 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and former CM Vasundhara Raje have demanded a public apology from Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks regarding the Prime Minister, calling his comments an affront to democratic values and the mandate of 1.4 billion Indians. CM Sharma wrote on his X handle, “The derogatory language used by Shri Mallikarjun Kharge against our Honorable Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodi Ji, reflects the Congress party’s deterior…

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Ishan Kishan credited mindset and clarity of thought as the defining factors behind his team’s dominant run in IPL 2026, following their emphatic 47-run victory over Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.SRH rode on a sensational unbeaten 135 from Abhishek Sharma to post a daunting 242/2, before producing a disciplined effort with the ball to seal their third consecutive win and climb to third on the points table…

Sheffield, April 22 (IANS) World number one Judd Trump won five of the last six frames to surge to a comfortable 10-5 win over Gary Wilson at the World Snooker Championship. The 31-time ranking event winner is aiming to capture snooker’s biggest prize for just the second time in his career, having beaten John Higgins in the 2019 title match. Trump held a 5-4 advantage coming into this evening’s session, having rallied from 4-1 down this morning. Wilson crafted contributions of 58 and 33 in the o…

Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has heaped praise on Riteish Deshmukh’s directorial “Raja Shivaji” and said that it the film is made passionately and with full nationalistic energies. Subhash shared the poster of the upcoming historical action drama film co-written and directed by Riteish and said that the trailer is “so rocking”.“Imagine if the trailor is so rocking – what will be the film.? Just a magical experience in theatres … That’s #RAJA SHIVAJI A film made …

Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Bollywood livewire star Ranveer Singh’s “Dhurandhar-The Revenge” has become the number one film of all time in the UK, surpassing superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s 2023 action thriller “Pathaan”. On Day 33, Aditya Dhar’s directorial has grossed 4.383 million pounds (Rs.55.6 crore), surpassing Pathaan, which minted 4.380 million pounds (55.5 crore) to officially become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time at the UK box office, as per a statement from the mak…