Day: November 20, 2025

South Korea’s Labour minister voices need to pass bill to raise retirement age by year-end Seoul, Nov 20 (IANS) South Korea’s Labour Minister Kim Young-hoon called for legislative efforts on Thursday to raise the statutory age of retirement by the end of this year, while emphasising that both companies and labour groups should reach a…

Ishita Dutta shares parenting ‘expectation vs reality’ moment as son ‘misses catching flights’ Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Couple Ishita Dutta and Vatsal Sheth had a rather hilarious parenting moment when their plan to surprise their son Vayu with a close-up look at airplanes went completely downhill. The couple took to Instagram, where they shared a…

Bengal minister indirectly accuses CEC of taking favours; BJP hits back Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) A veteran and high-profile member of the West Bengal Cabinet on Thursday launched an attack against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, without naming him and indirectly accused the latter of taking favours through prized jobs and plum postings for…

Anirban Chakrabarti on Bengali detective Eken Babu’s Hindi TV debut: ‘Excited to reach a wider audience’ Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Anirban Chakrabarti has expressed his excitement over his popular Bengali detective “Eken Babu” making its debut on Hindi television. In a statement, Anirban, who essays the role of Eken Babu, shared, “Playing Eken Babu has…

Delhi-NCR chokes on toxic smog as AQI slips into ‘severe’ zone, goes over 400 in hotspots New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Delhi-NCR’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 400, right on the threshold of the ‘severe’ category, and a thick blanket of toxic smog continued to hang over…

Jitendra Singh lauds ISRO for acing key restart test on CE20 cryogenic engine New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Thursday lauded the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for acing the key restart test on the CE20 cryogenic engine — qualified for the Gaganyaan missions. ISRO on Wednesday…

‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Pyaasa’ among other classic to have special showcase at 56th IFFI Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) The Hindi cinema classic ‘Umrao Jaan’ starring Rekha is all set to screened in a special showcase at the 56th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) along with other classics from Hindi cinema. ‘Gaman’, ‘Rudaali’,…

Jeffrey Epstein had email exchanges with Anil Ambani, claims Prashant Bhushan New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has erupted as activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan claimed that there were “many emails” exchanged between convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and Indian businessman Anil Ambani. In a post on the social media platform X, Bhushan wrote…

Ashes: England look to silence Australia, crowd & critics in Perth New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Australia and England are set to renew their rivalry when they clash in the opening Test of the Ashes series at the Optus Stadium in Perth. On Friday, in the early hours of the morning, Brendon McCullum and his…

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