[ad_1] If too many ‘celebrity special’ contestants went to Oxford or Cambridge, that’s a problem for Britain, not the BBC December 18, 2023 1:50 pm(Updated 2:35 pm) Christmas University Challenge begins tonight on BBC Two (Photo: Ric Lowe/BBC/Lifted Entertainment, Part of ITV Studios) Not for the first time in its 61-year history, the BBC’s much-loved…
[ad_1] DHARAMSHALA: The winter session of Himachal Pradesh Assembly will begin from Tuesday at Tapovan in Dharamshala. Before the Lok Sabha elections, political heat will be seen in Dharamshala for the next five days. For the session, a total of 471 questions have been received from then MLAs from ruling and the opposition sides, out…
[ad_1] THANE: Three persons, including the son of a bureaucrat, who were arrested for allegedly injuring a woman social media influencer with their SUV following a spat were on Monday granted bail by a court in Thane in Maharashtra. Ashwajit Gaikwad, the son of a bureaucrat, Romil Patil and Sagar Shedge were arrested on Sunday…
[ad_1] About 800 train passengers found themselves stranded in Srivaikuntam, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, due to floods, according to an official. The passengers were aboard a Chennai-bound express train originating from the temple town of Tiruchendur. They remained stuck for almost 20 hours in Srivaikuntam, which is one of the severely flood-affected areas. Authorities are…
[ad_1] The first of its kind Vande Bharat Express was first inaugurated on the Delhi-Varanasi route. Now, the Prime Minister has launched the second train on this route with train number – 04015. This time around, it dons a saffron shade and boasts numerous new features over the train that is already plying on the…
[ad_1] More than 130 years after he solved his first mystery, Sherlock Holmes is more popular than ever. The pompous, brilliant fictional detective is the (human) literary figure who has been adapted most often for the screen – 245 times. The 54 short stories and six novels about him have been translated into 90 languages….
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs have given notices in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, seeking a discussion on the recent breach in Parliament security on Monday. Since two persons with gas canisters jumped into the Lok Sabha from the visitors’ gallery, triggering panic inside the House, the opposition lawmakers are demanding a statement from Union…
[ad_1] Christmas is a time of goodwill and generosity, and that is the spirit in which the silly and disposable seasonal special of Murder, They Hope was best enjoyed. Siân Gibson and Johnny Vegas were back as Gemma and Terry, the cosy-crime solving couple whose dreams of a Christmas getaway were ruined when they blundered…
[ad_1] PUNE: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar took a swipe at his age critics on Sunday, saying that he had not grown old and still had the power to “straighten some people out.”Pawar was speaking at a bullock cart race programme organised on the occasion of his birthday in Haveli taluka of Pune’s…
[ad_1] Who is Engelbert Humperdinck? Wikipedia tells us it’s an 87-year-old British singer who cheekily took this stage name to turbo-charge his career as a balladeer. The original owner of that purloined name – long cold in his grave – was the German composer of one of the most beloved operas of all time, Hansel…
