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In Dubai’s increasingly competitive real estate market, celebrity endorsements are emerging as a key marketing tool, with developers turning to Bollywood stars to attract Indian buyers and investors.The shift comes at a time when the emirate is entering a crucial phase, with nearly 83,000 new homes scheduled for completion this year. As supply rises, developers are moving beyond traditional sales pitches centred on amenities and views, instead marketing an aspirational lifestyle linked to the “Dubai dream” — often fronted by familiar faces from Indian cinema.Celebrity-led marketing pushIn recent months, several developers have signed high-profile Bollywood actors, transforming marketing campaigns into…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday coined a new slogan for Assam’s growth story “from chai to chips,” linking the state’s legacy tea economy to India’s semiconductor ambitions, as he addressed a rally in Guwahati after inaugurating the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility in Dibrugarh, a new data centre and a bridge over the Brahmaputra to the nation.Also Read: Modi arrives on a day-long visit to Assam“Earlier Assam was known for tea. Now, along with tea, Assam will be globally known for semiconductor chips,” Modi said, positioning the state as a future contributor to India’s electronics and chip manufacturing ecosystem.The…

Hyderabad: Between 2015-16 and 2023-24, Telangana generated the bulk of its income through its own resources, reflecting a strong internal revenue base. As much as 63% of the state’s total revenue came from its own tax collections during this period, data has revealed. In addition, 14% of the revenue was mobilised through non-tax sources such as fees, fines and other income streams. Together, own tax and non-tax revenues formed the backbone of the state’s finances, the data said. At the same time, Telangana continued to receive financial support from the Centre. Around 13% of its revenue came from the devolution…

Times News NetworkChennai: Five officials of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission were placed under suspension on Friday following a preliminary inquiry in connection with the Group II and Group IIA exam fiasco on Feb 8.Those suspended include an under-secretary, two assistant section officers-cum-programmers, and two section officers, while disciplinary proceedings were initiated against a deputy secretary, the commission said in a statement.The commission had said a detailed probe would be conducted into the circumstances that led to the cancellation of the examinations. The action had been taken against officials found responsible for the lapse.The cancelled examinations will now be…

Ghaziabad: UP govt on Feb 10 notified the Urban Redevelopment Policy, 2026, setting out, for the first time, a comprehensive framework to redevelop unsafe and dilapidated buildings that have contributed to “urban decay” and posed risks to residents across the state.Under the policy, both public and private housing projects that are at least 25 years old and span 1,500 square metres can be taken up for redevelopment, after a mandatory structural audit. Defunct industrial units that have remained shut for three years or more and have been declared sick by the National Company Law Tribunal, with no pending legal disputes,…

Pune: The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat has issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, National Disaster Management Authority, Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority, Pune and Raigad district disaster management authorities and the National Highways Authority of India over the inconvenience the toll paying motorists faced from Feb 3 to 5 following the accident involving a tanker carrying propylene on Mumbai-Pune Expressway.The notice alleged failure to provide essential services to commuters during the period and sought fixation of responsibility. The organisation also suggested measures and a policy framework to avert similar hardships on the expressway and other highways…

Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court has granted regular bail to YouTube influencer Bobby Kataria in a human trafficking and cheating case registered by National Investigation Agency (NIA).A division bench comprising Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Deepak Manchanda allowed Kataria’s appeal against the July 20, 2024, order of the NIA Special Judge, Panchkula, which had earlier denied him bail.Kataria was booked by Haryana Police on May 27, 2024, under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 346 (wrongful confinement in secret), 370 (trafficking), 420 (cheating), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy), along with Sections 10 and…

Lucknow: The UP Police busted a ‘looteri dulhan’ (fraud bride) gang involved in extorting cash and jewellery from grooms’ families after marriage ceremonies. The Dhanpatganj police arrested four accused, including three women, and seized cash and ornaments from their possession on Friday.Circle officer of Baldirai, Ashutosh Kumar said a complaint was lodged on Feb 11 by Jagdish, a resident of Mohanpura village under Balghat police station in Karauli district of Rajasthan. He alleged that his son Rohitash’s marriage was fixed through his nephew Manoj, who introduced the family to Rajpal of Mathura. Rajpal proposed an alliance with Muskan alias Suman…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt has ordered probes into 10 private universities over complaints of fake degree distribution and serious irregularities, Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education minister Prem Chand Bairwa told the Assembly Friday. He said the state is also moving to set up a regulatory commission to check fraud in private higher education.Replying to supplementary questions by MLA Kalicharan Saraf, Bairwa said, “Upon receiving complaints of fake degrees and irregularities, the govt ordered inquiries against 10 private universities. Action is being taken strictly in accordance with the law.” He said OPJS University in Churu was dissolved on Jan 7,…

Nagpur: Rates of cotton and soyabean, the two major crops of the region, crashed with market players calling it the impact of the Indo-US trade deal. The development comes even though the deal is yet to be implemented.The trade pact draft calls for duty-free import of extra-long staple cotton, as well as limited duty-free purchase of Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles (DDGS) from the US. DDGS, used as animal feed, is linked with soyabean prices in India.Nagpur: Fresh Rafale Fleet In Assembly, UBT Betrayal Claim, Ajni Traffic Link Road Plan and MoreCotton rates touched Rs7,200 to Rs6,700 in the open…