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Kerala to launch free bus rides for women on KSRTC's ordinary buses from June 15, with a cost of โน750-800 crore annually, aiming for empowerment.
When Vaibhav Sooryavanshiโs cricket journey demanded sacrifices, Sanjeev made the toughest decision of his life and sold the ancestral land. Today, at just 15, Vaibhav is an IPL superstar, a key architect of India's Under-19 World Cup triumph and a member of the senior Indian team. The land may be gone, but it has been replaced by pride, respect and the fulfilment of a father's biggest dream.
Rohit Sharma looked in fine touch during Indiaโs optional training session in Mohali, a day after receiving CoE clearance. The veteran opener spent over an hour in the nets, while Shreyas Iyer also impressed ahead of the ODI series against Afghanistan.
In a suicide note, Prabhakar claimed that his business suffered significantly after the launch of Karnataka's Shakti scheme, which provides free bus travel to women.
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to project political strength as he turns 80, but setbacks at home and abroad are exposing the limits of his power and pushing him toward the kind of lame-duck status he has told aides he is determined to avoid. Nearly 17 months into his second term, the courts are pushing back, his effort to wind down the Iran war has stalled, and his approval ratings have weakened. Some fellow Republicans in Congress are also defying him - though his hold on core supporters remains firm. Still, Trump has shown he retains significant clout: he has helped oust Republican incumbents in primary races and has pressed ahead with aggressive trade policies. He has also pursued high-profile construction projects in Washington in one of the most ambitious building drives by a U.S. president in years.Also Read| Trump's toughest immigration opponent isn't the Democrats. It's the courts This dynamic is unfolding just months ahead of November's midterm elections as Trump's Republican Party scrambles to maintain control โof Congress. The loss of โ one or both โ chambers to opposition Democrats could hasten his slide into a lame-duck phase, historically when a president - if barred from running again - sees influence waning and domestic priorities stymied. The White House is trying to prevent that narrative from taking hold prematurely and has been forceful about letting Republican lawmakers know Trump can still make or break them, according to a presidential adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal matters. But with some Republicans already showing greater willingness to stand up to Trump, the adviser acknowledged it was inevitable that his authority would begin to diminish. "He'll naturally start to lose leverage, especially after the midterms," the adviser said. Trump has privately told staffers that one of the reasons he has mused about a third term, which is forbidden by the Constitution, is to ward off any public perception that he might become a lame duck and slip into "irrelevance," according to a former senior aide who spoke on condition of anonymity. White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said, "President Trump is the unequivocal leader of the Republican Party who is committed to maintaining Republicans' majority in โ Congress." HEALTH UNDER โSCRUTINY The questions about Trump's political standing come as scrutiny of his personal stamina is intensifying. A Reuters/Ipsos poll in February found 61 percent of Americans thought Trump had become more erratic with age, and another survey in April showed a majority concerned about his temperament and mental sharpness. Trump, who is the oldest president sworn into office, will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday โ by hosting a UFC cage fight on the White House lawn. After a flurry of near-weekly travel early in the year, Trump has largely stayed at the White House or his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida since he launched the Iran war on February 28. He has made only a handful of domestic trips since then. His public daily schedule consists largely of "executive time" and policy meetings held behind closed doors. He is often more visible on his Truth Social platform, where he posts throughout the day and late into the night. Trump declared himself in excellent condition following a routine checkup last month after he was seen at public events with swollen ankles, which his doctors have described as only a "slight" issue, and with bruising on his hands. A senior White House official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said Trump was keen to avoid comparisons to Joe Biden, his Democratic predecessor who faced questions about his fitness for the job before leaving office at 82. Even so, Trump has occasionally been caught on camera appearing to doze off at events, including at an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden on Monday. As clips of him โwith his eyes shut have gone viral, Trump aides have fired back on social media, claiming he was blinking or listening intently. White House spokesman Davis Ingle described Trump as "the sharpest and most accessible president in American history." A WEAKENING HAND Analysts agree that even if Trump's political influence wanes, he can still rely on executive orders to shape policy and act more freely on the world stage, where presidents have greater leeway to take action unilaterally. Still, โ there have been signs of Trump's weakening hand. While he is not likely to see a full-scale Republican revolt, some defeated incumbents, who remain in office until January, have already begun opposing parts of his agenda and have also signalled pushback against his cabinet nominations. In the past two weeks, small Republican factions in the Senate and House of Representatives have joined with Democrats to rebuke him over the Iran war, reject $1 billion in funding tied to his ballroom and force a retreat on his $1.8 billion fund to pay political allies claiming they were victims of "weaponized" prosecution. As Trump has struggled to achieve policy objectives, he has become more preoccupied with his construction projects. He is increasingly touting not only the ornate ballroom under construction but also refurbishment of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall and a proposed triumphal arch. One way Trump is likely to continue exercising power is in the selection of Republicans' 2028 presidential nominee, seen as a contest between Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. And for the rest of Trump's term, the world should expect the unexpected from a president who prides himself on unpredictability, said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at Rice University. "His helter-skelter style of leadership, that's not going anywhere, whether the Democrats take Congress or not," he said.
Railway projects worth โน90,000 crore are at various stages of implementation in Odisha, he says
A Bengaluru consumer court ordered Hero MotoCorp and its dealers to refund Rs 88,000 for a motorcycle with a recurring engine defect. Despite over 10 service visits and numerous part replacements, the bike's engine repeatedly shut off while riding. The court found a manufacturing defect, citing the company's own admission of the issue during test rides.
Under PM Modiโs leadership, India has rediscovered its cultural pride and national self-belief, said CM Chandrababu Nadu.
Get ready for an emotional ride as 'Batwara 1947' featuring Sunny Deol and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi reveals its first motion poster! Set against the heart-wrenching backdrop of Indiaโs partition, the film stars a stellar cast including Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, and Karan Deol. Originally titled 'Lahore 1947', audiences can anticipate its theatrical debut on August 14, 2026. Read on to know more in detail.
Angry relatives of the bride, joined by locals, held the groom and several wedding guests hostage and assaulted them.
Bareilly bride elopes before marriage, sister swap plan ends in clash
Kerala's transport minister announced free rides for women and transgender persons on state buses starting June 15, costing โน712-1,300 crore annually.
An estimate prepared by KSRTC reveals that the Corporation would incur a revenue loss of around โน112 crore if the scheme were extended to all categories of buses, and about Rs 57 crore if it remained restricted to ordinary services in 90 days
President Trump stated Iran has not yet agreed to a deal to end the ongoing conflict, citing leadership pride and resolve. He believes Tehran will eventually concede, as they've faced insufficient consequences for decades.
A mother's travel plans took a heartwarming turn when her two pilot sons orchestrated a special reunion. One son saw her off at the airport, while the other, as captain, welcomed her aboard her flight. This touching family moment, shared online, has captivated social media users, who lauded the brothers' thoughtful gesture and the mother's evident pride.
In 1997, he was dropped from a film for his โlack of acting prowess.โ Thirteen years later, the National Film Award came his way through Adaminte Makan Abu. Salim Kumar, who has acted in 250-odd films, was a lively presence in the Malayalam film industry for three decades, switching effortlessly from comedy to character roles.
Can the search for a hotel room lead to a business idea? It did, for Alok Mishra.In 2014, during a trip with his wife, Mishra needed a hotel room for six hours as he did not want to drive late at night. But he was asked to pay for a full day and subjected to a series of intrusive questions despite being marriedโand was finally refused a room. โThat got me thinking that there might be travellers like me who need rooms only for a few hours but have to pay for an entire day. Later, while working in the US, I came across pay-for-use concepts and felt that India needed a more flexible, customer-friendly model,โ he says.That experience led to the launch of Bag2Bag in 2019, an online platform for booking hotels, service apartments, homestays and other accommodations, with a focus on hourly stays.The business started gaining momentum around 2021. Bag2Bagโs hourly-stay revenue has risen from roughly Rs 50 lakh in 2021 to Rs 5-6 crore today. The company has served more than 1 lakh customers, lists over 10,000 properties across India and offers hourly stays at 6,000-7,000 of them. The service is available in more than 50 cities, though Bengaluru and Mumbai remain its strongest markets.Also read | The safe keepers: Inside India's booming locker economyโPeople now understand that this is a practical solution rather than a niche service. One of our biggest achievements has been to help normalise the category. Earlier, hourly stays were often associated with couples seeking privacy,โ he says. โWe deliberately broadened the use case by allowing family bookings, including travellers with children. We wanted people to see hourly stays for what they really areโ a convenient accommodation option.โHOUR OF NEED That convenience is growing as online hotel booking platforms that allow short stays are on the rise. Alongside Bag2Bag, there is Noida-based Brevistay, Bengaluruheadquartered MiStay, Mumbaiโs Hourly Rooms and Qwiksta, all specialising in micro stays. Larger travel platforms like MakeMyTrip, Agoda and Goibibo have also introduced hourly booking options.Like Bag2Bag, Brevistay was born out of a travel inconvenience. In 2016, cofounders Prateek Singh, Aditya Naithani, Shubham Agarwal, Avnish Kumar and Nikhil Pathak arrived in Manali at 5 am only to find that hotels would not allow early check-ins without charging for an extra night. The friends went on to cofound the travel tech startup Brevistay, which raised Rs 3 crore in 2023 and today reports revenue of about Rs 18 crore. It has 15 lakh registered users, 4 lakh monthly active users and around 11,000 listed hotels, including brands such as Ginger, Ramada and Blue Motel.LONG JOURNEY Getting there, however, was not easy.Pathak, cofounder and chief technology officer of Brevistay, says, โThe challenge in this segment is not customers but hotels. In 2016, many hoteliers would simply bang the phone on us. Some agreed in principle but didnโt want their properties listed publicly and preferred bookings to come through offline calls. It took us nearly two years before we started seeing meaningful traction and recurring bookings,โ says Pathak.The same resistance greeted MiStay when it launched in 2016. Starting with a pilot in Delhi, MiStay has since expanded to more than 100 cities. Shwetha Sameernath, general manager, business and growth, MiStay, says, โWhen we launched, scepticism was high. Most hotels were uncomfortable with the model, concerned about guest quality and operational challenges. Over time, that changed as hotels began seeing it as a revenue opportunity.โMiStay tackled resistance through education and curation. The company worked to show hoteliers that short stays served a broad and legitimate market of business travellers, transit passengers and day-use guests. It also selectively onboarded premium hotel brands, helping build credibility for the category. โWhen hotels see actual customer segments across varied, legitimate use cases, it builds their confidence that the model wonโt compromise their brand,โ says Sameernath, adding that the concept is now largely normalised.Also read | Major change in buyer behaviour as e-scooters race deeper into BharatPathak says the customer has evolved as well. Brevistay continues to market actively to couples, but he argues that the category should no longer be viewed through that lens. โThereโs nothing illegal happening. In fact, thereโs no law that prevents consenting adults from booking a hotel room. The issue was perception, not legality. What eventually changed minds was revenue,โ he says. โOnce hotels realised they could sell the same room multiple times in a day and generate seven or eight bookings instead of one, the business case became impossible to ignore.โThe use cases have expanded too. Back in 2017, couples accounted for nearly 90% of Brevistayโs bookings. Today, that figure is down to 50-60%. Business travellers, transit passengers, tourists looking to freshen up between journeys, students travelling for exams and people attending interviews or meetings have all emerged as important customer segments.Hotels, meanwhile, have had to adapt operationally. Mishra says the biggest challenge is that traditional hotel system was never designed for flexible check-ins and check-outs. Bag2Bag addressed this by developing its own software platform for partner hotels. โOnce they realised they could monetise idle inventory and generate additional revenue from rooms that would otherwise remain empty, adoption became much easier,โ he says.REVENUE CHECKS IN For Sameernath, the turning point was the entry of premium hotel brands. โToday, acceptance has grown across the ecosystem. Channel managers and property management systems are evolving to support slot-based bookings, and customers increasingly treat hourly booking as the natural way to reserve a room for less than a day,โ she says.Also read | Indian tourists go viral for all wrong reasons. Here's how not to become the next horror storyMishra has observed another interesting shift. Reliability and brand trust are becoming increasingly important. โWhether itโs a three-star or a five-star property, even if a branded hotel costs 20-25% more, customers prefer it because they know what theyโre getting,โ he says. The economics are compelling for hotels too. Sameernath points out that average hotel occupancy in India is under 65%, while daytime occupancy can fall to as low as 30% as guests check out in the morning and new arrivals come in much later. Platforms like MiStay help hotels monetise those idle hours by attracting guests who would never have booked a full-day room. โFor hotels near airports or railway stations, the upside is even greater. A room priced at Rs 8,000 for a full night could earn Rs 3,500-4,000 for a daytime slot and another Rs 6,000 for the nightโgenerating `10,000-plus from the same room in a single day,โ she says.CHANGING PERCEPTION MiStay today works with brands like IHG, Pride, Ramada, The Park, Radisson and Novotel IHG, while Brevistay is in discussions with Hyatt. Sameernath says that on the demand side, once customers experience flexible booking, they donโt go back. Their repeat rate reflects this, as 48% of MiStayโs monthly business comes from repeat guests โThe pay-per-use model in hospitality is the same transformation that happened in transport. You no longer book a cab for a full day; you pay for the distance. Hotels are heading the same way,โ she says.Pathak believes the next wave of growth will be driven by younger travellers. โTheyโre vocal about spending time with their partners and donโt carry the hesitation earlier generations did. In metros, the industry has largely moved beyond the old perceptions, and hourly stays are increasingly viewed as a convenience product rather than something unusual.โThe customer, it seems, has reached the destination. The hospitality industry needs to arrive.ChallengesPersistent social stigmaTrust and safety concernsBranded hotels worried about perceptionComplexities in managing multiple check-ins and check-outsLack of awareness among travellersOpportunitiesRise in domestic travel and frequent short tripsGrowth of bleisure (business + leisure) travelYounger consumers demanding flexibilityTech platforms making discovery and booking seamlessHotels looking to monetise vacant rooms
Shreyas Iyer, newly appointed India's T20I captain, marked his first day by leading SoBo Mumbai Falcons to victory over Suryakumar Yadav's Triumph Knights MNE in the T20 Mumbai League. Iyer's commanding 61 off 36 balls steered his team to a five-wicket win, overshadowing Suryakumar's 48. Despite the captaincy change, Suryakumar expressed pride and support for Iyer's appointment.
Suryakumar Yadav has graciously congratulated Shreyas Iyer on his appointment as India's new T20I captain for the upcoming Ireland and England series. Despite being replaced as captain and dropped from the squad after leading India to a T20 World Cup victory, Suryakumar expressed pride in his Mumbai teammate's achievement, highlighting the strong representation from Mumbai cricket.