- Sunday, June 22, 2025
AUSTRALIA tightened their grip on the pink ball Test as their formidable pacers scythed through India's top-order after nemesis Travis Head's counterattacking century handed his team a substantial first-innings lead on a riveting second day in Adelaide on Saturday. The Adelaide Oval was throbbing with life through the three sessions…
MANOJ BAJPAYEE credits his success in Bollywood to being “intelligently stubborn,” a quality he believes is essential to overcome the challenges that life throws at dreamers. Reflecting on his journey from Belwa, a small village in Bihar, to becoming a celebrated actor in Indian cinema, Bajpayee said, "Circumstances and situations…
NEW images of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have surfaced on social media, countering ongoing rumours about their relationship. Entrepreneur Anu Ranjan and actor Ayesha Jhulka posted photos featuring the couple from a recent event. In one of Anu Ranjan’s photos, Aishwarya is seen taking a selfie while standing with…
TRAVIS HEAD struck a sensational century while Marnus Labuschagne returned to form with a resolute fifty as Australia took a 157-run first-innings lead over India on day two of the pink ball Test in Adelaide on Saturday. For India, the peerless Jasprit Bumrah (4/61) and Mohammed Siraj (4/98) were the…
FORMER Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton F Nariman has criticised the top court's 2019 judgment in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, describing it as a "great travesty of justice" that did not do justice to the principle of secularism. Speaking at the First Justice A M Ahmadi Memorial Lecture on 'Secularism…
INFOSYS co-founder NR Narayana Murthy has bought a second luxury apartment in Kingfisher Towers, a 34-storey upscale apartment complex located in Bengaluru's central business district, for ₹500 million (£4.63m). Four years ago Sudha Murty had bought a flat for ₹290 million (£2.69m) in the same apartment complex. The new apartment…
A DUBAI-RETURNED groom and his entourage of 150 'baraatis' were shocked when they arrived in Moga, Punjab, only to find his bride "missing" and that the wedding venue did not exist. Deepak Kumar (24), who returned to Jalandhar from Dubai a month ago to marry Manpreet Kaur, who he had…
MAHARASHTRA chief minister Devendra Fadnavis took oath as a member of the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Saturday, on the first day of the three-day special session of the House. Deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar also took oath as members of the Maharashtra assembly. The three leaders were…
THE LOK SABHA recently passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which allows bank account holders to have up to four nominees in their accounts. Another proposed change relates to redefining 'substantial interest' for directorships, which could increase to ₹20 million instead of the current limit of ₹500,000, which was…
THE BJP-led government in Assam has decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places. A decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet recently to amend the existing law on beef consumption to incorporate the new provisions. At a press conference on…
