- Wednesday, May 07, 2025
FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said State Bank of India (SBI) will open another 500 branches to take its overall network to 23,000 by the end of FY25. Addressing an event to mark the 100th anniversary of the state-owned lender's main branch in Mumbai, Sitharaman recalled that the size…
ACTOR and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut announced that her film “Emergency” will hit theatres on January 17, 2025. The announcement follows the team securing a censor certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), after missing its initially planned release on September 6. Ranaut, who portrays former prime minister…
THE TROUBLE-TORN Manipur state continues to be rocked by violent incidents, while the National People's Party (NPP) has withdrawn support from the BJP-led government. The offices of the Congress and the BJP were ransacked in the hill district of Jiribam where an unidentified body was found on Sunday, officials said.…
THE SUPREME COURT on Monday questioned the Delhi government over delay in implementation of stricter anti-pollution measures under GRAP-4, and said it will not allow scaling down of the preventive measures without its prior permission. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih pointed out that there…
DEFENDING champions India stunned Olympic silver medallist China 3-0 to seal a semifinal spot at the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on Saturday. India scored two field goals through Sangita Kumari (32nd minute) and skipper Salima Tete (37th) before tournament's highest scorer Deepika (60th) converted a…
BOLLYWOOD star Madhuri Dixit Nene explored new territory with her role in the horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The film, which pairs her with Vidya Balan in dual roles, has become a commercial success, collecting ₹2.19 billion (£20.54m) at the box office since its November 1 release, according to Sacnilk. Dixit…
SRI LANKAN president Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet on Monday after his National People's Power secured a record-breaking victory in the snap general election. The NPP on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral district…
INDIAN American politician Vivek Ramaswamy, who along with Tesla owner Elon Musk has been nominated in-charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, has indicated a massive cut in federal government jobs in the United States. "Elon Musk and I are in a position to start the mass deportations of millions…
BILLIONAIRE Mukesh Ambani's Reliance has asked India's telecom regulator to review the potential reach of Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper before awarding satellite spectrum amid concerns local players could suffer, a letter showed on Friday. Reliance's letter, which is not public, is Ambani's last-ditch effort in an ongoing face-off…
ACTOR Nayanthara has responded to a legal notice from Dhanush, who demanded ₹ 100 million (£937,968.90) in compensation for the alleged unauthorised use of clips from their 2015 film “Naanum Rowdy Dhaan” in her upcoming Netflix documentary, “Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale”. In an open letter shared on Instagram, Nayanthara accused…
