- Sunday, June 22, 2025
HOLDING up a copy of the Constitution, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a Lok Sabha MP on Thursday to begin her journey as an elected representative of the people five years after she joined active politics. The 52-year-old, who joins her mother Sonia and brother Rahul as…
AN IIT Bombay student lost ₹729,000 (£6,812.06) after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday. 'Digital arrest' is a new and growing form of cyber…
THE MAHA VIKAS AGHADI candidates who faced defeat in the recent Maharashtra assembly polls have decided to seek verification of the EVM-Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) units in their segments, a leader of the opposition alliance said. Many losing candidates of the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) pointed fingers at…
DELHI'S air quality remained in the "very poor" category for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, while the city recorded its second-coldest night of the season. The minimum temperature dipped to 10.4 degrees Celsius, 0.1 notch above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which has also forecast a…
MALAYALAM actress Divya Prabha has broken her silence over the leaked nude scenes from her film “All We Imagine As Light”. Addressing the controversy in an interview with Onmanorama, she said, “It is really pathetic. However, I had anticipated such a response from a section of the people in Kerala…
FORMER Bangladesh prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday visited the US embassy in Dhaka to complete her visa application process, according to a media report. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) insiders said that all the necessary arrangements have been made to send the 79-year-old abroad for specialised treatment,…
INDIAN Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying him in the third round to draw level on points in Singapore on Wednesday. The two players now have 1.5 points each. The 18-year-old Indian won in a winning position after…
WORLD Athletics boss Sebastian Coe is quite aware that cricket is nothing short of "religion" in India but he feels it shouldn't be viewed as a "roadblock" for other sports. They too can challenge cricket's dominance by producing trailblazers like javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to capture the public imagination, he…
RAINS continued on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and farmers claim at least 2,000 acres have been affected. Crops were submerged partially and completely at several places, including those in and around Tiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Mayiladuthurai, and Vedaranyam. Huge acreage of salt pans in…
KEERTHY SURESH’S father, Suresh Kumar, has confirmed the actor’s wedding to Antony Thattil, her childhood sweetheart. The ceremony is scheduled for December 11 at a church in Goa and will be an intimate event attended by family and close friends. Preparations for the destination wedding have already begun, according to…
