- Sunday, June 22, 2025
FILMMAKER Mani Ratnam reflected on his career’s recurring themes of mythology and literature during a session at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. “Mythology is relevant even today. We can interpret it today, we can relate to it in today's day and time in our issues and…
ADANI group founder and chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar have been summoned to explain their stand on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegation of paying $265 million (£211.48m) in bribes to secure lucrative solar power contracts. Summons have been sent to Adani's Shantivan Farm residence in…
MAHARASHTRA was coloured a vivid saffron on Saturday with voters giving the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance a landslide win over a tottering MVA while the opposition INDIA bloc looked set to return to power in Jharkhand. As votes were counted for the assembly elections in the two states, it was time…
YASHASVI JAISWAL combined game awareness with perfect shot selection while KL Rahul remained technically unflappable in an unbroken opening stand of 172 as India looked set to bat Australia out of the match with an overall lead of 218 runs on the second day of the opening Test here. After…
A 51-YEAR-OLD Malayalam actor who had levelled sexual abuse allegations against several male actors, including CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh, on Friday said she was not keen on pursuing her complaints due to "lack of support and protection from the Kerala government". The complainant also alleged "carelessness" on the part of…
CONFINED to her family's ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India's capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher's instructions over a cheap mobile phone borrowed from her mother. The nine-year-old is among nearly two million students in and around New Delhi told to stay home after authorities once…
DELHI'S Air Quality Index rose several notches on Friday to again reach within the touching distance of the 400-mark, which indicates severe level of pollution, even as the apex court expressed displeasure over the poor implementation of GRAP-4 restrictions. The Supreme Court said the highest GRAP-4 restrictions would continue until…
A 25-YEAR-OLD handicapped man, who was declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, regained consciousness moments before his cremation. The district administration has suspended three doctors for medical negligence. The person, identified as Rohitash Kumar, was deaf and mute. He was an orphan and lived in…
LUXURY carmaker BMW India on Friday said it will increase prices of its entire model range by up to 3 per cent from January next year. The new prices will be effective from January 1, 2025 onwards, the German automaker said in a statement. The company's range of locally produced…
SKIPPER Jasprit Bumrah made amends for his debatable toss call to bat first with a mesmerising opening spell that left Australia scurrying for cover at 67 for 7 and helped India make an emphatic comeback after a flop show with the willow on the opening day of the first Test…
