- Sunday, June 22, 2025
CHINA is trying to improve ties with India in an attempt to ease pressure from the incoming Trump administration, the head of a top India-centric US business advocacy and strategic group said on Tuesday. During his presidential election campaign, Trump proposed a 60 per cent tariff on goods from China…
OSCR-WINNNG composer A R Rahman and wife Saira Banu are separating after 29 years of marriage, their lawyer said on Tuesday. In a statement on behalf of the couple, prominent divorce lawyer Vandana Shah said they took the decision to separate after "significant emotional strain in their relationship". "After many…
THE DELHI high court has directed a public sector bank to restore an amount of ₹260,000 (£2432.90) illegally siphoned from the account of a 55-year-old victim of cyber fraud. Justice Dharmesh Sharma observed that the State Bank of India (SBI) was guilty of "glaring service deficiency" as its response was…
RESIDENTS in India's northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe. The air quality index (AQI) touched a peak of 491 in Delhi on Monday, forcing…
FILMMAKER Hansal Mehta has highlighted the challenges faced by Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” in securing a digital release. Despite being the first Indian film to win the prestigious Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, the movie has yet to find a platform…
BRITAIN will restart talks with India on a free trade deal in the new year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said on Monday, following a months-long pause in negotiations due to elections in both countries. London will seek a "new strategic partnership" with India as well as deepening co-operation in…
DEFENDING champions India continued their unbeaten run and defeated Japan 2-0 to enter the final of the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on Tuesday. Vice-captain Navneet Kaur converted a penalty stroke in the 48th minute while Lalaremsiami struck from field play in the 56th minute for…
ACADEMY award-winner Javier Bardem will star in the upcoming series adaptation of Cape Fear, set to stream on Apple TV+. The show, produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, is based on the 1991 film directed by Scorsese and features Bardem as the antagonist Max Cady, a notorious killer from…
STAKES could not be higher for a number of regional heavyweights in Maharashtra as the state goes to the polls on Wednesday. This will be a make-or-break election for the state satraps like Sharad Pawar, chief minister Eknath Shinde, his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. The…
THE MADRAS High Court on Tuesday restrained the Music Academy from conferring an award named after legendary vocalist MS Subbulakshmi on well-known Carnatic music singer T M Krishna, following a plea by her grandson. Justice G Jayachandran passed the order on a suit filed by V Srinivasan, challenging the conferment…
