- Sunday, June 22, 2025
GERMAN luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Friday said it will hike prices of its vehicles in India by up to 3 per cent on its entire model range in the portfolio from January 1, 2025, citing a rise in input costs, inflationary pressures and higher operational expenses. Prices of Mercedes-Benz cars…
INDIAN actor Manoj Bajpayee’s film “The Fable” has won the Best Film award at the 38th Leeds International Film Festival in the UK. Directed by Raam Reddy, the film was awarded the top prize in the Constellation Feature Film Competition, which celebrates outstanding, innovative cinema worldwide. The jury praised Reddy’s…
Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority in the parliament, the election commission result said. The NPP, which contested under the Malimawa (compass) symbol secured 159 out of the 225 seats in the parliament, according…
DELHI government has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice as the city’s air quality remained in the “severe” category for the third consecutive day. "Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions," chief minister…
WITH pollution reaching alarming levels, the central pollution watchdog imposed restrictions under the third stage of the GRAP in Delhi-NCR on Thursday, including a ban on construction and demolition activities. The air quality in the capital remained in the "severe" category for a second consecutive day, prompting authorities to impose…
CONNIE NIELSEN, who first portrayed Lucilla in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator”, discusses her experience reprising the role over two decades later. At 59, the Danish actor feels she can now embody Lucilla’s complex layers with greater depth. When the filmmakers presented the sequel, they assured her: “Connie will be happy.” “I…
YOUNG striker Deepika slammed five goals as defending champions India thrashed minnows Thailand 13-0 to virtually assure a semifinal berth at the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament at Rajgir in Bihar on Thursday. It was a completely one-sided match as the Indians found the net at will, with Thailand…
THE SURAT police have arrested four members of a gang for allegedly providing bank accounts to cybercrooks in India and abroad for transferring crime proceeds, officials said. When the police raided an office in Surat city on Tuesday, three of the accused were caught red-handed while transferring money deposited by…
US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated traditional hawk Marco Rubio as secretary of state and contrarian non-interventionist Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief, setting a showdown on his administration's direction. Trump went ahead with the nomination of Rubio, which had been reported for days, despite pushback from some supporters including…
THE WAYANAD Lok Sabha constituency, where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut, saw a voter turnout of around 65 per cent during the bypoll on Wednesday. This was a decline from the close to 74 per cent turnout recorded in the polls held in April, when…
