SUNITA WILLIAMS, who is currently stranded in space due to a snag in spacecraft, on Tuesday dispelled reports that she was sick and assured the public that she was in good health aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Williams, 59, along with Barry Wilmore, 61, had gone on a eight-day…
INDIA beat South Korea 3-2 to register their second consecutive win in the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey in Rajgir, Bihar on Tuesday. India raced to a 2-0 lead in the first half through goals from Sangita Kumari (3rd minute) and Deepika (20th) before Korea mounted a strong comeback in…
INDIA is confident of achieving $100 billion in annual bilateral trade with Russia well ahead of the timeline of 2030, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. He was speaking at the 25th India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in New Delhi. The…
BODIES of two elderly men belonging to the Meitei community were recovered on Tuesday morning in Manipur's Jiribam district where a gunfight between suspected militants and security forces broke out a day before, police said. Operations are underway to trace three women and three children, who have been reported missing…
CHIEF PROSECUTOR of Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Tajul Islam has written to Inspector General of Police Md Moinul Islam, seeking action to issue a red notice through Interpol for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, a media report said on Tuesday. The chief prosecutor sent the…
RETAIL inflation breached the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance level, soaring to a 14-month high of 6.21 per cent in October mainly on account of rising food prices. Inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) was 5.49 per cent in September and 4.87 per cent in the year-ago month. Retail…
WRITER and filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala returns to the dance genre with her latest series "Waack Girls," streaming on Prime Video from November 22. The nine-episode series follow six dancers in Kolkata as they form a group to promote the lesser-known dance style of waacking, which emphasizes rhythmic, expressive arm movements.…
FILMMAKER Payal Kapadia’s latest film, “All We Imagine As Light”, releasing on November 22, delves into the experiences of two Malayali nurses navigating life in Mumbai. Kapadia, known for her poetic approach to storytelling, said the film employs sound and literary dialogue to convey the inner lives of its characters.…
PACER Mohammed Shami will make his much-anticipated return to competitive cricket after a hiatus of nearly a year through Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh in Indore from Wednesday, announced Cricket Association of Bengal. Shami, who has been out of action since the 2023 World Cup final on November…
MARKING a significant consolidation in the fast-growing Indian aviation space, Air India on Tuesday completed the Vistara merger to create an integrated airline, partly owned by Singapore Airlines, that will be flying over 1,20,000 passengers daily and connect more than 90 destinations. The completion of the much-awaited amalgamation, which was…