- Saturday, May 03, 2025
SINGAPORE has rolled out passport-less immigration clearance across all four terminals at Changi Airport, officials said on Thursday. Under the initiative, arriving and departing Singapore residents – which include Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders – can clear immigration solely by using their facial and iris biometrics. However,…
CHINA on Thursday said the meeting between prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping in Russia's Kazan on Wednesday carries a “great significance”. “They reached important common understandings on improving and developing China-India relations and set the course to steer bilateral relations back on the path of steady…
SKIPPER Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh scored a brace each to hand India a 5-3 win over world champions Germany in the second hockey Test, but the hosts lost the two-match series via shoot-out at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. Elian Mazkour (7th, 57th minutes)…
ALL-ROUNDER Washington Sundar justified his selection with a career-best 7/59 to help India bowl out New Zealand for 259, but the hosts lost skipper Rohit Sharma early in their first innings when stumps were drawn on day of the second Test, in Pune on Thursday. India crawled to 16 for…
TRAVEL tech platform OYO achieved a profit after tax of ₹1.58 billion (£14.49 million) in the second quarter of the current fiscal ended September, Founder Ritesh Agarwal told employees in a town hall on Thursday, sources said. Oravel Stays Ltd, the parent company of OYO, had posted a loss of…
KARTHIK ARYAN shared his experience of working with Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit on the set of “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3”, the upcoming horror-comedy. Aaryan, who reprises his role as Rooh Baba from the second film in the series, described the atmosphere on set as relaxed and friendly. Aaryan, who had…
SEVEN more bodies were recovered during the search and rescue operation after an under-construction building collapsed at Babusapalya in Bengaluru, taking the death toll to eight, police said on Wednesday. Teams from the fire and emergency department, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been pressed into…
CHIP behemoth Nvidia expanded tie-ups on Thursday with India's big firms, such as Reliance Industries, and launched a lightweight artificial intelligence (AI) model for the widely-used Hindi language, as it looks to tap a growing market. The company is hosting an AI summit in Mumbai, at which Chief Executive Jensen…
AT THE trailer launch of his upcoming film “Kanguva”, Suriya credited Aamir Khan for bringing him to national attention after the Hindi remake of “Ghajini”. The National Award-winning actor noted that Aamir’s role in popularising the story beyond Tamil cinema helped him gain recognition across India. "It all started with…
THE COASTAL belt of Odisha experienced heavy rain and squally winds on Thursday morning with the sea condition remaining rough, as severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ approached closer to the state’s coast, the IMD said. The cyclone is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha…
