- Saturday, May 03, 2025
AUSTRALIAN skipper Pat Cummins is determined to "make amends" against India in the upcoming five-match Test series, as he aims to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in over a decade. The two teams will face off in a five-match series starting November 22 in Perth. India will…
ACTOR Nithya Menen, who recently won the National Film Award for her role in “Thiruchitrambalam”, believes her work in Hindi cinema is still in its early stages. Although she has appeared in films like “Mission Mangal” and the Hindi series “Breathe: Into the Shadows”, Menen feels there is much more…
ODISHA and West Bengal are bracing for the impact of Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island early morning on October 25. 'Dana' is likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110…
HOLLYWOOD producer Harvey Weinstein, who became synonymous with 2018 #MeToo campaign, has been diagnosed with cancer. Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukaemia and is undergoing treatment while still in prison at Rikers Island in New York, reported NBC News. According to the Mayo Clinic, chronic myeloid leukaemia is an uncommon form…
POLICE have arrested a man after he allegedly set up a fake tribunal, posed as its judge and passed orders creating the ambience of a real court at his office in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, officials said. The accused, Morris Samuel Christian, passed an order in favour of his client in a…
JUNIOR doctors in Kolkata called off on Monday a 17-day-old hunger strike launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague, after a meeting with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The medics also called off their proposed shutdown in the state's health sector from Tuesday till an…
BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani-led Adani Group on Tuesday said it will acquire CK Birla group firm Orient Cement at a valuation of ₹81 billion (£740.69m), as part of its expansion drive. With this acquisition Adani Cement will achieve a capacity of 100 MT (million tons) per annum by end of FY25…
CLIMATE activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday ended his fast along with others, after the home ministry assured them that the talks on Ladakh's demands will be resumed in December. Join Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Prashant Lokhande met the activists, who were sitting on an indefinite fast at Delhi's…
TATA GROUP and Somerville College, University of Oxford on Monday announced a collaboration to construct a landmark building to honour late Ratan Tata. To be named the Ratan Tata Building, it represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to expand Somerville's teaching and learning space, support research with global impact, and articulate the…
INDIA and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier to resolve a four-year military stand-off, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday, paving the way to normalise political and business ties. The news comes on the eve of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia…
