- Saturday, May 03, 2025
IN A majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the…
THE INITIAL public offer of Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the Indian arm of South Korean automaker Hyundai, got fully subscribed on the third day of the bidding on Thursday. The ₹278.70 billion (£2.54bn) initial share sale got bids for 140,768,187 shares against 99,769,810 shares on offer, translating into 1.41 times…
FAST bowling great Dale Steyn has confirmed he will not be returning to the Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad for the next edition as their bowling coach. However, the former South African pacer will continue with the franchise’s other team in the SA20 competition, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who have…
ACTOR Radhika Apte, who is expecting her first child with husband Benedict Taylor, made a public appearance at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival. On Wednesday, she attended the screening of her latest film, "Sister Midnight," where she was seen with a noticeable baby bump, dressed in a black off-shoulder…
INDIA were bowled out for 46 as New Zealand's fast bowlers ran riot in overcast conditions on the second day of their rain-hit series opener in Bengaluru on Thursday. It was India's third-lowest innings tally in the longest format and their lowest at home since making 75 against the West…
BRITISH singer Liam Payne, a former member of the best-selling boy band One Direction, died Wednesday aged 31 after plunging from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel, police and emergency responders said. It was not immediately clear if the fall was accidental. Payne had spoken publicly about struggles with…
JEMIMA GOLDSMITH, ex-wife of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, on Wednesday called for his release, lifting a ban on his meetings with family and claimed that these were attempts to silence the political opposition in Pakistan. Her allegations and the appeal came as a long post on X…
IN A major relief to consumer electronic major Samsung, the over a month-long strike by its employees at Tamil Nadu-based plant was called off on Tuesday following extensive discussions between the representatives of workers, the state government and company management. The 37-day strike was called off after various departments conducted…
AS MANY as 19 flights have received bomb threats in three days and a Riyadh-bound IndiGo flight was diverted to Muscat due to the threat, according to officials. In less than 24 hours, nine flights received bomb threats and the total count has climbed to at least 19 in three…
PANKAJ OSWAL, an industrialist of Indian origin, has alleged that his daughter Vasundhara has been illegally detained in Uganda, facing false charges and denied legal redress, according to media reports. In an open letter to the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, the industrialist claimed his 26-year-old daughter has been illegally imprisoned…
