- Saturday, May 03, 2025
SEVEN flights, including one bound for the United States, received bomb-threat messages through a social media handle on Tuesday, prompting security agencies to undertake specific counter-terrorist drills at various airports, official sources said. The threats via microblogging platform X came a day after three international flights originating from Mumbai received…
RELIANCE JIO chairman Akash Ambani said on Tuesday said Indian users' data must remain within the country and pitched for "incentives" for those setting up AI and machine learning data centres. While speaking at IMC and ITUWTSA 2024 in New Delhi, Ambani termed AI as a revolutionary tool for the…
THE BANGLADESH Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended men's team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha due to his inappropriate conduct during last year's ODI World Cup in India. Hathurusingha, the former Sri Lanka all-rounder under whom Bangladesh recently endured a forgettable tour of India where they were whitewashed in both the Test…
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in the first visit to Pakistan by a senior Indian minister in years. Pakistan is hosting the two-day SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) summit on October 15 and…
WITH half a dozen key players post splits in the Shiv Sena and NCP, a fragmented polity, Maratha quota stir and a spirited opposition, Maharashtra will see a riveting contest in the assembly polls amid dramatic changes since the last elections. Elections to the 288-member assembly, the second largest after…
BOLLYWOOD actress Kajol, who plays a police officer in her upcoming film "Do Patti," referred to herself as the "real Singham" when asked about her role at home. Kajol is married to Ajay Devgn, known for his portrayal of the titular character in the "Singham" franchise, who will reprise his…
INTERMITTENT, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other regions of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday and the India Meteorological Department said the low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has turned into a well-marked low pressure area and it is likely to become a depression. Civic authorities said there has been…
YASHASVI JAISWAL and Shubman Gill, the torchbearers of India's transition phase, will have to be the team's driving force in its quest to lord over an unsettled New Zealand when the two sides square off in a three-Test series, beginning in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The baton has not been completely…
ACTORS Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are set to lead the cast of the musical film "Song Sung Blue," which is being directed by Craig Brewer for Focus Features. The film, inspired by a true story, revolves around two struggling musicians who come together to form a Neil Diamond tribute…
THE INITIAL public offer of Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the Indian arm of South Korean automaker Hyundai, received 9 per cent subscription during the initial hours of bidding on Tuesday. The ₹278.70 billion (£2.54bn) initial share sale received bids for 8,992,522 shares against 99,769,810 shares on offer, as per NSE…
