- Friday, May 02, 2025
THE INDIAN AIR FORCE (IAF) has slapped a show-cause notice on a wing commander after a court of inquiry probing allegations of rape against him found that he violated protocols, official sources said. The notice was served on the fighter pilot, who is posted at Ambala air base, on Thursday,…
BANGLADESH skipper Shanto Najmul Hossain on Friday promised that his new-look team will play aggressive brand of cricket in the upcoming T20 series against India, saying that the Test series defeat is now behind them. India whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0 in the Test series, winning the Kanpur game in mere six…
THE UNION CABINET has approved conferring classical language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali languages. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet on Thursday chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "This is a historical decision and it goes very well with Prime Minister Narendra…
A "TIME MACHINE", the promise of turning the clock back four decades and a couple that went into hiding after making around ₹350 million (£3.16m) by duping those desperate to be young. It may sound like a plot of a Bollywood potboiler but is straight out of the Kanpur crime…
IPHONE maker Apple on Friday said it will open four more stores in India, located in Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The company said it will also roll out its first-ever "made in India" iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max series devices this month. "We're thrilled to build…
INDIAN-AMERICAN historian and author Shailaja Paik has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation's 'genius grant' fellowship of $800,000. Paik is a history professor at Cincinnati University and has written extensively about the plight of Dalit women and caste discrimination in India. She is also affiliate faculty in Women’s, Gender, and…
FORMER Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday vacated the 6, Flagstaff Road address - his home for nine years - and moved to a bungalow in the Lutyens' zone. The Aam Aadmi Party national convener and his family including his wife, son, daughter and parents left in two vehicles…
THE TRAILER of Alia Bhatt's forthcoming film "Jigra" is drawing rave reviews and even ace director Sujoy Ghosh has lauded the actor's performance. Sujoy gave a shoutout to Alia on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. He wrote, “You saw the Jigra trailer? Feels so good to exist in the times…
A CALIFORNIA doctor, Dr Mark Chavez, has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing ketamine, a drug linked to the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry. The plea was entered in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and Chavez now faces up to 10 years in prison, with sentencing…
ACTOR Govinda was discharged from a hospital here on Friday, four days after he was injured in the leg when his revolver accidentally went off. The actor, who is a member of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, underwent a surgery on Tuesday and was recuperating at a private hospital. Govinda,…
