• Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Vinesh Phogat shocks defending Olympic champion

WRESTLER Vinesh Phogat pulled off the biggest upset at the Paris Olympics by outwitting hitherto invincible Yui Susaki, executing a perfectly-planned strategy to come out a surprise winner in the women's 50kg opening round. The Tokyo Games gold medallist and four-time World Champion Susaki had not lost any of her…

Universal acquires rights for memoir on Britney Spears

UNIVERSAL Pictures has purchased the rights to Britney Spears's best-selling memoir, "The Woman In Me," to develop a biopic, the studio has announced. Jon Chu, known for directing "Crazy Rich Asians," is set to direct the film. Spears herself confirmed her involvement in the project on social media, stating, "Excited…

Complex, nuanced roles interest me: Adil Hussain

ADIL HUSSAIN has expressed his enthusiasm for complex and nuanced roles, a quality he found in his recent film "Ulajh". The movie, directed by Sudhanshu Saria of “Loev” fame, features Jahnvi Kapoor in the lead and is set within the world of Indian Foreign Services (IFS). It was released on…

Kerala landslides: Schools to commence soon, says minister

KERALA General Education and Labour Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday said that classes will soon commence in the schools in landslides-hit Wayanad which are being used as relief camps now and financial assistance will be provided to workers affected by the disaster. Sivankutty said that many schools were functioning as…

Military takes control in Bangladesh

BANGLADESH'S army chief was due to meet student protest leaders Tuesday, a day after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. Hasina, 76, had been in power since 2009 but was accused of rigging elections in January and then watched millions…

India assures help to Sheikh Hasina

EXTERNAL Affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told an all-party meeting that India had assured help to former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived here on Monday evening, sources said. Briefing political party leaders in Parliament House, Jaishankar said India has spoken to the Bangladesh Army Chief to ensure…

Explainer: What factors caused Bangladesh turmoil?

The 15-year-old Sheikh Hasina regime in Bangladesh unravelled on August 5, after the country went through a month-long turmoil over reservation in government jobs. The 76-year-old prime minister resigned on Monday and left for India, with latest reports indicating that she may be heading for London. The main issue at…

Bharti Airtel Q1 net profit jumps 2.5 times

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel reported a more than 2.5 times jump in its consolidated profit to Rs 41.60 billion in the first quarter ended on June 30, 2024, compared to the year-ago period. The Sunil Mittal-promoted company posted a profit of Rs 16.12 billion in the same period a year…

Sen falls to Axelsen, to play bronze-medal playoff

INDIA'S dream of a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton will remain unfulfilled after Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals at the Paris Games here on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Almora, a world championships bronze medallist, squandered a three-point advantage in…

Wayanad landslide: Efforts on to identify missing people

THE KERALA government has initiated steps to identify the missing people in the landslide that hit the Mundakkai region of Wayanad district and started collecting the blood samples of survivors and relatives for DNA analysis. While the health department has begun collecting blood samples for DNA analysis, the Civil Supplies…