RAFAEL NADAL on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. "I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been…
SOUTH KOREAN author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life," the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns (£808,267.64).…
THE AAP on Thursday shared images showing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi signing files at her Kalkaji residence surrounded by packed cartons of her belongings, a day after the party claimed she was made to "forcibly vacate" the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow in the national capital. Posting the images on X,…
THE TRAILER of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 was launched at Jaipur's Raj Mandir cinema hall on Wednesday, with the film bringing back Vidya Balan to the iconic role of Manjulika. Balan, who first played the character in 2007, expressed her excitement to rejoin the franchise, thanking both director Anees Bazmee and…
PEOPLE for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has called on Bollywood actor Salman Khan to take action in removing a donkey from the set of the popular reality show "Bigg Boss 18." In a letter addressed to Khan, PETA India highlighted public concerns regarding the use of the…
INDIAN players are the best in the world and can bat well in any conditions, said Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed while conceding that batting frailties have let down the visitors in the T20I series, which the hosts lead 2-0 with one match left to play. Bangladesh face a potential series…
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS) has cancelled a press conference scheduled on Thursday evening to announce its second quarter performance, company officials said. The press conference was originally scheduled at 5.30 pm on Thursday. As originally scheduled, TCS will inform the exchanges about its July-September performance after the board meeting, the…
SAMAJWADI PARTY chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said his party's alliance with the Congress will continue, a day after his party declared tickets for six of the 10 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats where bypolls are due later this year. Yadav's statement came while he was speaking to reporters during his…
MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that said industrialist Ratan Tata will be accorded a state funeral. Tata died at the age of 86 at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday night. In a post on X, Shinde said Tata was a unique blend of morality and…
RATAN TATA, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a statement late on Wednesday. He was 86. Tata, who ran the conglomerate for more than 20 years…