• Sunday, April 20, 2025

We have created over 110,000 seasonal jobs ahead of festive…

AMAZON India on Thursday said it has created more than 110,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network to cater to increased demand during the festive season. These opportunities include direct and indirect jobs across India in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Chennai, among…

Shah Rukh Khan to Karan Johar: When are you going…

AT the press conference for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2024, Shah Rukh Khan humorously remarked about his friend and filmmaker Karan Johar's shift from directing films to hosting chat shows. Shah Rukh, who will co-host the event with Johar, teased him for directing fewer films in recent…

International Emmys: Vir Das to be first Indian host

ACTOR-COMEDIAN Vir Das will be the first Indian to host the International Emmy Awards and emcee the 52nd edition in New York City on November 25. Das is returning to the stage after winning the best comedy award in 2023 for his Netflix stand-up special “Vir Das: Landing.” In a…

Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury dies after prolonged illness

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Thursday following prolonged illness, hospital and party sources said. He was 72. Yechury had been in a critical condition for the last few days and was on respiratory support. According to…

Prime minister’s visit to chief justice’s residence for Ganpati puja…

A ROW has erupted over prime minister Narendra Modi attending the Ganpati puja celebrations at chief justice of India DY Chandrachud's residence on Wednesday. In a video, Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das were seen welcoming Modi at their house. Several opposition leaders and some lawyers of the Supreme Court…

Man arrested for arson attack on two-wheeler showroom

A 26-YEAR-OLD man was arrested for allegedly setting bikes on fire at an Ola Electric showroom in Kalaburagi, Karnataka on Tuesday. Mohammad Nadeem, was 'frustrated' because the two-wheeler he bought from this outlet had developed technical snags and they were not resolved, police said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Nadeem entered…

2 army officers attacked, female friend raped in Madhya Pradesh

MISCREANTS attacked two young army officers and their two women friends and also raped one of them when they were out on a picnic in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district early Wednesday, police said. Badgonda police station in-charge Lokendra Singh Hirore said the officers, aged 23 and 24, undergoing Young Officers…

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital

FORMER Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital early Thursday, according to a media report. The 79-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson arrived at the Evercare Hospital from her Gulshan residence around 1:40 am, BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan was quoted as saying by…

Farooq Abdullah urges voters to defeat BJP and those released…

NATIONAL CONFERENCE president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir should unite to defeat the BJP and those who are "being released from jails" to take part in elections. Addressing an election rally, he said the alliance with the Congress was not easy but was necessary…

Pakistan discovers oil and natural gas deposit that ‘could change…

A SUBSTANTIAL deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan’s territorial waters, with some estimates suggesting it could be the fourth largest in the world, according to a media report. The discovery was the result of a three-year survey undertaken in collaboration with a friendly country to…