• Friday, May 02, 2025

ACT hockey: India beat Pakistan 2-1, remain unbeaten

DEFENDING champions India continued their unbeaten run and defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 to enter the semifinal of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy in Hulunbuir, China, on Saturday. It was India's fifth consecutive win in the six-team round-robin competition. Pakistan took the lead through Ahmad Nadeem (8th minute) before Harmanpreet Singh…

TN BJP chief apologises over hotel chain owner ‘apology’ video

TAMIL NADU BJP chief K Annamalai on Friday apologised for the action of his party functionaries in sharing on social media a video of a private conversation between a hotel chain owner in Coimbatore and union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Barely minutes after the video went viral, the DMK, Congress…

US polls: Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore to vote from space

STRANDED on the International Space Station through February, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore plan to vote in the November 5 US presidential election from space. “It’s a very important duty that we have as citizens and (I am) looking forward to being able to vote from space, which…

3 terrorists killed in encounter in Kashmir

THREE terrorists were killed on Saturday morning in an overnight encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said. This comes hours before prime minister Narendra Modi kicks off the poll campaign for the upcoming assembly elections from Doda. The police said a cordon-and-search operation was launched…

Disengagement of troops in some parts of Ladakh: China

CHINA on Friday said that Chinese and Indian troops have disengaged at four places in Eastern Ladakh, including Galwan Valley, and both countries have agreed to improve bilateral relations. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi held talks on the sidelines of a meeting of the…

Team India begins practice to take on Bangladesh

IT IS back to business for Rohit Sharma's side following its much-deserved month-long break, as the team began its preparations under new coach Gautam Gambhir here on Friday, for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh. With the first Test against Bangladesh scheduled here from September 19, the entire squad, including…

Haryana polls: India’s richest woman Savitri Jindal to contest as…

THE BJP's Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal's mother Savitri Jindal, who was an aspirant of a poll ticket from the party for the Haryana Assembly elections, filed her nomination from the Hisar seat as an Independent on Thursday. On the last day of the filing of nominations, 74-year-old Savitri, the wife…

Bengal governor says he will not share public platform with…

WEST BENGAL governor CV Ananda Bose has said he will not share any public platform with chief minister Mamata Banerjee in view of people's outcry over the RG Kar hospital impasse. In a video message, Bose also said he will also socially boycott the chief minister. "I will not be…

Malaika’s stepfather suicide: Police record mother’s statement

MUMBAI Police has recorded a statement of Joyce, actor-model Malaika Arora's mother, in connection with the alleged suicide of Malaika's stepfather Anil Mehta. Anil Mehta (62) allegedly jumped off the sixth floor of the building `Ayesha Manor' in upscale Bandra (West) on Wednesday morning, as per the police. His wife…

Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangda Singh in ‘Housefull 5’

Sajid Nadiadwala and Akshay Kumar are bringing back the Housefull franchise with its fifth installment, set to be the biggest yet. The film will be shot aboard a cruise and feature a large ensemble cast. Filming begins in London on September 15 and will continue for 45 days, after which…