- Friday, May 02, 2025
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
WRESTLER Vinesh Phogat, who had a heartbreaking exit from Paris Olympics over a failed weigh-in, now claims Indian Olympics Association (IOA) president PT Usha had shared a photo on social media without informing her. She told a local news channel that Usha had visited her at the hospital after she…
TAMIL NADU chief minister M K Stalin called on officials of Ford Motor in Chicago and deliberated on the possibility of renewing the company's ties with Tamil Nadu, the state government said on Wednesday. Stalin visited Ford officials including President, International Markets Group, Kay Hart on September 10, 2024, and…
