- Friday, May 02, 2025
SWARMED by hundreds of supporters, garlanded and fed sweets, India's Paralympics medal-winners returned to a jubilant welcome on Tuesday after securing an unprecedented haul of 29 medals at the just-concluded Games in Paris. There was the customary dhol and euphoric chants hailing them as the athletes made their way out…
A BRITISH Indian schoolgirl who recently turned 16 has made history as one of the youngest to cross the notoriously choppy English Channel to raise funds for a charity fighting against childhood hunger across India and the UK. Prisha Tapre, a pupil at Bushey Meads School in north London, was…
THE MANIPUR government on Tuesday suspended internet services in the entire state for five days amid intensified agitation by students. The students are demanding the removal of the DGP and the security advisor to the Manipur government for their alleged inability to deal with the law and order situation in…
AGITATING junior doctors defied the Supreme Court's directive to join duties by 5 PM on Tuesday, saying they would continue with their ‘cease work’ till their demands were fulfilled and the rape and murder victim of the RG Kar Hospital was given justice. The top court on Monday directed the…
THE KERALA High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Left government in the state saying its inaction on the Justice Hema Committee report was "alarming." A special division bench of Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and C S Sudha said the government got the report years ago and ought to…
GURUGRAM is a boomtown and home to 23 individuals with a net worth exceeding ₹10 billion (£90.91 million). This includes some high-profile names from the tech startup world such as Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal and Urban Company CEO Abhiraj Singh Bhal. However, the distinction of being the richest resident goes…
JENNIFER LOPEZ and Rihanna were recently seen wearing jewellery from designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee at different high-profile events. Lopez attended the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 Golden Globes Party, where she wore earrings, a cuff, and a ring from the Sabyasachi High Jewellery collection. On the same day, Rihanna was photographed…
JAYAM RAVI, a well-known actor in Tamil cinema, has announced the dissolution of his marriage with Aarti, his wife of 15 years. The couple, who married in 2009, has two sons. Ravi shared the news via a post on X, citing "personal reasons" for the decision. The actor, who gained…
OLYMPIAN Vinesh Phogat's uncle and celebrated wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat said her niece should not have joined politics at this stage and aimed for an Olympic gold in 2028, days after the Congress fielded her from Julana for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls. Mahavir, whose Olympian daughter Babita Phogat…
CONGRESS party leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged the general elections in India this summer were not fought on a level playing field, asserting that the polls have destroyed the idea of Modi. The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, who is currently on a four-day visit to the United…
