- Thursday, May 01, 2025
AS MANY as 201 people have died and 264 were injured in the massive landslides that hit Wayanad district three days ago, the Kerala Health Department said on Friday. According to the figures released by the department, 201 bodies, including that of 82 women and 28 children, were recovered. Additionally,…
MORE than 216,000 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2023, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Minister of state for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to queries on Indian citizens who have renounced their citizenship in the last five years. In his response,…
CUSTOMERS of around 300 small-sized lenders across India have not been able to access payment services such as withdrawing cash at ATMs or making digital payments due to a ransomware attack at technology service provider (TSP) C-Edge Technologies. The impact was felt by customers of cooperative banks and regional rural…
AT THE recently-concluded Hyundai India Couture Week - 2024, actor Sobhita Dhulipala expressed her eagerness for the announcement of the third season of "Made in Heaven." She stated, "I think you will have to ask the makers. I am also waiting," during an interaction on the sidelines of the event.…
BOLLYWOOD superstar Aamir Khan expressed his concerns about his son Junaid Khan’s debut film, "Maharaj," during a recent event. Speaking at the launch of the single "Kooriye," performed by debutant Raj Pandit, Aamir shared his feelings about the pressure surrounding the film’s reception. “When Junaid’s ‘Maharaj’ was released, I was…
A BRITISH-AMERICAN author and journalist, who sought an interview with Pakistan's jailed former premier Imran Khan, has been deported after his tourist visa was revoked, according to a Pakistan daily. Charles Glass (73), an author, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher who specialises in the Middle East, was told by law enforcement…
RESCUE crews scoured mud-caked tea plantations and villages in Wayanad district in Kerala state on Thursday with little hope of finding more survivors from landslides that killed around 200 people. Days of torrential monsoon rains have battered the southern coastal state of Kerala, with blocked roads into the Wayanad district…
APEX IT association Nasscom on Thursday came out in support of Infosys - which is facing a Rs 324.03 billion (£3.03bn) GST notice, saying that the move reflected a lack of understanding of the industry's operating model. Flagging the issue of the applicability of GST through the reverse charge mechanism…
ON AN empty stomach and with his heart racing, Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale kept his composure to stage a remarkable comeback and help the country claim its first-ever Olympic bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions event here on Thursday. Kusale shot an aggregate of 451.4 in the eight-shooter final…
US REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage. "She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn't know she was Black,…
