- Thursday, May 01, 2025
BOOKER prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has endorsed Kamala Harris’s candidacy for the US presidency and said he believes she is the person who can prevent former president Donald Trump from dragging the country towards authoritarianism. Rushdie on Sunday extended his support and endorsement of US Vice President Harris during a…
THREE civil service aspirants died when the basement library of a coaching centre in New Delhi got flooded in a flash following heavy rains and a drain burst near the building on Saturday evening. According to a purported video of the incident, the ripple effect of a fast-moving four-wheeler on…
A RESILIENT Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by snaring a bronze in the 10m air pistol event here on Sunday, a triumph that opened the country's account in the Paris Games and ended a 12-year wait for its much-hyped shooters. The 22-year-old…
A temporary exhibition featuring items from U.S. musician Taylor Swift has opened at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The display, named "Taylor Swift | Songbook Trail," consists of 13 installations placed across various galleries in the museum. Curator Kate Bailey explained, "It's a journey around the museum. It follows chapters…
INDIA outwitted New Zealand 3-2 in men's hockey, rallying in a see-saw game that was decided just one minute before the hooter went off. For India, Mandeep Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad and Harmanpreet did the scoring. India started on the offensive, with Harmanpreet and Abhsihek putting pressure on the New…
BOLSTERED by their best-ever show in the ranking rounds, Indian archers will look to end a 36-year-long wait for an Olympic medal with yet another good show in the medal rounds that will get underway with the women's finals here on Sunday. Indian archery fraternity can hope for multiple medals…
NEERAJ PANDEY, celebrated for directing thrillers like "A Wednesday" and "Special 26", has turned his attention to a love story with his latest film, "Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha". This film, which stars Ajay Devgn and Tabu, represents Pandey’s long-held aspiration to direct a romance. Pandey has been in the…
MARKETS regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya from the securities markets and restrained him from associating with any listed firm for three years. The market regulator took this step after it was found that Mallya routed funds into the Indian securities market…
AS IS the case with any Olympic Games host, Paris has become a melting pot right now and those who have made the effort to travel are liking the experience so far. Last night, even a heavy downpour did little to diminish the spirit of the spectators, thousands of them…
WEST BENGAL chief minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of the Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday as she said she was stopped from speaking "after just five minutes". She also slammed the Union Budget for 2024-25, calling it "biased". "I have come out boycotting the meeting. (Andhra Pradesh…
