- Thursday, May 01, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday (25) that would require voters to prove they are US citizens and attempts to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day. The sweeping order also would seek to take federal funding away from states that do not…
COMEDIAN Kunal Kamra on Wednesday (26) criticised Bollywood studio T-Series, alleging that his stand-up special "Naya Bharat", which has kicked up a huge controversy over jokes targeting Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, was flagged for copyright violations on YouTube. Kamra on Wednesday (26) dropped a new video from the…
IT SERVICES company Wipro on Wednesday (26) announced that it has clinched a £500-million, 10-year strategic deal from British insurer Phoenix Group. Announcing the blockbuster deal, Wipro said the project is designed to deliver life and pension business administration for the ReAssure business and accelerate Phoenix Group's operational transformation. As…
THREE months after a yoga teacher in Haryana went missing, his body was found in a pit in Charkhi Dadri, the police said on Wednesday (26). The police investigation found that he was "buried alive" over a suspected affair with the wife of the main accused. Jagdeep, 45, had been…
KERALA chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan has spoken out about the colour and gender bias she has faced and its continued presence in society, sparking a debate on social media with many people showing their support. What prompted the chief secretary to ignite the social debate was a comment made by…
SATISH SALIAN, father of former celebrity manager Disha Salian, has submitted a complaint to the Joint Commissioner of Police demanding registration of a case against Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray and others in connection with his daughter's death in 2020. Salian visited the office of the joint commissioner of…
THE SUPREME COURT on Wednesday (26) took a strong exception to the Allahabad High Court's recent views that mere grabbing of a woman's breasts and pulling drawstrings of her "pyjama" wasn't rape, and stayed the observations, outlining total "insensitivity" and "inhuman approach". Calling it a "very serious matter", a bench…
INDIA'S censor board has blocked the release of Hindi film "Santosh", directed by Asian-origin filmmaker Sandhya Suri, which was the UK’s submission for the Oscars. “Santosh” is Suri’s debut feature film, and it is set in rural northern India, where a newly-widowed woman inherits her late husband’s job as a…
SHIV SENA (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has said stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra won’t bow down before anyone, after the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena targeted the 36-year-old over his jibe at the Maharashtra deputy chief minister in a show filmed in Mumbai. The comedian has kicked up a major political storm…
PLUCKED out of a state league with no experience of first-class cricket, 24-year-old spinner Vignesh Puthur lived a dream as he snared three wickets on debut for the Mumbai Indians and even though it wasn't enough to ensure victory, the student of English literature seems ready for the big stage.…
