- Tuesday, June 24, 2025
FORMER West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee died on Thursday at his Kolkata home following old age-related ailments, CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim said. The former chief minister was 80 and is survived by his wife Mira and daughter Suchetana who underwent gender change surgery. A party official said Bhattacharjee…
INDIA'S heartbroken Vinesh Phogat on Thursday announced her retirement from wrestling, a day after being disqualified from the women's 50kg competition at the Paris Olympics for being overweight for the final. World bronze medallist Phogat, 29, was due to face Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States for the gold medal…
The disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat for being overweight just hours before the women's 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday broke the hearts of many Indians. She was set to fight Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States for the gold medal, but the disqualification will deprive her…
THE CBI has taken over the probe into the deaths of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar here and registered an FIR against the owner of the institute, officials said on Wednesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the case from the…
OPPOSITION parties on Wednesday demanded that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill be sent to Parliament's standing committee for scrutiny after it is introduced, with the government saying the Business Advisory Committee will take a call after assessing the sense of Lok Sabha. The government, official sources said, will not press for…
LIFTED on shoulders, garlanded and showered with rose petals - star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker's return to the country was a memorable affair as hundreds of supporters braved the Delhi's steady drizzle to welcome her on Wednesday. The Air India flight (AI 142) landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport…
AMAZON India head and country manager Manish Tiwary has resigned after an eight-year stint, the e-commerce giant has confirmed. Tiwary will continue with Amazon until October to help ensure a smooth transition. The top-level exit comes at a time when the US e-commerce giant is facing rising competition from players…
ASIAN-AMERICAN filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, known for his suspenseful storytelling and twist endings, has introduced his latest film, "Trap", which debuted in India last week. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donaughue, and Shyamalan's daughter, Saleka. In an interview with PTI, Shyamalan discussed his approach to storytelling, emphasising that he…
A PAKISTANI national with close ties to Iran was on Tuesday charged with a foiled plot to assassinate a politician or US government officials on American soil, authorities here said. Asif Raza Merchant (46) was charged by federal court in Brooklyn with murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate…
NAMAL RAJAPAKSA, the son of Sri Lanka's former president, will run in the September 21 presidential election, he said on Wednesday, taking on the incumbent, Ranil Wickremesinghe, whom many analysts see as the frontrunner. Elected by parliament in July 2022, Wickremesinghe has shepherded the Indian Ocean nation through its worst…
