- Wednesday, April 30, 2025
DAYS after cricketer Mohammed Shami was criticised for not observing roza (fast) in the month of Ramzan during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final match against Australia, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar voiced his support for the bowler asking him to pay no attention to "reactionary bigoted idiots". Shami, who is part…
INDIA is "most likely" undercounting heat-related deaths due to a lack of robust data but the government is now improving surveillance to minimise the impact of extreme conditions on health, former WHO chief scientist and health ministry advisor Soumya Swaminathan has said. In an interview with PTI on the sidelines…
AS A fixture of India's burgeoning craft beer scene, Varsha Bhat is a rarity twice over: first as a woman who brews alcohol, and second as a woman who drinks it. Bhat is staking a claim to a male-dominated industry in a country where social mores compel most women to…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Friday (7) that India has “agreed” to “cut their tariffs way down” as they have been finally exposed. Trump said at the Oval Office, “India charges us massive tariffs, massive you can’t even sell anything in India. It’s almost… it is restrictive. You know,…
THE SRI LANKAN Navy on Friday (7) said it arrested 14 Indian fishermen and seized a fishing boat for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters. The Navy arrested the Indian fishermen during a special operation conducted in the sea area south of Mannar on Thursday night. The seized boat…
A DELHI court on Friday (7) dismissed a plea of Delhi law minister Kapil Mishra against the summons issued to him for making "objectionable statements" and violating the model code of conduct in 2020. Special judge Jitendra Singh observed the Election Commission of India was under a constitutional obligation to…
CHRISTIAN MICHEL JAMES, an alleged middleman in AgustaWestland case, on Friday (7) offered to "finish his sentence" and leave India instead of walking out on bail owing to "security risks". James was addressing special judge Sanjeev Aggarwal when he made the plea. Following the reprieve in the CBI and ED…
INDIAN tech startup ecosystem ranks second after the US in terms of all-time funding raised by companies with women founders, with a total capital mobilisation of $26 billion seen in this space till date, according to Tracxn. The report by the startup research and analytics firm stated that India is…
AFTER the recently-concluded Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath cited the 'success story' of a boatman Pintu Mahara in the assembly on Tuesday (4) and claimed that his fleet totally earned ₹300 million (£2.67m) during the 45-day-long festival. Adityanath said this while countering the claims…
PAMELA ANDERSON, known for her early career in television and modelling, is now considering a move to the stage following her well-received performance in "The Last Showgirl". The 57-year-old actress said that her role in Gia Coppola’s film made her feel like a “real actress” for the first time. “This…
