- Monday, February 17, 2025
A 53-YEAR-OLD man died of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) at a hospital in Mumbai, the first fatality in the city due to the nerve disorder, officials said on Wednesday. The patient, a resident of Mumbai's Wadala area and working as a ward boy in a civic-run hospital, had visited Pune, which…
THE Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday (12) said it will soon issue ₹50 denomination banknotes bearing the signature of Governor Sanjay Malhotra. Malhotra assumed office in December 2024 replacing Shaktikanta Das who demitted office after the completion of his extended term. "The design of these notes is similar in…
IRISH actor Nicola Coughlan, known for her role as Penelope Featherington in Netflix's “Bridgerton,” has said that the upcoming fourth season of the show will draw parallels to the classic fairytale “Cinderella.” The new season will centre around Benedict Bridgerton, played by Luke Thompson, and his romance with Sophie Baek,…
SEXUAL intercourse, including unnatural act, by a man with his adult wife, even without her consent, can not be treated as an offence, the Chhattisgarh High Court held while acquitting a Jagdalpur resident who was convicted of rape and other charges. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas made the observations while acquitting…
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES Chairman Mukesh Ambani visited Maha Kumbh on Tuesday (11) with his family and took a dip in Sangam, officials here said. The family also participated in a yagya at Parmarth Triveni Pushp in Arail. According to Reliance Industries Limited, Ambani along with his mother, Kokilaben, sons Akash and…
MAHANT Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, passed away at a hospital in Lucknow on Wednesday. The 85-year-old was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) earlier this month after he suffered a brain stroke. The hospital authorities said…
SHUBMAN GILL scored his seventh hundred as India posted a commanding 356 all out in 50 overs against England in the third ODI here on Wednesday (12). The prolific Gill smashed 112 off 102 balls with 14 boundaries and three sixes. He got fine support from veteran Virat Kohli (52…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi will try on a US visit to pick up where he left off four years ago in wooing Donald Trump, as he offered quick tariff concessions in hopes of avoiding the second-term president's wrath. For nearly three decades, US presidents from both parties have prioritised building…
THE NOVELIST Salman Rushdie showed a jury his blinded right eye on Tuesday as he testified against the man charged with trying to murder him at a talk at a rural New York venue in 2022. Hadi Matar, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and…
WORLD champion D Gukesh bowed out of Freestyle Grand Slam chess after losing his second straight quarterfinal game against Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Hamburg on Monday (10). Having lost the first game with white pieces, Gukesh did not last long against the American Grandmaster in a must-win…
