- Thursday, May 01, 2025
VIRAT KOHLI did not finish the chase for once, but his measured 84-run knock steered India into their fifth Champions Trophy final with a clinical four-wicket win over an under-strength and profligate Australia in the first last-four clash in Dubai on Tuesday (4). The Indian triumph ensures that the final…
THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT on Tuesday (4) stayed for four weeks a special court's order directing FIR against former Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials for alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations. A single bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige said the special court order of March…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a White House official, deepening the fissure that has opened between the two one-time allies. "President Trump has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners…
THE BODIES of the last four of the trapped workers were pulled out from the site of the avalanche-hit Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Chamoli on Sunday (2), taking the death toll to eight as authorities ended the nearly 60-hour rescue operation. Army doctors said 46 workers who were…
SHREYAS IYER'S pressure-defying fifty and Varun Chakravarthy’s spin masterclass helped India script a 44-run win over New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday (2) to top Group A, setting up the semifinal against Australia in the Champions Trophy. Iyer made a composed 79 off 98 balls under pressure but New Zealand,…
HOLLYWOOD veteran Harrison Ford will give the 97th Academy Awards a miss after being diagnosed with shingles. The 82-year-old actor's representative confirmed Ford's diagnosis and his absence from the ceremony to the entertainment news outlet Variety. Ford, whose latest film appearance is "Captain America: Brave New World", was supposed to…
ZENDAYA has been cast in the fifth installment of the animated fantasy series "Shrek," set for release in 2026. She will voice the daughter of Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz), joining the original cast that includes Eddie Murphy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Shrek 5" will be directed…
BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk, who is a close adviser to US President Donald Trump, has another child, his 14th. His latest child, a son, is with Shivon Zilis, an executive at Musk's Neuralink with whom he already has three other children. "Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday,…
UKRANIAN president Volodymyr Zelensky thanked dozens of allies on social media on Saturday (1), a day after US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused him of not being sufficiently grateful. Zelensky on X wrote the words "Thank you for your support" in individual replies to around 30…
AT LEAST four people died from their injuries after an avalanche hit a BRO camp in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said Saturday (1), as rescuers deployed helicopters to search for the remaining five missing. A total of 55 workers were buried under snow and debris…
