- Thursday, May 01, 2025
HOLLYWOOD stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Mindy Kaling, and Guneet Monga have expressed their excitement after their film, “Anuja”, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. The short film, directed by Adam J Graves and Suchitra Mattai, is set in New Delhi and explores the life of…
EIGHT people were killed after a blast at the ordnance factory in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Friday, union minister Nitin Gadkari said. “As per preliminary information, seven persons have been injured in the blast,” Gadkari told reporters in Nagpur. A senior district official said the blast caused the roof of…
A MUMBAI court on Friday extended till January 29 the police custody of the Bangladeshi man arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his home during a robbery attempt last week. Police produced the accused, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir (30), before a magistrate's court…
A 47-YEAR-OLD woman was killed in a tiger attack at Priyadarshini Estate at Mananthavady village in Wayanad district on Friday morning, sparking intense protests by locals in the area. The incident occurred a day after Kerala Forest Minister A K Saseendran claimed in the state assembly that human-animal conflicts were…
FORMER India opener Virender Sehwag and his wife, Aarti Ahlawat, are set to end their marriage of 20 years, according to Hindustan Times. While the couple have not made any public statement in this regard, the daily claims they have been living separately for several months. Of late, Sehwag and…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship has jolted the Indian immigrants. As the February 20 deadline approaches, many doctors at maternity clinics are being requested by Indian couples for C-sections before that date, reports Times of India. A doctor based out of New Jersey said she has…
THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE Thursday said two Delhi-based "cyber criminals" siphoned off more than ₹49 billion (£460.28m) abroad by "misusing" special economic zone (SEZ) facilities. The two accused - Punit Kumar alias Puneet Maheshwari alias John, a resident of Moti Nagar area, and Ashish Kakkar alias Pablo, a resident of Greater…
THE 2024 Academy Awards nominations were revealed Thursday (23), following delays caused by wildfires that disrupted parts of Los Angeles earlier this month. Netflix’s "Emilia Perez," "The Brutalist," and "Wicked" emerged as frontrunners, with the Spanish-language musical leading the pack at 13 nominations. The wildfires also led to the cancellation…
WITH ceasefire holding up in the north and south of Israel, several major international airlines, including Air India, have announced plans to resume flights to Israel. "It's official now. We are resuming flights from March 2, 2025,” a representative for Air India in Israel told PTI. Several Indians staying in…
STAR India shuttler Lakshya Sen's struggles in the international circuit continued with a loss in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. The 10th-ranked Indian went down against Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 16-21 21-12 21-23. Sen, an Asian Games silver medallist and Commonwealth Games…
