• Thursday, May 01, 2025

Kerala court sentences woman to death for boyfriend’s murder

A COURT in Kerala on Monday (20) sentenced a woman to death for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in 2022. The Neyyattinkara Additional District Sessions Court also sentenced her uncle, Nirmalakumaran Nair, the third accused in the case, to three years of imprisonment. The 24-year-old convict, Greeshma, from Kanyakumari,…

IIT Madras Director Kamakoti draws flak for remarks on cow…

A VIDEO clip of the IIT Madras director V Kamakoti purportedly praising the 'medicinal value' of 'Gomutra', while speaking on protecting indigenous breeds of cows and the significance of switching to organic farming, has gone viral in the social media. Addressing an event at a Go Samrakshana Sala on the…

Saif Ali Khan attack: Mumbai police arrest Bangladeshi national

MUMBAI police on Sunday (19) said a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national has been arrested for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Bandra suburb. Preliminary investigation suggests that the man was unaware that he had entered a Bollywood star's house and his intention was theft, a senior police…

Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson visit Babulnath Temple before…

COLDPLAY lead singer Chris Martin and his girlfriend, Hollywood star Dakota Johnson, visited the Babulnath Temple in Mumbai on Friday, ahead of the band’s first concert in the city. The couple, who have been together since 2017, were seen offering prayers at the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. In one…

BMW India expects sales to maintain growth momentum in 2025

GERMAN luxury carmaker BMW is looking at double- digit sales growth this year having already reported record deliveries in 2024, its India Group President and CEO Vikram Pawah said on Saturday (18). The company is also expecting its electric vehicle sales portfolio to go up this year. In 2024, BMW…

Jasprit Bumrah won’t be available for first two ODIs against…

CHIEF SELECTOR Ajit Agarkar on Saturday (18) said Jasprit Bumrah may not get fit for the first two ODIs against England, forcing them to name Harshit Rana as a replacement as they await an update from the medical team on the lead pacer. The fast bowler though was named in…

RG Kar rape-murder: Kolkata court pronounces accused Sanjay Roy guilty

A KOLKATA court on Saturday (18) declared Sanjay Roy "guilty" of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The Sealdah court, where Roy’s trial was held, will declare his sentence on Monday, Anirban Das, the additional district and sessions judge, said. The…

‘Paatal Lok’ Season 2 explores darker realms of human behaviour:…

AVINASH ARUN DHAWARE, who directed the second season of the hit series "Paatal Lok," describes the follow-up as "denser" and delves into the "darker lanes of human behaviour." The director, known for his work on "Killa," "Three of Us," and "School of Lies," shared insights into the new season's exploration…

Sheikh Hasina says death was minutes away as she fled…

DEPOSED Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said she and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana escaped death by just 20-25 minutes on August 5 last year when her Awami League government was toppled in a student-led mass uprising. In a brief audio note released by her party on its Facebook…

TV actor Aman Jaiswal dies in road accident in Mumbai

TV ACTOR Aman Jaiswal (23) died after a truck rammed into his motorbike on Jogeshwari road in Mumbai on Friday (17) afternoon, police said. He was known for a lead role in TV serial "Dhartiputra Nandini". Jaiswal was rushed to Cama Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, said an…