- Friday, May 02, 2025
THE MAHA KUMBH MELA commenced at Sangam - the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers - on Monday (13) at Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh with pilgrims thronging to the venue. The Maha Kumbh will be held from January 13 to February 26 and more than 400…
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States on January 20. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday that Jaishankar will also have meetings with representatives of the incoming Trump administration during his visit…
SKIPPER Smriti Mandhana is not pleased that India let Ireland off the hook due to fielding lapses, saying they should have restricted their opponents to under 180 in the opening ODI on Friday. India had reduced Ireland to 56/4 in the 14th over but the visitors went on to score…
MUMBAI Crime Branch has arrested six members of a gang that duped people after subjecting them to "digital arrest", an official said on Thursday. The gang members, who would pose as CBI officials, have been identified as Gangvishan Manju (32), Vilas Bishnoi (21), Premsukh Bishnoi (19), Ramniwas Bishnoi (32), Sunil…
BOLLYWOOD star Deepika Padukone has joined the backlash over L&T chairman S N Subrahmanyan's controversial comments about wishing employees worked on Sundays. The remarks, shared in an undated video circulating on social media, have sparked fresh debates about work-life balance and mental health. In the video, Subrahmanyan is heard saying,…
ARMED militants attacked the residences of a senior minister and a deputy commissioner and stormed a police checkpost in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said. A senior police official said militants attacked the residence of Balochistan minister for finance and mineral resources Mir Shoaib Nosherwani with a hand grenade in…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi has said he is willing to discard old ideas and embrace new ones as long as they fit into his essential ideology of "nation first". Appearing for the first time in a podcast, which was hosted by Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath and released on Friday, Modi…
SINGER Usha Uthup emphasised the importance of books in shaping young minds while inaugurating the 16th edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) on Friday. Addressing the audience, she said, "Reading books… feeling books … it is an experience which is totally different, which will never age. Printed words…
PAYAL KAPADIA’S “All We Imagine As Light” continues its global success story with a win at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) awards, where it was named Best International Film. This recognition follows the film’s historic Grand Prix win at Cannes and a growing list of accolades, including a…
INVESTORS' wealth tumbled ₹12 trillion (£113.28bn) in three days of market slump due to uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and concerns over quarterly earnings. Also, rising crude oil prices and a strengthening dollar index added to investors' pessimism. In three days, the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 820.2 points or 1.04 per…
