- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
IN A setback to the AAP, seven of its outgoing MLAs resigned from the party on Friday, with only five days to go for the Delhi Assembly polls. Sources said these MLAs were disgruntled after being denied tickets for the February 5 polls and were in touch with other parties.…
TWO types of extremism with their origins in the Indian subcontinent - pro-Khalistan extremism and Hindu nationalist extremism - have been flagged as threats to “understand” in a leaked report into the UK government’s ‘Extremism Review’. ‘Extremely Confused: The government’s new counter-extremism review revealed’, authored by Andrew Gilligan and Dr…
PROMOTING their new romantic comedy “You're Cordially Invited”, Hollywood actors Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon shared their thoughts on Indian weddings. While neither has attended one, both expressed curiosity about the grand celebrations. Ferrell recalled receiving an informal invitation while staying at a hotel. "I was staying at a hotel…
FORMER Indian captain Virat Kohli flopped on his first domestic cricket match in more than a decade Friday (31) to the dismay of thousands who turned out to see him play. International stars were ordered by India's cricket board to return to domestic matches in a bid to lift their…
THE MINISTERS in the UK’s Department of Business and Trade (DBT) are determined to work extremely hard to secure the “significant prize” of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India, the British government told Parliament on Thursday (30). During questions on the topic of trade in the House of Commons,…
INDIA is expected to record GDP growth of 6.3-6.8 per cent in the financial year 2025-26 on the back of strong fundamentals, calibrated fiscal consolidation and stable private consumption, said the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday (31). The economic growth rate is estimated to slip to 4-year low…
ASRA HUSSAIN RAZA, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was among 67 people killed in a tragic midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner at Ronald Reagan National Airport in the US, according to a media report. The collision, deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001, happened when…
MONALISA BHONSLE, the 16-year-old girl from Madhya Pradesh who gained social media fame after selling garlands at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, is set to debut as an actor. Filmmaker Sanoj Mishra has announced that Bhonsle will play one of the female leads in his upcoming movie, “Diary of West…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has once again warned that he will impose 100 per cent tariffs against BRICS nations if they attempt to replace the US dollar in international trade, telling them to go and find "another sucker nation." BRICS is an intergovernmental organisation of ten countries - Russia, India,…
ACTOR Swara Bhasker on Thursday (30) said her X account has been permanently suspended due to alleged copyright infringements over two posts she shared on Republic Day. Bhasker, 36, shared a screenshot of an email she received from the social media platform's team on Instagram and criticised the decision as…
