STAR shuttlers Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will headline host India's largest-ever contingent at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, starting in New Delhi from January 14. With top stars like Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen, An Se Young, and world No. 1 Shi Yuqi leading the field, top-tier…
AN INDIAN American Dhol band has been invited to participate in the parade from Capitol Hill to the White House following Donald Trump's swearing-in as the 47th US president on January 20. Shivam Dhol Tasha Pathak, a Texas-based Indian traditional drum and snare ensemble, will bring its vibrant beats and…
POLLING for all 70 assembly seats in Delhi will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday. Bypolls to two assembly constituencies - Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh and Erode in Tamil Nadu - will also be held according…
A 25-YEAR-OLD junior doctor was allegedly raped by her colleague at an abandoned hostel building in a government-run medical college in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, police said. The alleged incident took place on Sunday and the accused, also aged 25, was later arrested, the police said on Monday. The victim…
VIRAT KOHIL and Rohit Sharma's Test future is now in the hands of selectors, said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar while advocating an honest deep-dive into the team's downward spiral in the last six months. In an interview to PTI, Gavaskar spoke about India's recent debacles, including the home whitewash…
MICROSOFT will invest $3 billion (£2.39bn) to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities in India, its chief executive officer Satya Nadella said on Tuesday. The tech giant will also train 10 million people in AI skills in India by 2030, Nadella said, addressing a conference attended by startup…
ZENDAYA sparked engagement rumours at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards after stepping out with a diamond ring on her left-hand ring finger. A family source later confirmed to People magazine that she and Tom Holland, both 28, are engaged. According to the source, the couple got engaged over the Christmas…
ASSAM government on Tuesday sought the help of navy to assist local authorities in rescuing the nine labourers trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Dima Hasao district, where the water level has risen to nearly 100 feet. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the navy divers are…
THE SUPREME COURT on Tuesday granted interim bail to jailed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in a 2013 rape case on medical grounds till March 31. Notably, a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal directed Asaram not to meet his followers post release. The top court said 86-year-old…
CANADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in office, but will stay on in his post until the party chooses a replacement. Trudeau, under heavy pressure from Liberal legislators to quit amid polls showing the…