- Thursday, May 08, 2025
Viacom 18 will pay 9.51 billion Indian rupees ($117 million) for the media rights of the women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) announced on Monday. Viacom 18 outbid Disney Star, Sony and Zee among other broadcasters in a closed-bid auction in…
According to new research, contraceptive advice from social media celebrities may be putting young people at risk of unexpected pregnancies. Teenagers and young adults may also be receiving false sexual health information, making many of the popular videos a public health hazard, according to the study, which was published in…
A 35-year-old man has been found guilty in the 2021 killing of a five-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US state of Louisiana. A stray bullet struck Mya Patel’s head on March 20, 2021, when she was playing in her motel room in Shreveport. She was rushed to a hospital but…
The Nepalese passenger plane, which crashed into a river gorge on Sunday with 72 people onboard, was previously used by the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, according to Cirium Fleets data. Yeti Airlines’ 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft took off from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport at 10:33 am…
Nepal Army on Monday said they have not rescued anyone alive from the site of the plane crash that occurred on Sunday in the central resort city of Pokhara. “We haven’t rescued anyone alive from the crash site,” said Nepal Army Spokesperson Krishna Prasad Bhandari. A Yeti Airlines passenger plane…
URGENT action needs to be taken to prevent more Asian elderly people being plunged into poverty, charities and MPs have urged. They have also backed calls to raise the state pension amount further, to lower the threshold for auto-enrolment in workplace pension schemes and for more education for workers of…
Scientists have discovered details about link between impact of negative emotions on the brain of the elderly and pathological ageing, which may help prevent or delay neurodegeneration, according to a study. Neuroscientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, observed the activation of the brains of young and older adults…
At least 68 people were killed when a Nepalese passenger plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge on Sunday while landing at the Pokhara airport, according to media reports. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Yeti Airlines’ 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft took…
TWISTS on classic dishes and a renewed effort to tackle waste are set to be among the trends in 2023 to give fans of south Asian cuisine food for thought. Leading chefs have predicted what they believe will be popular this year – with experimentation leading the way and a shift…
Star India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said it’s surprising to see so many “taboos” regarding the ‘Mankad’ form of dismissal and asked why bowlers are always subjected to different “treatments”. Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami had tried to run out Dasun Shanaka at non-striker’s end when the batter left the crease…
