- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
IN the rain-soaked opening round of the 88th Augusta Masters, Indian-American golfers Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala had a subdued start. Bhatia, completing 16 holes, tied for 17th place at one-under, while Theegala, having played 11 holes, was tied for 42nd with a score of one-over. The challenging weather conditions,…
Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul, along with fifties from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, propelled Mumbai Indians (MI) to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Thursday. Bumrah’s figures of 5-21 earned him the player-of-the-match award as RCB posted 196-8, following…
CANADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau brought up this week the killing of Khalistani Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on his country's soil last year during a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections, saying that his government stood up to defend the rights and freedoms of all its citizens.…
India has been placed 10th in the world for cybercrime activities, with advance fee fraud being the most prevalent type, a new study involving cybercrime experts globally has revealed. The study, leading to the creation of the ‘World Cybercrime Index,’ ranks about 100 countries based on their involvement in various…
The recent total solar eclipse witnessed NASA launching sounding rockets under the leadership of Aroh Barjatya, an India-born researcher. On April 8, as the solar eclipse cast shadows over North America, NASA deployed three sounding rockets to investigate the effects of the temporary dimming of sunlight on Earth’s upper atmosphere.…
Superstar Salman Khan on Thursday announced that his next film has been titled 'Sikander' and will be released in theatres across the country on Eid 2025. Salman will play the titular role in the movie, which will be directed by A R Murugadoss. The project will be produced by Sajid…
Bhamini Oza will portray Kasturba Gandhi in filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s much-anticipated series Gandhi, the makers announced on Thursday. Oza’s actor-husband Pratik Gandhi is essaying the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the show, which is backed by Applause Entertainment. It is based on historian and author Ramachandra Guha’s two books —…
Renowned author JK Rowling, who has made several anti-trans statements in recent years, has said that Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson can “save their apologies” as their relationships continue to go downhill over their positions on trans rights. The author blasted the stars in the wake of…
TRUONG My Lan, a prominent Vietnamese property tycoon and chair of major developer Van Thinh Phat, has been sentenced to death in a large-scale corruption case that caused an estimated £21 billion in damages. A panel of three jurors and two judges in Ho Chi Minh City found Lan guilty…
LINDY Cameron has been appointed as the new British high commissioner to India. She will succeed incumbent Alex Ellis. “Lindy Cameron CB OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Alex Ellis CMG who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment,” a…
