- Saturday, April 19, 2025
"CAPTAINCY is just a C in front of your name." With that comment, simultaneously modest and magnanimous, Virat Kohli embraced all his teammates and gave them credit for a personal milestone as India's most successful Test captain. After beating West Indies by 257 runs in the second Test here on…
DAY-time restrictions were eased in most parts of Kashmir on Tuesday (3) but markets remained shut and public transport off the roads for the 30th day since August 5 when the Indian government revoked the state's special status. There were no curbs during the day in over 90 per cent of…
CONGRESS leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday (3) attacked the government over the state of the economy and said it should now admit that there is a "historic slowdown" and move towards resolving it. She said the slowdown was for everyone to see and asked till when will the government-run…
KANNADA film star Kichcha Sudeep, who is gearing up for the release of "Pehlwaan", believes audiences are now willing to watch great content from across the globe. Lately, a lot of Bollywood and south film stars are working in Hindi or in south language films. Akshay Kumar was seen as…
THE Supreme Court Monday (2) agreed to hear on Tuesday (3) a contempt plea filed by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who is representing Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, claiming that he has been threatened for taking up the matter. A five-judge constitution bench headed by…
JAMMU AND KASHMIR Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal on Monday (2) said that 90 per cent of the valley was free of daytime restrictions. Addressing a press conference here, he said that on the law and order front, out of 111 police stations in Kashmir, daytime restrictions have been fully lifted…
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday (2) filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court giving details of his August 29 Kashmir visit during which he met his ailing colleague Yusuf Tarigami, party sources said. The affidavit was submitted in the court in a sealed envelope. The apex court had…
A UK-based global equine welfare charity has sent urgent aid to thousands of donkeys that needed emergency care after devastating floods in the west-central state of India. The local media has reported that more than 150,000 people have been evacuated, leaving behind hundreds of donkeys to fend for themselves. Understanding…
IN a key event of India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, lander 'Vikram' was separated from the orbiter on Monday (2), five days ahead of its planned lunar touchdown, space agency ISRO announced. The separation of Vikram, which is set for soft landing on September 7 on the lunar surface along…
NON-RESIDENT Indians (NRIs) do not have to reveal their directorships in foreign firms, India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes said. Directorships in foreign businesses that do not generate any income from India need not be disclosed, the direct taxes authority said in a latest clarification. “It is hereby clarified that…
