- Friday, April 04, 2025
A MUSLIM actress' decision to quit Bollywood, saying the acting was taking her away from her faith, has triggered a backlash in India from fellow actors and fans. Zaira Wasim, 18, best known for her role as a wrestler in the 2016 film Dangal, announced her "disassociation" from acting on…
HEAVY rains battered India's financial capital Mumbai today (1) causing disruption to the commuter train network, snarling traffic on water-logged streets and delaying flights from the country's second-busiest airport. The city, home to India's two biggest stock exchanges and the headquarters of several major companies, has been hit by heavy…
AN Indian mother and her daughter were beaten and had their heads shaved by a group of men after they resisted a gang rape attempt, police said on Friday (28), in the latest attack to highlight the dangers facing women in the country. Seven men, including a local government official,…
OPPOSING the statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) to extend President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress MP Manish Tewari Friday (28) said an elected government in the state is in the interest of the nation and will help the Centre in its fight…
SIX weeks after India's eastern state of Odisha was battered by the strongest storm since 2013, officials are considering how to build back damaged homes and power networks to better withstand future wild weather, as well as protecting the coast with trees. When powerful Cyclone Fani swept ashore, the wind…
Mount Kailash & Lake Manasarovar (Tibet): A trip to the lake of blessings and up the mountain was a 20-day expedition into an unknown world. There were no maps, no roads and no direction. The only thing you counted on was your driver and his knowledge. We got stuck in sand dunes,…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (28) held wide-ranging talks with US president Donald Trump and discussed ways to leverage the power of technology, improve defence and security ties as well as issues relating to trade, Iran and 5G. The prime minister said that India stands committed to further…
INDIAN advertisers are on track to spend more than $400 million during this year's ICC Cricket World Cup, looking to cash in on a mania that is smashing viewing records in the world's biggest market for the sport. About 1.5 billion people are expected to watch the tournament worldwide, more…
THERE is no discrepancies regarding the voter turnout and votes counted on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in India’s general election, country’s Rajya Sabha (lower house) was informed Thursday (27). Replying to supplementaries during Question hour, Indian law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the country’s poll body, Election Commission has not…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi today (27) held wide-ranging talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on the global economy, issues of fugitive economic offenders, and disaster management. It was the first meeting between the two leaders since the start of Japan's Reiwa era and Modi's re-election after the general…
