- Wednesday, April 09, 2025
AN Indian court on Monday (10) convicted six men of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Jammu and Kashmir state last year, said a prosecution lawyer. The case sparked outrage and criticism of the country's ruling party after some of its members opposed charges…
PAKISTAN'S powerful military has agreed in a rare move to cut its hefty budget for a year to help ease the South Asian country's "critical financial situation", prime minister Imran Khan said. Pakistan has struck an agreement in principle with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $6 billion loan…
IT is always said that Bollywood doesn’t have originality. Most of the Hindi films are a remake or inspired by Hollywood movies. But then, we are sure you guys don’t know that there are a few Hollywood movies too that are inspired by Bollywood films. So, here’s the list of…
TALENTED actor Shashank Vyas has impressed audiences with terrific turns on TV and in the process won himself fans around the world. Many of these fans have become good friends, thanks to their mutual admiration for Shashank, including Nida from Bangladesh, Sheetal from USA and Sharmin from the UK. Eastern…
WAITING under the scorching sun for a tanker truck to deliver water to his home, Chandra Shekhar reminisced about how his southern Indian city once brimmed with pristine lakes and lush gardens. "They are all gone now. They have been consumed by buildings and more buildings," said the 59-year-old retired…
AN Indian helicopter carrying elite paramilitary mountaineers took off Wednesday (5) for a "very high-risk" operation to retrieve five dead climbers and three others believed killed scaling a treacherous Himalayan peak. Air Force choppers spotted five bodies Monday (3) on the slopes of Nanda Devi in India's high north while…
INDIA'S economy is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in the next three years, supported by robust investment and private consumption, the latest forecast from World Bank said. The bank in its Global Economic Prospects released Tuesday (4) said that India is estimated to have grown 7.2 per cent…
A LONG-RANGE maritime reconnaissance aircraft of Indian Navy was deployed on Tuesday (4) as part of a massive search operation to trace an AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, a day after it went missing around thickly-forested Menchuka in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said. The Russian-origin transport aircraft, with…
A FEW weeks ago, Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha starrer Dabangg 3 went on floors in Maheshwar. Then certain portions of the film were shot in the outskirts of Mumbai where Salman shot with the Sudeep who plays the antagonist in the film. Now according to a report in a…
INDIA'S tallest rubbish mountain in New Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, becoming a fetid symbol for what the UN considers the world's most polluted capital. Hawks and other birds of prey hover around the towering Ghazipur landfill on the eastern…
