- Friday, April 04, 2025
A MAN of few words, Chinnaguruvaiya Dasari struggled to express the joy he felt when he was given ownership of a two-hectare (five-acre) piece of land on the edge of the Nallamala forest in southern India. After 25 years of working as a bonded labourer in the fields of other…
STEEL GIANT, ArcelorMittal has decided to reduce its steel production across its European plants to cope with the weak demand and rising imports. Indian business tycoon LN Mittal led steel producer will reduce its production at its facilities in Dunkirk, France and Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, according to a statement on Wednesday…
A LOT is happening on Ekta Kapoor’s popular show, Kasautii Zindagii Kay. On one hand, it is doing wonders on TRP charts and has emerged as the most-watched Hindi soap opera in India. On the other hand, the search for Mr Bajaj does not seem to be ending anytime soon. After…
THE World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday (29) condemned efforts by the world's biggest cigarette vendor to rebrand a day dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of tobacco use. Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Friday (31), the UN health agency launched a campaign to highlight the devastating…
INDIA found a bright silver lining on the penultimate day of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in the form of director of photography Modhura Palit, winner of the Special Encouragement at the 7th Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography ceremony here. Palit shared the rostrum with five-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel ("Amelie", "Faust",…
SACHIN TENDULKAR believes the quality of India's batting is sufficient to make up for the deficiency of left-handed batsmen in the lineup, the cricketing great said in a wide-ranging interview ahead of the World Cup. A left-right batting competition is of significant value in modern one-day internationals but two-time champions…
THE Trump administration on yesterday (28) removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, citing certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns. Switzerland is the other nation that has been removed by the US from its currency monitoring…
FIFTEEN security personnel were injured when Maoists triggered a series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts near Hurda forests in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district in the early hours of Tuesday (28), a police officer said. The blasts took place around 05.00 am local time when a joint team of the Central…
FIVE people died and 19 were being treated in hospital after drinking spurious liquor in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a district official said today (28). The victims fell ill after consuming the liquor on Monday (27) night and were taken to a hospital, where three of them…
INDIA'S slowing economic growth is of serious concern and the country needs to urgently cut tax and interest rates to revive the economy, a top industrial body said today (27) ahead of the start of prime minister Narendra Modi's second term. The economy grew 6.6 per cent in the three…
