• Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Abhishek Bachchan on working with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Last seen together in celebrated filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s epic action-adventure film Raavan (2010), Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have not shared the screen space over the past decade. It was not like that the duo was not offered anything interesting, but several projects the two were in talks for did not…

Ola to invest around £20 million for the ‘Ride Safe…

IN an effort to raise safety standards in the UK, ride-hailing firm Ola has launched the Ride Safe UK initiative. The company will invest around £20 million in the UK under the programme. It work with UK innovators and experts in public safety to ensure that initiatives represent best practice in…

Nearly 25k new corona cases in India, total tally 6,73,165

India recorded a single-day spike of record 24,850 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking its total tally to 6,73,165 even as over 600 deaths in the last 24 hours increased the country's death toll to 19,268, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data revealed. As many as 4,09,083 patients have…

Heavy rains continue in Mumbai; low-lying areas waterlogged

Mumbai, Thane and other parts of Konkan Maharashtra for the third consecutive day on Sunday and caused water-logging in some low-lying areas of the metropolis. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intermittent rains in the city and suburbs "with possibility of heavy falls" at isolated places in the next…

Cloth used by Sushant Singh to hang self sent for…

As part of probe into the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Mumbai Police have sent the cloth, allegedly used by him to hang himself, to a forensic lab for “tensile strength” analysis to determine whether it can bear the weight similar to that of the film star, an…

Covid-19: India witnesses highest single-day spike of 22,771 new cases

In the highest single-day spike so far, a total of 22,771 people tested positive for coronavirus infection since yesterday in India. With this the total contagion tally of the country reached to 6,48,315, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting health ministry figures. The death toll rose to 18,655 with 442…

As world battles COVID, Buddha’s teachings serve as beacon, provide…

Noting that the teachings of Lord Buddha were as relevant in the current times as they were earlier, both President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that as the world fought extraordinary challenges, his message served like a beacon. Addressing the Dhamma Chakra Day celebrations, organised by…

India coronavirus cases hit record high amid monsoon rains

INDIA recorded its highest singe-day spike of coronavirus cases on Saturday (4), with over 22,000 new cases and 442 deaths, as infections rose in the western and southern parts of the country amid heavy monsoon rains. The western state of Maharashtra, home to the densely packed financial capital Mumbai, has…

Reliance launches JioMeet to take on Zoom

INDIA’s Reliance has launched JioMeet video conferencing app with unlimited free calling facility and starts a rate war on rival Zoom. It is available across Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and web, the company said. JioMeet supports HD audio and video call quality with up to 100 participants and offers features…

‘No reason to doubt integrity of 2011 World Cup final’:…

THERE is no “no reason to doubt the integrity” of the 2011 World Cup final in which India defeated Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council has said, ruling out a probe into match-fixing claims. Former Sri Lankan sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage alleged last month that the match — which India…