• Saturday, April 05, 2025

Kohli is a ‘terrific guy’, says Steve Smith

Australia’s Steve Smith has hailed Indian superstar and on-field rival Virat Kohli as a “terrific guy” and a strong leader who plays hard on the field. While international sporting events were halted when the coronavirus pandemic hit, cricketers have been keeping in touch with each other through messages, phone and…

Indian Army soldier killed in cross-border shelling by Pakistan in…

An Indian Army soldier was killed on Monday as Pakistan resorted to heavy cross-border shelling during the ongoing ceasefire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Havildar Dipak Karki was the fourth soldier to die on the LoC since June 5.…

Political dog fight erupts after Manmohan’s Singh criticism of government

A war of words erupted between the ruling BJP and the Congress over former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the death of 20 Indian soldiers by Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Ladakh's Galwan valley. The Congress hit out at BJP national President J.P.…

Glenmark gets regulatory approval for Covid-19 drug Favipiravir; share price…

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has launched antiviral drug Favipiravir for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 patients. The company  received manufacturing and marketing approval from India’s drug regulator. It is the first oral Favipiravir-approved medication in India for the treatment of the pandemic. “This approval comes at a time when cases…

India’s Covid-19 tally at 425,282; death toll at 13,699

INDIA’s Covid-19 cases reached 425,282 on Monday (22) with 14,821 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll rose to 13,699 with 445 new fatalities, according to the health ministry. The country crossed the 400,000-mark on Sunday (21) eight days after recording 300,000 Covid-19 cases and has…

Sushant Singh Rajput’s psychiatrist gives clarification on reports of breaching…

A few days ago, there were reports that Sushant Singh Rajput’s psychiatrist Dr. Kersi Chavda has stated that the actor was bipolar and he regretted that he broke up Ankita Lokhande. Well, there was an outrage on social media that how can a psychiatrist talk about his client and breach…

‘Hurt and angry’, Narendra Modi warns China over border clash

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that his country was “hurt and angry” after a border clash with China that left 20 troops dead, and warned that the army has been given free reign to respond to any new violence. India and China have blamed each other for the…

Confirmed: Sadak 2 shoot to resume by the first week…

The much-awaited Hindi film Sadak 2, which features Alia Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sanjay Dutt in important roles, will resume production by the first week of July. The movie had reportedly just one song left to be filmed when India went into complete lockdown in an effort to…

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 4 lakh with highest single-day spike…

A record single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 cases took India's infection tally past the 4 lakh-mark on Sunday, while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data. India has been registering record single-day spike for the past four days. The jump…

Delhi govt procuring oxygen cylinders, hospitals need not do it…

The Delhi government has said it is in the process of procuring oxygen cylinders and concentrators and directed hospitals under it to not procure them for COVID-19 patients, according to an official order. The government had earlier this month directed medical directors of all the designated COVID hospitals  under the Delhi government…