• Saturday, April 05, 2025

Bollywood mourns death of young heartthrob Sushant Singh Rajput

A young Bollywood heartthrob lauded for his portrayal of cricket star MS Dhoni on the silver screen has died, Mumbai police said Sunday. “Police found Sushant Singh Rajput’s body at his residence Sunday afternoon,” Mumbai police spokesman Pranaya Ashok told AFP, confirming that the 34-year-old had taken his own life.…

Delhi coronavirus fears mount as hospital beds run out

Ashwani Jain succumbed to the coronavirus in an ambulance as his family pleaded with several hospitals to take him in, the latest victim of the pandemic sweeping through the Indian capital and exposing a deadly shortage of hospital beds. “They don’t care whether we live or die,” said his 20-year-old…

India’s Covid-19 death toll nears 10,000

INDIA reported 11,502 new Covid-19 cases and 325 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this the total number of coronavirus cases jumped to 332,424 and fatalities to 9,520 as on Monday (15). The death count in India has nearly doubled in the last 16 days. The number of infections is…

India to get its maiden gas trading platform

India will on Monday get its very own natural gas trading platform that will help discover local market price for gas through transparent demand-supply matching. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) to kickstart natural gas trading, official sources said. IGX is India''s first automated national…

India should rethink the ‘One China’ policy and exploit Beijing’s…

A group of experts have said India should rethink and revise its ‘One China’ policy and exploit the geographic, ethnic, and economic fault lines within the Asian giant, such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang. At a webinar jointly organized by Law and Society Alliance and Defence Capital on…

Coronavirus cases in India surge above 3.2 lakh after highest…

The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has gone up to 3,20,922 after a record 11,929 fresh infections were reported in 24 hours, according to figures released by Ministry of Health today morning. 311 deaths were reported in 24 hours, taking the overall fatalities to 9,195. Total recoveries so far…

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput found hanging in Bandra home

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra apartment on Sunday, police said. He was 34. His last screen appearance was "Chhichhore", directed by Nitesh Tiwari. He has committed suicide at his residence in Bandra. He was found hanging today. We are investigating," Manoj Sharma, additional commissioner…

IPL in October looks difficult can be held in Lanka…

The iconic Sunil Gavaskar feels realistic chances of conducting a shortened Indian Premier League this year is in Sri Lanka from early September as Australia might end up hosting the World T20 in October having successfully flattened the COVID-19 curve. The former India captain feels that once the Australia government…

Pakistan Army violates ceasefire along LoC in J-K’s Baramulla district

Pakistani troops on Sunday shelled mortars along the Line of Control in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir''s Baramulla district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. This is the second ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in Rampur sector and the third in the north Kashmir district…

Nepal parliament approves new map as land row with India…

THE lower house of Nepal’s parliament on Saturday (13) approved a new map of the country, including areas disputed with India, the speaker of the national legislature said. The move signals a hardening of Nepal’s position over a decades-long border row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours.…