- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
US president-elect Donald Trump has tapped Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State and Congressman Mike Waltz as his National Security Advisor. Rubio, 53, is considered to be a friend of India and has been an advocate of the India-US relationship, while Waltz, 50, is an old-India hand…
THE SUPREME COURT on Monday denied bail to former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, accused of rape and sexual assault. Rejecting the plea, a bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma observed Revanna was a "very influential person". Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing the politician, argued that the…
POSTING a video of their balcony garden on Facebook has landed a couple in Bengaluru in the police net. Shortly after posting the video, some followers noticed ganja plants among the flower pots, according to a report in The Indian Express. One of the followers alerted the police and they…
US president-elect Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone and discussed ending the war in Ukraine amongst many other important topics, according to a media report. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied the media report of the phone call between Putin and Trump. After winning the…
YOUNG striker Sangita Kumari scored a brace as defending champions India defeated Malaysia 4-0 to open their campaign at the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on a confident note at Rajgir in Bihar on Monday. Sangita (8th, 55th minutes) struck twice, while Preeti Dubey (43rd) and Udita (44th) were…
TENSION prevailed in a village in Mandya on Sunday after the district authorities made way for the Dalits to enter the temple and worship the deity 'Kalabhairaveshwara' for the first time. The upper caste people, mostly Vokkaligas, allegedly took away the 'Utsava Murthy', the metallic festival idol of the deity…
ELEVEN suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Manipur's Jiribam district on Monday, officials said. Two CRPF personnel also sustained injuries during the heavy exchange of fire that happened at Jakurador Karong in the Borobekra sub-division. The condition of one of them was stated to be…
INDIA'S leading dairy brand Amul will enter the European market by the end of this month following its recent rollout in the US, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) Managing Director Jayen S Mehta said in New Delhi on Monday (11). The Gujarat-based cooperative sells its dairy products under the…
BOLLYWOOD stars Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan have shared their enthusiasm for collaborating again, possibly for a sequel to their 1997 hit romantic comedy “Ishq”, directed by Indra Kumar. The two actors, both prominent figures in the industry, attended the mahurat launch of the upcoming film “Tera Yaar Hoon Main”…
FILMMAKER Shekhar Kapur revealed on Monday that he will begin shooting the sequel to his 1983 film “Masoom” in early 2025. The film, titled “Masoom 2”, will see the return of original stars Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah. Joining them will be Manoj Bajpayee, who previously worked with Kapur in…
