• Monday, April 21, 2025

Vikrant Massey denies retirement rumours, says taking temporary break

ACTOR Vikrant Massey has issued a clarification regarding his social media post, which led to widespread speculation about his retirement from acting. Massey, 37, confirmed that his break is temporary and intended to help him focus on his family and well-being, not a permanent exit from the industry. “My post…

Bangladesh: Bail hearing of arrested Hindu leader put off to…

HINDU leader Chinmoy Krishna Das failed to get any relief on Tuesday as his bail hearing in a Bangladesh court was postponed for a month due to the unavailability of any lawyer to represent him, according to a media report. After an initial hearing on the bail petition on Tuesday,…

Amazon under lens for alleged violation of labour laws

AMAZON is facing legal proceedings for alleged breach of labour laws, following a government inspection at its warehouse located at Manesar, near New Delhi, Al Jazeera reports. The e-commerce giant has been accused of not complying with labour laws and not providing adequate safety measures at its warehouse. That labour…

Bhopal gas tragedy: Four decades of horror for survivors

JUST after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through the Indian city of Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath. Her feeble cries were drowned out by the screams of men, women and children as they ran to escape the cloud of highly toxic…

Adam Gilchrist to Aussie batters: Stay longer at crease, ‘weather…

THE LEGENDARY Adam Gilchrist has advised the beleaguered Australian batters to stay longer at the crease to nullify the threat posed by the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian bowling attack in the pink-ball second Test in Adelaide. The swashbuckling former keeper-batter also backed the out-of-sorts Marnus Labuschagne to regain form. After Bumrah…

Allu Arjun thanks Andhra government for approving ‘Pushpa 2’ ticket…

ACTOR Allu Arjun has expressed gratitude to the Andhra Pradesh government for approving a hike in ticket prices for his upcoming film, “Pushpa 2: The Rule”. The decision, which makes tickets for the sequel the highest-priced for a Telugu film, has been lauded by the actor as a boost to…

Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewadar’ duty at Golden Temple

A DAY after the Sikh clergy pronounced the 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Shiromani Akali Dal leader on Tuesday performed the duty of a 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Holding a spear in one hand, Badal, in blue 'sewadar' clothes, was at the entrance of…

Nargis Fakhri’s sister Aliya charged with murder in US

ACTOR Nargis Fakhri's sister has been charged with the murder of her boyfriend and another woman after she set a building they were in on fire, and faces a potential maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. Aliya Fakhri, 43, has been charged with the murder of her boyfriend…

Hotels, restaurants in Tripura not to serve Bangladeshis

A HOTELIERS association in Tripura has said its members would not serve Bangladeshi guests in view of the insult meted out to the Indian flag in the neighbouring country. The All Tripura Hotel & Restaurant Owners' Association (ATHROA) general secretary, Saikat Bandyopadhyay, said the decision was taken at an emergency…

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu to tie the knot on December…

TWO-TIME Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu will tie the knot on December 22 in Udaipur. The former world champion, who ended a long title drought with victory at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Sunday, will marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, who is an executive director at Posidex Technologies.…