• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Anti-Sikh riot survivors recount horror on 40th anniversary

SONIA was three years old when her parents and uncles were killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. Her sister, who was 13 at the time, later told Sonia about the violence and killings of people from the Sikh community following former prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, she said…

Air India to deploy A350 services on long-haul routes

TATA Group's Air India on Friday commenced Airbus A350 services on ultra-long-haul routes with the deployment of the aircraft on the Delhi-New York route. This comes at a time when the airline has temporarily cancelled some 60 flights to various US destinations between November 15 and December 31 on account…

Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh name their daughter Dua, share first…

BOLLYWOOD actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have named their newborn daughter Dua Padukone Singh. The couple, who welcomed their first child in September, made the announcement on Instagram on Friday, along with a photo showing their daughter’s feet. The caption accompanying the photo provided insight into their choice, explaining…

Ajaz Patel picks five wickets as New Zealand dismiss India…

LEFT-ARM spinner Ajaz Patel (5/103) grabbed five wickets to help New Zealand dismiss India for 263 as the hosts took a slender 28-run first-innings lead in the third and final Test here on Saturday. Resuming at their overnight score of 86/4, Rishabh Pant (60) played a counter-attacking innings and raced…

Mumbai police move for Anmol Bishnoi’s extradition after alert from…

THE MUMBAI police have forwarded a proposal for extradition of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol Bishnoi, who has been named as an accused in some high-profile crimes, including the Baba Siddique murder case, an official said. The proposal was sent after the US authorities informed the Mumbai police…

Two terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag

TWO terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The encounter broke out near Halkan Gali in the Shangus-Larnoo area of the south Kashmir district. Of the two terrorists killed, one was a foreigner and the other a…

Top fashion designer Rohit Bal dead

ROHIT BAL, one of India’s most celebrated fashion designers, died on Friday at a south Delhi hospital following a heart attack, Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) president Sunil Sethi said. He was 63. Bal was earlier admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Gurugram…

US sanctions 15 Indian entities for supporting Russia’s war efforts

THE US has imposed sanctions on 275 individuals and entities, including 15 from India, for allegedly supporting Russia’s military-industrial base. Companies from China, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkiye have also been slapped with sanctions for supplying Russia with advanced technology and equipment that it desperately needs to support its war machine,…

Maruti, Hyundai report muted domestic wholesales in October

AUTO majors Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai reported muted sales performance in October as the companies curtailed dispatches to dealers in order to cut inventory build up. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said its total domestic passenger vehicle wholesales were at 1,59,591 units last month compared with…

Ravindra Jadeja: I felt as long as I am playing,…

THE LAST time India lost a Test series at home dozen of years of back, Ravindra Jadeja had made his Test debut and perhaps in this journey of 77 long-form games, he also felt a sense of invincibility whenever he donned the whites at home. After his 14th five-for in…