- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
DEBUTANT Nitish Reddy's gutsy 41 and Rishabh Pant's brief daredevilry proved to be fleeting silver lining in an otherwise batting no-show by India as they were shot out for a lowly 150 at tea against a disciplined Australia on the opening day of the first Test in Perth. Captain Jasprit…
AT LEAST 50 people were killed and 20 others injured when several vehicles carrying passengers were targeted by militants in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said. The militants ambushed the vehicles in the Kurram district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. The vehicles were travelling in a convoy from…
A NURSING student, along with four friends, staged her own kidnapping in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, to blackmail her family into paying ₹600,000 (£5,633.91) after she lost money in online betting, police said on Thursday. When police traced the student's location first in Delhi and then in Noida, where they finally…
ON THE occasion of his 80th birthday, Amol Palekar’s memoirs, "Viewfinder" (English) and "Aiwaz" (Marathi), will recount his journey from visual art to theatre and cinema. The books are scheduled for launch on November 23 in Mumbai, November 24 in Pune, and November 27 in New Delhi. Published by Westland,…
ACTOR Manoj Bajpayee emphasised the importance of staying close to the public to create authentic characters, saying an actor must be as inconspicuous as a "fly on the wall." Speaking at a masterclass at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Thursday, Bajpayee shared how his commitment to observing…
KENYAN president William Ruto sought Thursday to turn the page on a difficult year, cancelling controversial deals with Adani Group and vowing to tackle corruption, police kidnappings and gender-based violence. With the country on edge over multiple issues, there was a heavy police presence around parliament in Nairobi ahead of…
DELHI emerged as the most polluted city in India, recording an average PM2.5 level of 243.3 micrograms per cubic metre air (µg/m³), with pollution surging by 19.5 per cent in week-on-week increase, according to a report released on Thursday. According to the Air Quality Analysis Report by Respirer Living Sciences,…
INDIA warned Canada of "further damage" to already strained ties after Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper alleged prime minister Narendra Modi knew about a purported campaign targeting Sikh activists. Canada is home to the largest Sikh community outside of India and includes activists for "Khalistan", a fringe separatist movement seeking…
AUSTRALIAN captain Pat Cummins expects the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against arch-foes India to be more "attritional" as the two heavyweights of world cricket spar over five Test matches instead of the traditional four games. And given the enormity of the series, Cummins believes players would not have the time to be…
ZOMATO CEO Deepinder Goyal claims that his unconventional job posting has attracted over 10,000 job applications. The food delivery startup founder had on November 20 advertised for the post of chief of staff, to be posted at the company headquarters in Gurugram, and the candidate will not be paid a…
