- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
BRITISH singer Liam Payne, a former member of the best-selling boy band One Direction, died Wednesday aged 31 after plunging from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel, police and emergency responders said. It was not immediately clear if the fall was accidental. Payne had spoken publicly about struggles with…
JEMIMA GOLDSMITH, ex-wife of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, on Wednesday called for his release, lifting a ban on his meetings with family and claimed that these were attempts to silence the political opposition in Pakistan. Her allegations and the appeal came as a long post on X…
IN A major relief to consumer electronic major Samsung, the over a month-long strike by its employees at Tamil Nadu-based plant was called off on Tuesday following extensive discussions between the representatives of workers, the state government and company management. The 37-day strike was called off after various departments conducted…
AS MANY as 19 flights have received bomb threats in three days and a Riyadh-bound IndiGo flight was diverted to Muscat due to the threat, according to officials. In less than 24 hours, nine flights received bomb threats and the total count has climbed to at least 19 in three…
PANKAJ OSWAL, an industrialist of Indian origin, has alleged that his daughter Vasundhara has been illegally detained in Uganda, facing false charges and denied legal redress, according to media reports. In an open letter to the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, the industrialist claimed his 26-year-old daughter has been illegally imprisoned…
ACTOR Ajay Devgn shared insights into his career and upcoming projects during an #AskAjay session on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. Responding to a question about the most challenging or memorable action scene in his 33-year film career, Devgn identified his debut stunt in the 1991 movie “Phool Aur Kaante”…
INDIA on Wednesday once again refused to endorse China's ambitious 'One Belt One Road' initiative, becoming the only country in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) not to support the controversial connectivity project. A joint communique unveiled at the end of the SCO's Council of Heads of Government conclave hosted by…
RAIN washed out the opening day of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The city has been lashed by rain for the past 48 hours and more wet weather is forecast in the coming days. New Zealand's one-off Test against Afghanistan was abandoned last…
HARMANPREET SINGH and Udita Duhan can't wait to enthrall fans with their dazzling stickwork after walking away with the best bids in the men's and women's section at the Hockey India League auctions. While Harmanpreet was bagged by Soorma Hockey Club, representing Punjab and Haryana for a whopping ₹7.8 million…
BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani's conglomerate deferred a $1.2 billion (£921.49m) bond offering to post US elections due to weak market conditions, sources said. Units of Adani Green Energy Ltd, the conglomerate's clean-energy business, were to offer a 20-year green note on Tuesday but deferred it at the last minute. Sources said…
