- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
INDIA on Monday decided to withdraw its high commissioner and other "targeted" diplomats and officials from Canada in response to Ottawa's attempt to link them to a probe into the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced the decision shortly after summoning the…
RELIANCE Industries Ltd on Monday reported a 5 per cent fall in the July-September quarter net profit as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt operational performance. The consolidated net profit of India's most valuable company fell to ₹165.63 billion (£1.51bn) or ₹24.48 per share in July-September - the second…
IN A joint operation of Delhi and Gujarat Police, at least 518 kilograms of cocaine worth around ₹50 billion (£455.53 million) were recovered from Gujarat's Ankleshwar on Sunday and five people were arrested, officials said. The officials said the new seizure was connected to the recovery of 700 kilograms of…
INDIAN badminton stars PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will be eager to bounce back from recent disappointments when they begin their campaign at the Denmark Open Super 750, starting Tuesday. Both players found the going tough in the Arctic Open in Vantaa, Finland, last week where former world champion Sindhu…
THE FROSTY ties between India and Canada plunged further after the Justin Trudeau government attempted to link the Indian high commissioner to a probe into the killing of Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and New Delhi Monday warned action against the "concocted" allegations against its diplomat. In a hard-hitting response,…
ACTOR Shraddha Kapoor has confirmed that she is in a relationship but chose not to disclose the identity of her partner. "I really love spending time with my partner and doing things with him like watching a movie, going for dinner, or travelling. I am generally someone who likes to…
INDIA head coach Gautam Gambhir is not too concerned about the recent lukewarm form of Virat Kohli, insisting that the star batter remains as hungry as he was when he made his debut. Kohli has made only one fifty, a 76 against South Africa at Centurion in December 2023, in…
THE WHOLESALE price inflation rose to 1.84 per cent in September as food items, especially vegetables, turned costlier, as per the government data released on Monday. The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation was 1.31 per cent in August. It was (-)0.07 per cent in September last year. Inflation in food…
ACTOR Naseeruddin Shah spoke about the elusive nature of originality in cinema during the opening day of IFP Season 14. He recalled a discussion with Javed Akhtar about "Sholay," the iconic 1975 film co-written by Akhtar and Salim Khan. Shah mentioned telling Akhtar that "Sholay" had borrowed elements from various…
THE BODY of former Delhi University professor and rights activist GN Saibaba who passed away in Hyderabad, will be donated to a hospital as he wished, said a statement issued by his family on Sunday. Saibaba, 58, was released from the Nagpur Central Jail after 10 years of incarceration after…
