• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Noel Tata to head Tata Trusts, succeed Ratan Tata

NOEL TATA - the half-brother of late Ratan Tata - who takes over as Chairman of Tata Trusts, has been with the Tata Group for over four decades, slowly rising through the ranks in the salt-to-software conglomerate. The 67-year-old was chosen to lead the trusts, which collectively own Tata Sons,…

Shabana Azmi to be honoured at MAMI film festival

VETERAN actor Shabana Azmi will be honoured with the Excellence in Cinema Award at the 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The award ceremony will take place on October 18, followed by a masterclass on October 19 led by actor Vidya Balan, who will discuss Azmi’s five-decade-long journey in the film…

Modi calls for peace in Eurasia, West Asia; says war…

NOTING that conflicts in different parts of the world are having the most negative impact on the countries of the Global South, prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for the restoration of peace and stability in Eurasia and West Asia. Addressing the 19th East Asia Summit in Vientiane, Laos,…

Rafael Nadal calls time on stellar tennis career

RAFAEL NADAL on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. "I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been…

South Korean author Han Kang bags Nobel Prize for literature

SOUTH KOREAN author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life," the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns (£808,267.64).…

Bungalow row: AAP shares pics of Delhi chief minister working…

THE AAP on Thursday shared images showing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi signing files at her Kalkaji residence surrounded by packed cartons of her belongings, a day after the party claimed she was made to "forcibly vacate" the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow in the national capital. Posting the images on X,…

Vidya Balan happy to back in ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ franchise

THE TRAILER of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 was launched at Jaipur's Raj Mandir cinema hall on Wednesday, with the film bringing back Vidya Balan to the iconic role of Manjulika. Balan, who first played the character in 2007, expressed her excitement to rejoin the franchise, thanking both director Anees Bazmee and…

PETA urges Salman Khan to remove donkey from ‘Bigg Boss…

PEOPLE for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has called on Bollywood actor Salman Khan to take action in removing a donkey from the set of the popular reality show "Bigg Boss 18." In a letter addressed to Khan, PETA India highlighted public concerns regarding the use of the…

Indian players perform well in all conditions: Taskin Ahmed

INDIAN players are the best in the world and can bat well in any conditions, said Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed while conceding that batting frailties have let down the visitors in the T20I series, which the hosts lead 2-0 with one match left to play. Bangladesh face a potential series…

Ratan Tata’s death: TCS cancels Q2 earnings press conference

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS) has cancelled a press conference scheduled on Thursday evening to announce its second quarter performance, company officials said. The press conference was originally scheduled at 5.30 pm on Thursday. As originally scheduled, TCS will inform the exchanges about its July-September performance after the board meeting, the…