- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A "TIME MACHINE", the promise of turning the clock back four decades and a couple that went into hiding after making around ₹350 million (£3.16m) by duping those desperate to be young. It may sound like a plot of a Bollywood potboiler but is straight out of the Kanpur crime…
IPHONE maker Apple on Friday said it will open four more stores in India, located in Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The company said it will also roll out its first-ever "made in India" iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max series devices this month. "We're thrilled to build…
INDIAN-AMERICAN historian and author Shailaja Paik has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation's 'genius grant' fellowship of $800,000. Paik is a history professor at Cincinnati University and has written extensively about the plight of Dalit women and caste discrimination in India. She is also affiliate faculty in Women’s, Gender, and…
FORMER Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday vacated the 6, Flagstaff Road address - his home for nine years - and moved to a bungalow in the Lutyens' zone. The Aam Aadmi Party national convener and his family including his wife, son, daughter and parents left in two vehicles…
THE TRAILER of Alia Bhatt's forthcoming film "Jigra" is drawing rave reviews and even ace director Sujoy Ghosh has lauded the actor's performance. Sujoy gave a shoutout to Alia on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. He wrote, “You saw the Jigra trailer? Feels so good to exist in the times…
A CALIFORNIA doctor, Dr Mark Chavez, has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing ketamine, a drug linked to the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry. The plea was entered in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and Chavez now faces up to 10 years in prison, with sentencing…
ACTOR Govinda was discharged from a hospital here on Friday, four days after he was injured in the leg when his revolver accidentally went off. The actor, who is a member of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, underwent a surgery on Tuesday and was recuperating at a private hospital. Govinda,…
THE CENTRAL government has asked the Supreme Court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing case brought by campaigners seeking to outlaw it. The penal code introduced in the 19th century during British colonial rule of India explicitly states that "sexual acts by a man with…
THE SUPREME COURT on Friday constituted an independent special investigation team (SIT) to conduct probe into allegations of use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus. The SIT will comprise two officials each from the CBI and the Andhra Pradesh Police besides a senior FSSAI official. The bench said the…
THE SUPREME COURT on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions in the prison manuals of around 11 states. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the Constitution mandates the replacement of 'fundamental wrongs' with fundamental rights. The bench attacked the…
