- Sunday, April 20, 2025
EXCISE officers in Kerala's Idukki district were in for a rude shock when a group of school students entered their office accidentally and requested for a matchbox to light a beedi rolled with ganja (marijuana). The incident occurred in Adimali in the high range district on Monday, where students of…
IN their first structured bilateral talks in nearly five years, prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping on Wednesday agreed that India and China can have a "peaceful and stable" relationship by displaying maturity and mutual respect, and endorsed the pact on the resolution of the dragging eastern…
AIR INDIA and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have agreed to expand their codeshare agreement, adding 11 Indian cities and another 40 international destinations to their network. This marks the first extensive expansion of codeshare arrangements between the airlines since 2010, offering customers enhanced travel options between Singapore and India, as well…
OLYMPIC bronze-medallists India wasted chances galore to lose 0-2 to world champions Germany in the first hockey Test of the two-match series in New Delhi on Wednesday. Germany, who are reigning Olympic silver-medallists, fielded a young team for the series. It lived up to the expectations, at least in the…
DIOR has appointed Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor as its newest brand ambassador, the French luxury fashion house announced on Wednesday. Kapoor, who has a significant presence in both film and fashion, will represent the collections created by Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. Kapoor, 39, expressed her appreciation for the…
CYCLONIC storm 'Dana', which formed over east-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, is set to bring heavy rainfall in several south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, the IMD said. Eastern and South Eastern railways cancelled over 150 trains on October 24 and 25, in view of the cyclone. The storm is…
FORMER Australian speedster Brett Lee has described the Indian team as a "powerhouse that don't want to bow down" to anyone, cautioning his compatriots who will take on the Asian giants in an upcoming five-match Test series. Lee's remarks came after India's eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the Bengaluru…
THE SUPREME COURT on Wednesday set aside National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's verdict that had stopped insolvency proceedings against embattled ed-tech firm Byju's. A bench headed by chief justice D Y Chandrachud also reversed the order of the NCLAT approving Byju’s ₹1.58 billion (£14.56 million) dues settlement with the Board…
MUMBAI Police have summoned filmmaker Ekta Kapoor and her mother, Shobha Kapoor, to appear on October 24 in connection with a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The case involves allegations of obscene portrayal of minor girls in an episode of the web series…
THE US has said it would not be fully satisfied until there is "meaningful accountability" resulting from India's investigations into the alleged foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. The Indian government has denied its association or involvement with such a plot to kill an…
