- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
PREETHI PAL won India's first athletics medal in a Paralympics track event as she clinched a bronze in the women's T35 100m competition with a personal best time of 14.21 seconds at the Paris Games on Friday. All the athletics medals India won since the 1984 edition of the Paralympics…
COASTAL towns and cities in India and Pakistan braced for a rare August cyclone on Friday, as heavy rains and winds forced authorities to close schools and evacuate thousands. India's weather office said a deep depression had formed over land and was likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by…
VETERAN screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar emphasized Amitabh Bachchan's professionalism and remarkable film output during an event in Mumbai. Speaking at the third edition of the Indian Express' Expresso series, Akhtar reflected on Bachchan's work ethic and his rise in the film industry, particularly through the 1973 action crime film…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Friday apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and those hurt by the collapse of the warrior king’s statue in coastal Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name or a king. For us, he is our deity. Today, I bow my head…
THIS is the first time in India's Paralympic history that two shooters have pulled off medals in a single event. Avani, who hails from Jaipur, endured a tough buildup to the Paralympics. She grappled with a host of health issues, including a gallbladder surgery, which forced her to take a…
"NEXT question, please". This is how Kamala Harris responded to a question in her first in-depth interview when asked about her Republican rival Donald Trump's remarks questioning her race. Fifty-nine-year-old Harris, who is of Indian and African descent, is the Democratic Party candidate in the November 5 presidential election in…
ITALIAN luxury carmaker Maserati believes India has the potential to be among its top ten global markets in the mid term, according to the company's Head of Overseas Markets, Philippe Claverol. The company, which on Friday launched its GranTurismo model with prices starting at ₹27.2 million (£245,937.26), is also studying…
A POST OFFICE littered with parcels of the dead and missing, a special police unit deployed to stop 'selfie tourists' and patrols to check thefts in abandoned houses is all that remains in the three Wayanad villages that were wiped off during the deadly landslides that occurred exactly a month…
WITH regulatory approvals in place, Air India chief Campbell Wilson on Friday said November 12 has been set as the date for the movement of aircraft and crew of Vistara to Air India. Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, is getting merged with Air India. Post…
ANGELINA JOLIE made her return to the screen at the Venice Film Festival, portraying the renowned opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain's biopic "Maria." This film marks the conclusion of Larrain's trilogy about iconic women, following his previous works "Spencer" and "Jackie." Angelina Jolie, who has been absent from…
