• Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Explainer: Delhi excise policy and how it rattled AAP

THE SUPREME COURT has provided bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The court pointed out that Sisodia has been in custody for 17 months without trial and reprimanded trial courts and high…

Aman Sehrawat becomes India’s youngest medal winner

GRAPPLER Aman Sehrawat became India's youngest ever Olympic medallist by clinching the 57kg free-style category bronze less than a month after his 21st birthday to complete a memorable Games debut on Friday. Sehrawat, who turned 21 on July 16, notched up a commanding 13-5 win over Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz…

Supreme Court stays college circular banning hijab, asks if ‘bindi’…

THE SUPREME COURT on Friday stayed a Mumbai college's decision banning 'hijab, burqa, cap and naqab' on the campus and said girl students must have the freedom to choose what they wear. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar came down heavily on the Chembur Trombay Education Society,…

Supreme Court refuses to postpone NEET-PG exam

THE SUPREME COURT on Friday rejected a plea seeking postponement of the NEET-PG examination, scheduled for August 11, which claimed that candidates have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala…

Joy in Pakistan village as Arshad Nadeem spears Olympic gold

DOZENS of villagers gathered in front of the home of Pakistan athlete Arshad Nadeem to watch the hulking javelin thrower take part in the Olympic Games final late Thursday. The event was broadcast live by a digital projector onto a screen hanging on the back of a truck in his…

Olympics closing: Sreejesh, Bhaker to be India’s flag-bearers

CELEBRATED hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will join star shooter Manu Bhaker as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games here on Sunday, a fitting honour and recognition for his contributions to the team. Before homing in on Sreejesh, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief…

HCL arm to buy French software firm

HCLTECH'S arm HCLSoftware plans to acquire 100 per cent stake in France-based software firm Zeenea SAS at a valuation of €24 million (£20.54m), in an effort to diversify its data and analytics business offerings. The all-cash deal is expected to be completed in September 2024, according to a regulatory filing…

Fahadh Faasil celebrates birthday with Big B, Rajani

MALAYALAM actor Fahadh Faasil celebrated his birthday on August 8, and this time it was with two superstars. To mark the occasion, Lyca Productions, the production company behind his upcoming film Vettaiyan, released a special photograph taken on the film’s set. The image features Faasil with notable co-stars Amitabh Bachchan…

Wayanad landslide: Kin of victims join search team

A MASSIVE search operation began on Friday, including survivors and the relatives of the victims in the search team, to find those who are still missing in the aftermath of the devastating landslides that hit Wayanad district on July 30. According to the state government, 131 people are missing in…

NASA astronauts’ return may be delayed by six months

WHEN two American astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, left for a test mission to the International Space Station on June 5, they were expecting return in nine days. However, things did not go according to the plan and the two astronauts are still stuck in the space station, according…