- Sunday, March 09, 2025
SHUBMAN GILL scored his seventh hundred as India posted a commanding 356 all out in 50 overs against England in the third ODI here on Wednesday (12). The prolific Gill smashed 112 off 102 balls with 14 boundaries and three sixes. He got fine support from veteran Virat Kohli (52…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi will try on a US visit to pick up where he left off four years ago in wooing Donald Trump, as he offered quick tariff concessions in hopes of avoiding the second-term president's wrath. For nearly three decades, US presidents from both parties have prioritised building…
THE NOVELIST Salman Rushdie showed a jury his blinded right eye on Tuesday as he testified against the man charged with trying to murder him at a talk at a rural New York venue in 2022. Hadi Matar, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and…
WORLD champion D Gukesh bowed out of Freestyle Grand Slam chess after losing his second straight quarterfinal game against Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Hamburg on Monday (10). Having lost the first game with white pieces, Gukesh did not last long against the American Grandmaster in a must-win…
THE PRAYAGRAJ administration has chalked out a special traffic plan for Maghi Purnima on Wednesday (12) when the month-long 'kalpvas', an integral tradition of the Maha Kumbh, comes to an end. Kalpvas refers to the practice of living near a sacred river for a set period, adhering to fasting, self-discipline,…
TELANGANA has allowed beer prices to be increased from Tuesday (11), weeks after a brief halt in supply by Heineken's Indian unit United Breweries over pricing issues. The order also directed that all existing stock be sold at the revised rates from Tuesday. In January, the 'Kingfisher' beer manufacturer halted…
TWO army personnel, including a captain, were killed and another was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED), believed to have been planted by terrorists, exploded near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu on Tuesday, officials said. The Army confirmed the fatalities in the blast…
NINE people returning from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj were killed and five injured in two road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur and Maihar districts on Tuesday (11), officials said. A truck collided with a mini-bus in Jabalpur, killing seven occupants in the bus. They were returning to Andhra Pradesh from…
PANKAJ ADVANI secured his 36th overall national title and 10th men's snooker crown at the Yashwant Club in Indore, in a commanding display of skill and determination. The ONGC employee overcame an early setback to defeat Brijesh Damani in a final where Damani managed to take the opening frame, the…
OSCAR winner Ben Affleck is directing and starring in “Animals”, a crime thriller that will feature Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, and Gillian Anderson. Originally planned for a 2024 production start, the film faced delays and is now scheduled to begin filming in April. The story follows a mayoral candidate, played…
