- Saturday, April 19, 2025
THE West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) on Thursday cancelled the registration of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh, an official said. Ghosh, who is in CBI custody, has been removed from the list of Registered Medical Practitioners maintained by the WBMC, he said. His licence was…
SEASONED off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sparkled on home turf with his sixth Test hundred as he combined with Ravindra Jadeja to steer India out of trouble and post a formidable 339 for six on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh here on Thursday. Ashwin (102 batting) and Jadeja (86…
RUSSIA has said it would support Pakistan's bid to join BRICS as the two countries decided to further strengthen their ties. "We are glad that Pakistan has applied (for membership). BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are friendly organisations. We will support this,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said…
KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN, in her 25th year as an actor, shared that her passion for cinema remains as strong as when she started. At the announcement of the "PVRINOX celebrates 25 Years of Kareena Kapoor Khan Festival," she said, "It just feels like I just gave my first shot yesterday…
YASHASVI JAISWAL'S patient fifty was an exception when other Indian top-order batters failed the test of character that the Bangladeshi bowlers put them through. The hosts now find themselves on the ropes at 176 for six at tea on the opening day of the first Test at M A Chidambaram…
BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday accused Rahul Gandhi of having a history of abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and OBCs, and of siding with anti-India forces, days after the opposition party charged ruling alliance members with using violent language against the Leader of Opposition. In a tit for…
THE BOMBAY High Court on Thursday said creative freedom and the freedom of expression cannot be curtailed and the censor board cannot refuse to certify a film just because there is an apprehension of a law and order problem. A division bench of Justices BP Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla expressed…
DISGRACED Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new sexual assault charge on Wednesday, nearly five months after the earlier sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned. Weinstein, 72, who is recovering from emergency heart surgery, entered his plea to committing a criminal sexual act in…
TUPPERWARE Brands filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware, succumbing to mounting losses due to poor demand for its once popular colorful food storage containers. Its popularity exploded in the 1950s as women of the post-war generation held "Tupperware parties" at their homes to sell the containers as they sought empowerment…
BUDGET airline SpiceJet, which has statutory dues of more than ₹6.01 billion (£54.40 million), has received a good response for its ₹30 billion (£271.54m)-worth sale of shares to qualified institutional buyers. Operating with a reduced fleet as well as facing financial and legal headwinds, the carrier is looking to raise…
