- Friday, April 18, 2025
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…
TWO women dominated Bangladeshi politics for decades. One was chased into exile. The other is newly free from custody and too sick to rule, but her heir looks set to take power. Autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, 76, fled the country by helicopter for neighbouring India this month as huge crowds…
THE SITUATION in rain-battered Gujarat improved slightly on Thursday as the rainfall activity subsided, but Vadodara continues to reel under a flood-like situation due to swollen rivers. Rain-related incidents have claimed the lives of 26 people in three days till Wednesday, the authorities said earlier. More than 18,000 people have…
WEST BENGAL chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she did not threaten junior doctors at state-run hospitals, who have been continuing cease-work for 21 days now to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman medic. Banerjee said accusations that have come from certain quarters of…
