- Friday, April 04, 2025
RESCUE crews scoured mud-caked tea plantations and villages in Wayanad district in Kerala state on Thursday with little hope of finding more survivors from landslides that killed around 200 people. Days of torrential monsoon rains have battered the southern coastal state of Kerala, with blocked roads into the Wayanad district…
APEX IT association Nasscom on Thursday came out in support of Infosys - which is facing a Rs 324.03 billion (£3.03bn) GST notice, saying that the move reflected a lack of understanding of the industry's operating model. Flagging the issue of the applicability of GST through the reverse charge mechanism…
ON AN empty stomach and with his heart racing, Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale kept his composure to stage a remarkable comeback and help the country claim its first-ever Olympic bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions event here on Thursday. Kusale shot an aggregate of 451.4 in the eight-shooter final…
US REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage. "She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn't know she was Black,…
TORRENTIAL rain is causing heavy damage in northern India, killing at least 10 people and leaving hundreds of pilgrims stranded in the Himalayas, officials said on Thursday. A bout of intense rain lashed New Delhi on Wednesday evening, with 147 mm (5.8 inches) recorded in eastern parts of the city…
FORMER India batsman and two-time national coach Anshuman Gaekwad has died aged 71 following a long battle with cancer, cricket authorities said Thursday. Gaekwad passed away in the western city of Baroda on Wednesday after suffering various health complications. He played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India before becoming…
TOKYO Olympics bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) began her quest for a second successive Games medal confidently as she out-punched Norway's Sunniva Hofstad in her opening bout here on Wednesday. Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest and she is now just one win away from adding to her Tokyo bronze, which…
MORE than 10 per cent of the land in Mumbai and up to 10 per cent in Panaji and Chennai is at risk of inundation by 2040 due to climate change-induced sea-level rise, according to a new study. The study by Bengaluru-based think tank Center for Study of Science, Technology…
STEEL major Tata Steel on Wednesday reported a 75 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 9.18 billion (£85.49 million) in June 2024 quarter as the company managed to reduce its expenses. It had reported a net profit of Rs 5.24 bn (£48.80m)during the April-June period of…
SINGER and composer Arijit Singh has won interim relief from the Bombay High Court against the unauthorized use of his voice and other attributes by AI tools. Justice R I Chagla, on July 26, restrained eight online platforms from using Singh's "personality rights" without consent and ordered the removal of…
