• Monday, March 10, 2025

School principal, teacher dismissed after ‘objectionable’ videos surface online

A GOVERNMENT school principal and a teacher posted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh were on Tuesday dismissed from service after purported "objectionable" videos of them surfaced on social media. A police team on Monday (20) visited the school in Gangrar area to investigate the matter after the two teachers were suspended on…

Wi Ha-joon feels pressure after the success of ‘Squid Game’

WI HA-JOON, the actor who became internationally recognised for his role in "Squid Game," shares that the immense success of the series has brought both pressure and motivation. The 33-year-old actor, known for his roles in various K-dramas, says his responsibility as an actor has grown with his global recognition.…

Release of Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Punjab ’95’ put off

THE RELEASE of Diljit Dosanjh's film “Punjab '95”, originally slated for February 7, has been delayed, the actor confirmed. The movie, which highlights the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, will not be released as planned due to unforeseen circumstances. "We are sorry and it pains us to…

Sensex tanks 1,235 points to 7-month low; Zomato scrip falls…

BENCHMARK Sensex tanked 1,235 points to settle at more than seven-month low due to an across-the-board selloff triggered by global tariff war worries and persistent foreign fund outflows, making investors poorer by over ₹7 trillion (£66.06bn). The 30-share BSE Sensex plummeted 1,235.08 points or 1.60 per cent to settle at…

England skipper Buttler bats for family presence during tours, amid…

AS INDIAN players gear up for reduced time with families during lengthy tours abroad owing to a BCCI diktat, England captain Jos Buttler on Tuesday (21) said having partners and children on long overseas assignments is "really important" and does not affect the game "too much". Limited time with family…

Saif Ali Khan discharged from hospital five days after knife…

ACTOR Saif Ali Khan was discharged from Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday (21), five days after he was repeatedly stabbed by an intruder at his house in upscale Bandra. The 54-year-old actor, who suffered multiple stab injuries in the attack in the early hours of January 16 underwent emergency…

Ram Gopal Varma says after ‘Satya’ he strayed from honest…

FILMMAKER Ram Gopal Varma has openly acknowledged the shift in his filmmaking career after the success of “Satya”, admitting that his later works were driven by shock value rather than the honesty and integrity he found in his 1998 cult classic. Writing on X in a post titled "A Satya…

Trump says Second Lady Usha Vance ‘smarter’ than husband

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has said that he would have chosen Usha Chilukuri Vance, JD Vance's wife, as his Vice President as "she is smarter but the line of succession did not work that way". Usha, 39, on Monday (20), became the first Indian-American and Hindu Second Lady after her…

Saif Ali Khan attack case: Fingerprints of accused collected from…

MULTIPLE fingerprints of the accused have been collected from various spots as part of the probe into the January 16 knife attack on popular Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, a Mumbai police official said on Monday (20). Khan was repeatedly stabbed by the intruder inside his apartment in Bandra, necessitating…

Donald Trump signs a raft of orders on Day 1

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Monday (20) issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to criminal pardons and immigration. Here are some of the key executive orders signed on Trump's first day back…