- Monday, March 10, 2025
DROPPED following poor returns last year, big-hitting opener Shafali Verma "definitely" remains in the scheme of things, Indian women's team captain Smriti Mandhana said on Thursday. Mandhana is leading the Indian team in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been rested for the three-match ODI series against Ireland, along…
LUXURY carmaker Mercedes-Benz India plans to roll out eight new models, including electric vehicles, this year as it looks to sustain sales momentum having posted record sales in 2024. The company sold 19,565 units last year, registering a growth of 12 per cent as compared with 17,408 units in 2023.…
MTV's long-running reality show "MTV Roadies" will return on January 11 with its 20th season, titled "MTV Roadies Double Cross," the organisers announced on Thursday. The show will air on MTV and stream on JioCinema every Saturday and Sunday. Rannvijay Singha, the first-ever winner of the show in 2003, will…
STARTUP entrepreneur Shantanu Deshpande has said that most Indians hate their jobs and carry on only because of regular paycheques. He also expressed concern about the gross inequalities in Indian society where a major chunk of wealth is cornered by a minuscule minority. The founder and CEO of personal care…
PEOPLE from several villages in Maharashtra's Buldhana district have complained of sudden hair loss leading to baldness within a few days, prompting the authorities to initiate testing of local water sources for possible contamination. A health department team started a survey in the villages on Tuesday after the matter came…
AT LEAST six devotees died and dozens were injured in a stampede here on Wednesday night as hundreds of them jostled for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple on Tirumala Hills, said an official. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman BR Naidu said one body has been…
VETERAN journalist, poet and filmmaker Pritish Nandy passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday, sources close to him said. Nandy (73) died after a cardiac arrest at his home in south Mumbai and his last rites were performed in the evening, they said. He was the editor of the now-defunct magazine…
A ROBUST exchange of contrasting views on Wednesday marked the first meeting of a parliamentary panel scrutinising two bills on conducting simultaneous polls. The opposition members criticising the concept as an attack on the basic fabric of the Constitution and federalism, and BJP MPs hailing it as reflective of the…
A FARMER in Tumakuru, Karnataka, helped forest official capture an elusive leopard by grabbing its tail. The villagers have been trying to catch the leopard that had struck terror in the village. They had even set a trap, but the big cat managed to evade it. The daring stunt by…
IN A recent interaction in Parliament, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra complimented actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on her work and hair. In response, Ranaut suggested that Gandhi watch her upcoming film, “Emergency”. Gandhi replied, “Okay, maybe,” Ranaut revealed during a video interview with PTI. “Emergency”, set to release…
