AN ONLINE food delivery firm staffer was made to take off his Santa Claus attire on Christmas Eve in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, though the leader of a right-wing group allegedly involved in the incident on Thursday claimed the former took it off "voluntarily". State Congress spokesperson Santosh Singh Gautam…
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, died in New Delhi on Thursday night. He was 92. Singh's death was announced by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, where he was admitted in the Emergency ward around 8.30 PM in a critical condition. An…
THE NUMBER of bank frauds witnessed a significant on-year increase in the first half of the current fiscal to 18,461 cases and the amount involved jumped more than eight-fold to ₹213.67 billion (£2 bn), according to RBI data released on Thursday. The Reserve Bank of India has released the Report…
SAM KONSTAS tore the MCC coaching manual to shreds with his brazen batting approach and flippant treatment of an intimidating Jasprit Bumrah, former India coach Ravi Shastri said on Thursday, adding that the Australian teenager reminded him of legendary Virender Sehwag. Konstas, 19, grabbed eyeballs with his scintillating batting on…
CHINA has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border, raising concerns in riparian states - India and Bangladesh. The Chinese government has approved the construction of a…
THE POLICE in Chennai have arrested a roadside biryani seller for sexually assaulting an Anna University student. The incident happened on December 23, around 8 pm, when the victim, a student of the varsity's College of Engineering, Guindy, was chatting with her male friend on the campus premises. They were…
ACTION flick “Baby John” opened with a net collection of ₹112.5 million on its first day, making it the highest opener among remake films released after the pandemic, the makers revealed on Thursday. The film stars Varun Dhawan in dual roles as police inspector Satya Verma and his alter ego,…
THE RUPEE stayed weak for the third straight session and fell 12 paise to settle at a fresh all-time low of 85.27 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, amid a strong greenback and rising crude oil prices. Forex traders said, increased month-end as well as year-end dollar demand from…
THE AAP launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Thursday, accusing it of colluding with the BJP for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls to harm the prospects of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party. Delhi chief minister Atishi and Rajya Sabha MP of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sanjay Singh alleged…
NETFLIX is set to release all seven episodes of Squid Game Season 2 on December 26 in India, catering to fans eager for a binge-worthy experience. The new season continues the story of Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, as he investigates the truth behind the deadly games and confronts…