• Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Lakshya Sen bows out of Indonesia Masters in second round

STAR India shuttler Lakshya Sen's struggles in the international circuit continued with a loss in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. The 10th-ranked Indian went down against Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 16-21 21-12 21-23. Sen, an Asian Games silver medallist and Commonwealth Games…

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma gets 3 months jail in cheque…

A COURT in Mumbai has sentenced filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to three months imprisonment in a cheque bounce case and issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in Andheri, Y P Pujari, on Tuesday (22) convicted Varma for the offence punishable under the provisions of the…

Cow urine row: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu draws flak for…

STARTUP entrepreneur Sridhar Vembu is now locked in a war or words over the effectiveness of cow urine therapy. The Zoho co-founder and CEO had recently supported IIT Madras director V Kamakoti, who had claimed in a recent viral video clip that cow urine has ‘medicinal value’. He claimed that…

Bhumi Pednekar: We need films on climate change

ACTOR Bhumi Pednekar, known for addressing social issues through her films, has expressed her desire to create a movie focused on climate change — an issue she considers the most pressing challenge of our times. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, where she was recognised…

Samsung to manufacture its flagship phone Galaxy S25 in India:…

SOUTH KOREAN consumer electronics major Samsung, which on Wednesday (22) launched its latest smartphone Galaxy S25 in San Jose, United States, will also be manufactured at its Noida plant in India, J B Park, President & CEO of Samsung Southwest Asia, said. Moreover, the Bengaluru-based R&D centre of Samsung, the…

Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant disappoint on Ranji return

THE HIGH-PROFILE comeback of India's stars in Ranji Trophy ended in a whimper with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill falling cheaply for their respective teams in the penultimate round of the premier red-ball event in Mumbai on Thursday. Following a dismal run in Australia, Rohit…

Martin Scorsese, DiCaprio revive long-delayed ‘Devil in the White City’…

MARTIN SCORSESE and Leonardo DiCaprio are reigniting efforts to adapt Erik Larson’s 2003 nonfiction book “The Devil in the White City” into a feature film. The project, which has been in various stages of development for over two decades, is now moving forward under 20th Century Studios. According to The…

Jalgaon train accident: Track curvature affected Karnataka Express braking distance,…

A TRACK curvature prima facie affected the visibility for the Karnataka Express train which mowed down at least 13 passengers in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, railway officials said. The passengers of Lucknow-CSMT Pushpak Express got down on tracks amid a fire rumour, only to be tragically run over by the Karnataka…

We are open to legitimate return of undocumented Indians: Jaishankar

INDIA has always been open to the legitimate return of undocumented Indians to their country, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday (22), noting that New Delhi is still in the process of verifying those from the US who can be deported to India. "As a government, we are…

India vs England: India win first T20I by seven wickets…

ABHISHEK SHARMA smashed a blistering 34-ball-79 in an exhibition of breathtaking power-hitting on the back of a disciplined bowling effort, as India outplayed England by seven wickets in the first T20I here on Wednesday. India now lead the five-match series 1-0. Chennai hosts the second T20 of the five-match series…