- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
PAKISTAN is the "epicentre" of terrorism and the cycle of violence in Jammu and Kashmir is being "orchestrated" from that country, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said even as he described the overall situation in the union territory as "firmly" under control. Gen Dwivedi, addressing a press conference on Monday…
OVERWHELMED by the huge crowds at the Maha Kumbh, Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was briefly indisposed but is recovering after 'Ganga snan' and rest. The billionaire businesswoman-philanthropist has been given a new name, 'Kamla', by her guru Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri of the Niranjani…
TELANGANA is rationing supplies of Kingfisher beer, one of the country's most popular brands, after Heineken-controlled United Breweries last week suspended its sales in a dispute over prices. States in India, the world's eighth-biggest alcohol market by volume, individually regulate pricing of alcohol products, which are major contributors to their…
INDIA on Monday (13) summoned Bangladesh's acting High Commissioner Nural Islam and conveyed to him that it followed all laid down protocols in the construction of fencing along the border between the two neighbours. India's action came a day after Bangladesh's foreign ministry called Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to…
THE ONGOING Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj is attracting devotees from around the world with many thronging to the Triveni Sangam to take a holy dip at the confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the 'mystical' Saraswati. The Maha Kumbh will be held from January 13 to February 26…
IT IS needless to compare two generations of players and pass a judgement on who was better, legendary cricketer Kapil Dev said on Monday (13). He also refused to get into a debate if BCCI selectors were right in excluding Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant from the T20I squad for…
THE RUPEE logged its steepest single-day fall in nearly two years and ended the session 66 paise down at its historic low of 86.70 against the US dollar on Monday (13), weighed down by a stronger American currency and surging crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee…
THE Delhi High Court on Monday said the state government dragged its feet on the issue of tabling of several CAG reports on the ongoing liquor scam before the assembly, rasing "doubts on its bona fides". Justice Sachin Datta, who was hearing a petition by the BJP MLAs, said the…
TAMIL superstar Ajith Kumar's racing team has secured the third place in the Dubai 24H 2025 race on Sunday. Held annually at the Dubai Autodrome, the racing event features high-performance GT and touring cars competing in a gruelling 24-hour format that tests speed, strategy and endurance. The verified X page…
THE MAHA KUMBH MELA commenced at Sangam - the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers - on Monday (13) at Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh with pilgrims thronging to the venue. The Maha Kumbh will be held from January 13 to February 26 and more than 400…
