- Monday, March 10, 2025
A COURT in Amritsar on Thursday sent former Khalistani terrorist Narain Singh Chaura, who opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday, to three-day police remand, officials said. Chaura (68), whose bid on the Akali leader's life was foiled by alert Punjab…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully launched the Proba-3 mission onboard a PSLV-C59 rocket, a solar experiment undertaken by the European Space Agency. Around 18 minutes after lift-off, the two satellites were placed into the 'right orbit', said ISRO Chairman S Somanath. The Proba-3 (Project for Onboard Autonomy)…
BJP legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as new chief minister of Maharashtra while allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as deputy CMs at a grand ceremony in Mumbai on Thursday evening. The event, attended by prime minister Narendra Modi, several union ministers and chief ministers of…
VETERAN actor and parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha highlighted the profound influence of Bengali cinema on his artistic journey during the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). Reflecting on his time at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, Sinha credited the teachings of luminaries such as Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit…
INDIA put up a dismal show with the bat as Australia stamped their superiority over the visitors with a five-wicket win in the first Women's ODI in Brisbane on Thursday. Opting to bat, India collapsed to 100 all out in 34.2 overs with Australia pacer Megan Schutt returning an impressive…
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin lauded prime minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government for creating "stable conditions" for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and offered to place Russian manufacturing sites in India. Speaking at the 15th VTB Investment Forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin also noted the rise of new…
NEPAL and China on Wednesday signed a much-awaited framework agreement on the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), paving the way for enhanced economic cooperation on the projects. The BRI Cooperation Framework agreement was inked during prime minister K P Sharma Oli's official visit to China - his first…
KL RAHUL'S composure and brilliant technique while opening the innings in Perth convinced skipper Rohit Sharma to move himself down the order and "bat somewhere in the middle" in the day/night Test against Australia starting in Adelaide on Friday. The Indian captain said on Thursday he didn't wish to tinker…
NAGA CHAITANYA and Sobhita Dhulipala were married in a traditional ceremony at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad, on Wednesday night. The wedding venue, a significant location for the Akkineni family, also honored the centenary of Naga Chaitanya's grandfather, Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR). Naga Chaitanya’s father, actor Nagarjuna, shared the first official wedding…
A MAN was detained after he entered the set of Bollywood actor Salman Khan's upcoming film here and threatened his bodyguard using the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, police said on Thursday. Khan was not present on the set in Shivaji Park area on Wednesday when the incident took…
