THE VOID left by MS Dhoni's retirement in Indian cricket lineup was quickly filled by Rishabh Pant, who embraced Test cricket like a "duck to water", feels former head coach Rahul Dravid. The flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter, who returned after surviving a horrific car crash in December 2022, scored a match-winning 89…
ALLU ARJUN’S highly anticipated sequel, “Pushpa 2: The Rule”, is expected to make a significant impact on its opening day. Trade experts and exhibitors predict an opening day footfall of over 50 to 60 lakh and a weekend collection that could surpass ₹ 1.5 billion (£13.96 million) The film, releasing…
JAPANESE carmaker Honda plans to introduce three new models by the 2026-27 fiscal in India as it looks to tap growth opportunities in the robustly growing SUV segment, according to a top company executive. The company, which is present in India through a wholly-owned subsidiary, currently sells just one SUV…
LEADER of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who was stopped at the Ghazipur border here on Wednesday, said he was ready to go alone to Sambhal with police but was not allowed. The Rae Bareli MP, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior Congress leaders reached the Ghazipur…
AN EARTHQUAKE of 5.3 magnitude struck Mulugu in Telangana on Wednesday morning, the National Center for Seismology said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or major damage to properties. The quake hit at 7.27 am. The tremors were felt at several places in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.…
DEVENDRA FADNAVIS was on Wednesday unanimously elected as Maharashtra BJP legislature party’s leader, paving the way for his swearing in as the chief minister for a third time. Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Ajit Pawar will be sworn in as deputy chief ministers at the ceremony, to be…
A FORMER terrorist opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal from a close range while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday but missed as he was overpowered by a plainclothes policeman. The audacious attack was captured on cameras…
THE Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has identified and blocked more than 1,700 Skype IDs and 59,000 WhatsApp accounts used for digital fraud, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar also stated…
MAHARASHTRA'S caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday visited a private hospital in Thane for a "check-up," two days before a new chief minister is sworn in at an open ground ceremony in south Mumbai. Hours after Shinde returned from the hospital, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, being seen as the…
Oxford University Press (OUP) has officially announced 'Brain Rot' as the Word of the Year for 2024. It has defined brain rot as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial…