A HOSPITAL in north Kolkata's Manicktala area said it would not treat patients from Bangladesh amid protests over the alleged atrocities on minority Hindus in the neighbouring country. An official of the JN Ray Hospital on Friday said the decision was forced by insults meted out to the Indian flag…
TAMANNAH BHATIA, who began her acting career at age 15, shared her respect for performers with long careers, emphasising that lasting in the industry requires not just relevance but memorability. In an interview with PTI, Bhatia expressed admiration for co-star Jimmy Shergill, noting the effort it takes to sustain an…
TWO-TIME Olympic medallist PV Sindhu cruised into the women's singles final with a dominating straight-game win over fellow Indian Unnati Hooda at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament in Lucknow on Saturday. Top seed Sindhu outclassed the 17-year-old Hooda 21-12 21-9 in just 36 minutes in the semifinal.…
CAPITAL markets regulator Sebi on Friday slapped a monetary penalty of ₹900,000 (£8,355.46) on Reliance Securities for flouting market norms as well as stock brokers rules. The order came after the regulator and exchanges, NSE and BSE, had conducted a thematic onsite inspection of the books of accounts, records and…
Sivakarthikeyan’s action drama “Amaran”, which has emerged as one of Tamil cinema’s biggest successes of 2024, is set to make its digital debut on December 5. The film, based on the life of Major Mukund Varadharajan, grossed ₹3.3 billion globally, marking the highest-grossing film of Sivakarthikeyan’s career. Sai Pallavi played…
Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu says her father Joseph Prabhu has died. The 37-year-old actor shared the news of her father's death in an Instagram Story with the caption: "Until we meet again Dad" accompanied by a broken heart emoji. Samantha didn't reveal the cause and the date of her father's…
CAMERAS and drones originally planted in Corbett National Park for conservation activities, such as monitoring animals, are being misused by local government officials and men to surveil women without consent, a study has found. The study, published in the journal Environment and Planning F, revealed that forest rangers intentionally flew…
HEAVY rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the day, continued moving towards the coast. What began as intermittent rainfall in coastal regions on the night of November 29,…
INDIA on Friday said the interim government in Bangladesh must live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities as it expressed serious concern over the "surge" of extremist rhetoric and increasing incidents of violence against Hindus as well as attacks on temples. New Delhi also hoped that the case…
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was allegedly raped in a moving ambulance in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, police have said. The alleged crime in the ambulance being operated under '108' emergency service took place on November 22 and two of the four accused in the case, including the driver, have been…