• Monday, March 10, 2025

US universities urge foreign students to return ahead of Trump’s…

SEVERAL American universities have issued travel advisories for their international students as well as staff and urged them to return to the US before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January next year amid concerns over travel bans. Trump will take the oath of office on January 20 and has announced…

Four held with fake Australian currency in Gujarat

THE GUJARAT police have arrested four people with 151 fake Australian currency notes that they planned to exchange for Indian rupees, said an official in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The mastermind of the racket, Maulik Patel (36), is settled in Australia and runs a business there. After suffering losses, he came…

Adani case a legal matter involving private firm and US…

DAYS after US prosecutors charged industrialist Gautam Adani and some others with bribery and fraud, India on Friday said it is a legal matter involving private firms and certain individuals and the US Department of Justice. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indian government was not…

India’s GDP growth slows to seven-quarter low, manufacturing worst performer

INDIA'S economy slowed much more than expected in July-September, hampered by weaker expansions in manufacturing and consumption, which will add pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's fifth biggest economy rose by 5.4 per cent in July-September year-on-year, data showed on…

Ed Sheeran announces six-city India tour next year

BRITISH musician Ed Sheeran is bringing his Mathematics Tour back to India in 2025 with performances planned in six cities, the organisers announced on Friday. The announcement comes after a sold-out show in Mumbai in March this year, where Sheeran promised fans he would return soon to the country. Delivering…

Sobhita Dhulipala, Naga Chaitanya pre-wedding festivities begin

THE pre-wedding ceremonies of Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala kicked off on Friday (29), ahead of their marriage on December 4 at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Several pictures and videos of the couple undergoing the traditional Telugu ritual of Mangala snanam (haldi ceremony) are being circulated by fans. The function…

Hardik Pandya’s golden run with bat continues at Syed Mushtaq…

HARDIK PANDYA continued his rich vein of form by smashing five sixes and scoring 28 runs in an over bowled by left-arm spinner Parvez Sultan as Baroda crushed Tripura by seven wickets in a Group B game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Friday. Chasing a meagre target…

Zomato raises ₹85 billion from qualified institutional investors

FOOD delivery aggregator Zomato on Friday said it has raised ₹85 billion (£792.68m) by selling equity shares to qualified institutional investors to fund its growth objectives. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal had earlier shared that the proposed fundraise is meant to strengthen its balance sheet. The company opened its Qualified Institutional…

Sharmila Tagore to make big screen comeback with ‘Outhouse’

CINEMA icon Sharmila Tagore is set to return to the big screen with "Outhouse", a heartwarming movie that will be released in theatres on December 20. Veteran actor Mohan Agashe co-stars in the movie alongside Tagore, who was most recently seen in the Disney+Hotstar movie "Gulmohar". Also produced by Agashe,…

Eknath Shinde says new Maharashtra chief minister will be decided…

MAHARASHTRA chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said he had "good and positive" discussions with home minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda on the issue of government formation in the state. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi before leaving for Mumbai, Shinde said the decision on the…