- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
THIRTEEN people died and 101 others were rescued after a Navy speed boat crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. The dead include 10 civilians and three Navy personnel, Fadnavis told reporters at Nagpur. As per the information from Navy, the…
A CASE has been registered after HSBC Bank was allegedly duped of ₹12.6 million (£116,939.18) through 38 credit cards that were issued without proper verification of documents, a police official said on Wednesday. The alleged crime came to light on Monday after the foreign bank’s vice-president (financial crime investigation) approached…
SHARES of Vishal Mega Mart Ltd surged 43.50 per cent in debut trade on Wednesday against the issue price of ₹78. The stock listed at ₹110, rallying 41 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it surged 48.20 per cent to ₹115.60. Shares of the…
A DELHI court on Wednesday granted seven days interim bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, accused in the conspiracy case connected to February, 2020 riots, to attend a family event. Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai granted him the reprieve for seven days to attend a family wedding. Khalid is…
VETERAN actor Shabana Azmi has criticised media outlets for prematurely reporting the death of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain without confirmation. Azmi, who worked with Hussain in the 1997 film “Saaz”, shared her disappointment in an Instagram story on Wednesday. “What is this rush to put out news on social media…
SPACEX founder Elon Musk said Starlink satellite beams were turned off over India, reacting to claims that its device was being used in restive Manipur. The security forces recently seized some internet devices along with arms and ammunition during a raid in Keirao Khunou in Imphal East district. The Indian…
LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the country will not tolerate Babasaheb Ambedkar's insult and demanded that home minister Amit Shah should apologise for his remarks in the Rajya Sabha. Gandhi alleged that the BJP is against Ambedkar and his ideology. Both Lok Sabha…
US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to impose reciprocal tariffs in retaliation for the high tariff imposed by India on import of certain American products. Trump made these remarks on Tuesday and also said that India and Brazil were among countries that impose high tariffs on certain US…
THE ACADEMY of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled its shortlist for the Best International Feature category at the 97th Oscars, and India’s entry, “Laapataa Ladies”, is no longer in the running. The Hindi-language film, directed by Kiran Rao, was not among the 15 films advancing to the next…
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl in Tamil Nadu has been declared the first 'carbon neutral' baby, thanks to the foresight shown by her parents. Even before Aadavi was born, her parents, Dinesh and Janaga, have been planting fruit trees by collaborating with farmers across the state. Now they have planted 6,000 trees…
