• Monday, March 03, 2025

Shah Rukh, Akshay celebrate ‘new Parliament for new India’

Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar believe the new Parliament building will contribute towards a “new India” and become a symbol of the country’s growth story. The Hindi film stars shared a glimpse of the new Parliament house on Twitter on Saturday night and expressed their happiness over its…

Gujarat set Chennai target of 215 in delayed IPL 2023…

Powered by Sai Sudarshan's 47-ball 96, defending champions Gujarat Titans posted a total of 214 for 4 in 20 overs in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 after Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and asked Hardik Pandya's side to bat first at…

Afternoon exercise most effective to maintain stable blood sugar levels:…

Individuals with type 2 diabetes may benefit from exercising in the afternoon rather than the morning, to effectively control their blood sugar levels, research suggests. A team from Harvard Medical School conducted a study involving 2,416 patients who were encouraged to adopt healthier lifestyles. The participants were divided into groups…

Avalanche kills 11 in northern Pakistan

At least 11 people died after an avalanche hit members of a nomadic tribe as they crossed a mountainous area in northern Pakistan, the country’s disaster management agency said on Saturday (27). Another 13 people were injured in the avalanche which struck a group of families at Shounter Top Pass…

Police detain Indian wrestlers as protest intensifies

INDIAN police dragged away and detained on Sunday (28) two Olympic wrestlers and dozens of others as they tried to march to parliament demanding the arrest of the sport’s federation chief over allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation. In an escalation of the month-old standoff, police also cleared the site…

Chennai stand between Gujarat and IPL history

REVENGE will fuel Gujarat Titans’ title defence when they clash with four-time winners Chennai Super Kings in Sunday’s (28) Indian Premier League (IPL) final in Ahmedabad. Gujarat, who won the title in their debut season last year, topped the group stage this season but went down to Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led…

Modi inaugurates India’s new parliament building

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s new parliament building on Sunday (28), a modern complex which is part of his Hindu nationalist government’s grand plan to give a makeover to the British colonial-era architecture in the nation’s capital. The inauguration, and the ongoing revamp of the heart of New Delhi…

Post Office used ‘racist language’ in ‘fraud’ investigation

Investigators probing alleged ‘false accounting’ in Post Office were asked to categorise suspects according to their racial backgrounds, a media report said. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly subjected to investigation for ‘fraud’ based on information from the Horizon computer system which was later found to be faulty. More than 700…

Independent review launched into Leicester unrest

An independent review has been launched into the unrest that occurred in Leicester last year. Community tensions in September 2022 led to a spate of vandalism, assaults, and attacks on places of worship and other properties in Leicester, in some cases highlighting divisions between different groups across the city and…

Man sentenced to life for trying to join Daesh a…

A UK court jailed a man for life for travelling to Syria to join Daesh (the Islamic State group) nearly a decade ago. Judge Mark Lucraft handed Shabazz Suleman, from High Wycombe northwest of London, the prison term on Friday (26) for making his way to Syria to enlist in…