• Saturday, March 01, 2025

IPL 2023: Virat Kohli’s 82 not out vs MI helps…

Ace Indian batter Virat Kohli on Sunday (2) scored a magnificent 82 not out to give Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) their first win in the very first game against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The 34-year-old looked in his vintage best as he belted…

China backs Putin’s new foreign policy, says ready to bolster…

China on Monday (3) responded positively to Russia's new foreign policy concept, saying Beijing, Moscow and New Delhi are emerging "major powers" with "notable influence" and it was ready to boost ties with them and send a "positive signal" to the world in view of the complex changes. Russian president…

Modi’s BJP eyes ‘rare’ social coalition in India’s caste-dominated Bihar…

For India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar in the country's north is not just a state but rather a state of pain. The saffron party has found itself at the receiving end of the shrewd politics of Nitish Kumar, the state's long-serving chief minister. The Janata Dal (United) (JDU)…

Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Kamarajar ports eye 100 million MT cargo…

India's Chennai Port Trust and its subsidiary Kamarajar Port Ltd have set a target of crossing 100 million metric tonne of cargo in the current financial year, a top official said in Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Monday (3). Both the ports handled 92.46 million metric…

Marks & Spencer may slash jobs at head office, give…

British multinational retailer Marks & Spencer Group Plc may slash jobs at its 4,000-person head office and the numbers could be in hundreds, the Sunday Times has reported. The report comes less than a month after the company opened its second outlet in Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of…

Reliance’s JioCinema sees record 1.47b digital views in 1st weekend…

The broadcasting joint venture of Reliance Industries, India's conglomerate led by the country's richest man Mukesh Ambani, on Monday (3) said its JioCinema app witnessed a record 1.47 billion digital video views on the opening weekend of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, besides 50 million mobile app downloads,…

Kerala horror: Man gets into reserved train compartment, sets passengers…

In a spine-chilling incident, a man got on board a train in the southern Indian state of Kerala and sprayed an inflammable liquid on passengers and set them ablaze, killing three. Eight other people also suffered burn injuries. The accused was later identified by the police as a native of…

Indian-American data analyst hit by bus at Boston airport, dies…

An Indian-American data analyst was dead on the spot after a bus hit him at the Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, where he had gone to receive a friend, a media report said. Forty-seven-year-old Vishwachand Kolla, who originally hailed from the south-eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, worked for…

Our media strong enough to set narrative across world: India…

Indian information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur has said the Indian media is strong enough and has the capability to set narrative across the world. Some foreign media houses carried "false" reports about India during the Covid-19 pandemic, and this agenda of spoiling the country's image was not only being…

Bhutan king in India: This is why all eyes are…

Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk was set to commence a three-day visit to India on Monday (3). During the royal visit, the two South Asian neighbours will review their bilateral cooperation and further advance their partnership. The Bhutanese king, who is visiting at the invitation of Indian president Droupadi…