- Friday, March 07, 2025
Biocon executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Tuesday (25) remembered her husband John Shaw as her mentor and soul mate in a tweet, a day after the latter passed away in a private hospital in Bengaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. He was 73 and undergoing cancer treatment for…
WhatsApp, the popular Meta-owned instant messaging platform, was down for several users in India on Tuesday (25) with people unable to either send or receive messages on their devices. Meta said it was trying to restore the WhatsApp services as soon as possible. "We're aware that some people are currently…
She beat him in an intense Conservative Party contest to become the prime minister to replace Boris Johnson in September. But Liz Truss's run at the top was chaotic from Day 1 and it eventually ended on October 20 when she announced her decision to quit as the premier, which…
"To hell with the spirit of the game, we need to stop making a fuss about this," star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is very clear in his head how the run out of the batter, backing up far at the non-striker's end should be perceived. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has…
Residents of Gulmohar Garden Society in Jaipur in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan experienced a unique Diwali this year as they celebrated the festivities with four humanoid robots. The robots, made by Club First Robotics in Jaipur, led the celebrations as they lit sparklers and crackers, shook hands with…
Members of two communities clashed over the bursting of firecrackers in a locality in Vadodara city of the western Indian state of Gujarat on the occasion of Diwali on Monday (24) following which police detained 19 people from the two sides, an official said on Tuesday (25). The clash broke…
At least 16 people died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday (25). Around 10 million people were without power in 15 coastal districts, while schools were shut across southern and southwestern regions. Cyclones -- the equivalent…
The air quality in Delhi on the morning after Diwali was recorded in the 'very poor' category but the situation was relatively better than previous years due to favourable meteorological conditions which diluted the effect of firecrackers and stubble burning. The Indian capital's air quality index (AQI) stood at 326…
NR Narayana Murthy, Infosys founder and father-in-law of next UK prime minister Rishi Sunak congratulated his son-in-law as he exuded confidence that the first Indian-origin PM will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom. An Oxford, and Stanford University alumni, Sunak is famously married to Akshata Murthy,…
Rain frustrated South Africa's hopes of beginning their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a bang as they shared the points with Zimbabwe after the match was washed out, but Bangladesh beat the Netherlands to win their first ever Super 12 game on Monday. Quinton de Kock was unbeaten on 47…
