- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
THREE persons have been arrested by the Sri Lankan police as they were trying to sell 40 gold-plated brass sockets stolen from the president's house in Colombo after angry demonstrators stormed the iconic building during an unprecedented anti-government protest over the severe economic crisis in the country. On July 9,…
EVERY person moving around on Planet Earth has a story to share. All of them might not be as engaging but some really are. A person named Nikhil Seth recently had such an experience. A resident of Bengaluru, India's information technology capital, Seth recently booked a Rapido bike taxi --…
INDIA'S ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won silver in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon in the US after registering a coverage of 88.13 metres (m) in his fourth attempt, spoke about his touching conversation with Pakistani thrower Arshad Nadeem after the event. Chopra, who had qualified for the…
DROUPADI Murmu was sworn in as India's president on Monday (25), making her the first person from one of the country's marginalised tribal communities to serve as head of state. The former school teacher and state governor was elected to the largely ceremonial position last week with 64 percent of…
AXAR Patel's career-best 64 not out lifted India to a series-clinching two-wicket win with two balls to spare over the West Indies in the second One-Day International of a three-match series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Sunday. After Shai Hope’s assured 115 in his 100th ODI paced the…
TOKYO Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (24) clinched the silver medal in the men's javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the US. Chopra recorded a distance of 88.13 metres (m) in his fourth-attempt throw and secured the second position. The Olympic medallist…
ICICI Bank, India's second-largest private sector lender, on Saturday reported a standalone net profit of Rs 6,905 crore (£720 million) for the first quarter of the financial year 2022-23 as compared to Rs 4,616 crore (£481.5 million) posted in the corresponding period of the previous year, registering a year-on-year growth…
THE spotlight will be on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra but the likes of Murali Sreeshankar and Avinash Sable are also strong medal contenders as the Indian athletics team eyes its best Commonwealth Games show away from home in the upcoming edition in Birmingham, the UK. Woman javelin thrower Annu Rani…
THE biggest trend in today's times is cryptocurrency. It has, in fact, been a part of the culture for several years now. Since the first big boom in the market, all people have been able to talk about are the different cryptos in the market and the impact that they…
THEY faced social resistance while mingling with their friends irrespective of their gender. And when it crossed all limits, they fought back and beat their critics with a wide smile. Perhaps that is how 'Gandhigiri' works best. It all happened in Kerala, the southern Indian state which is also known…
