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On Sunday in Indore, Television actress Vaishali Takkar died by suicide. The 30-year-old actress, who made her acting debut with “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai,” was found hanging in home, according to police, and claimed in a note that she was being harassed by a former partner. In a new development, Indore ACP Rahman has … Read more
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra traded his javelin for a badminton racquet. PV Sindhu didn’t. What followed was an impromptu game of badminton on the dais of the Times of India Sports Awards 2021 (TOISA) function in the Capital on Friday. Don’t ask who won. It was one of those matches where nobody kept score as … Read more
BENGALURU: ISRO’s heaviest rocket LVM3 will launch British start-up OneWeb’s 36 broadband satellites from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on October 23, marking the launcher’s entry into the global commercial launch service market. LVM3 was earlier called GSLV Mk III. The launch of ‘LVM3 – M2/OneWeb India-1 Mission’ is scheduled at 0007 hours IST … Read more
AMRITSAR: Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani drone close to Indo-Pak international border near Amritsar on Friday morning. According to sources, a Pakistani drone was spotted flying over Indian skies in the area of Shahpur border outpost following which a BSF jawan shot it down. Sources informed that the drone had originated from … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi to flag-off Vande Bharat Express in Himachal’s Una; SC order on pleas challenging the Karnataka HC’s hijab ban order; President Murmu on two-day visit to Assam; 7th edition of ‘India Art Festival’ to start in Delhi; WWF to release its Living Planet 2022 report 1. How to question demonetisation within … Read more
WASHINGTON: When everyone is slowing down in terms of economic growth, India has not remained unimpacted, but is doing better and is in a relatively bright spot compared to other countries, a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday. Just look at the global conjuncture right now, which is the overarching problem, the … Read more
Oraon’s U-17 soccer team takes on US todayGUMLA: Gorratoli will have scored a goal when its daughter Astam Oraon takes the field on Tuesday, whatever the outcome. The Adivasi teen from the nondescript tribal village in the Maoist-infested Gumla district of Jharkhand will be Team India‘s captain in the FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup tournament … Read more
There is no birthday celebration for the sui generis Rekha this year. It is a solitary celebration for India’s most enigmatic female star since Suchitra Sen. No one knows the real Rekha. Not even Rekha herself. One minute she will “play” Rekha the husky-throated mysterious star; the next minute she will drop the masked persona … Read more
RANCHI: As the day progressed on the eve of the second One-Day International here, the conditions gradually became overcast from a bright sunny morning. And about two hours before Team India was scheduled to hit the ground for the practice session early evening, the JSCA International Stadium groundstaff had to draw the covers to protect … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Indian government will continue to buy oil from wherever it has to and has a moral duty to provide energy to its citizens, Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday, asserting that no country has told India to stop buying oil from Russia. “India will buy … Read more
Veteran actor Arun Bali, best known for his work in blockbuster hit ‘3 Idiots’, died on Friday morning at his residence in suburban Mumbai. He was 79. Bali’s son Ankush said his father was suffering with Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease caused by communication failure between nerves and muscles, for which he was admitted to … Read more
On Wednesday morning, comedian and “Great Indian Laughter Challenge” participant Parag Kansara died unexpectedly. Sunil Pal, a comic friend, shared the terrible news on his social media pages. Comedian Sunil stated in the video, “Another stunning revelation has emerged from the world of humour. Our fellow contestant in the Laughter Challenge, Kansara Ji, is no … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao likely to announce his national party; Thackeray and Shinde factions of Shiv Sena to hold Dussehra rallies in Mumbai; Chemistry Nobel Prize to be announced; Dubai’s second temple opens doors to people; OPEC+ meeting to assess oil output 1. ‘Budget those freebies before you promise them’ What: … Read more
Kohli, Rahul rested for inconsequential tie even as bowling unit remains a concernINDORE: Just a few hours after recording their maiden T20I series win at home against South Africa in Guwahati, India will look to achieve their first-ever clean sweep against the Proteas in the inconsequential third and final T20I at the Holkar Cricket Stadium … Read more
MALANG (Indonesia): Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a football stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such … Read more
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (1893) Do you know Pietermaritzburg is also known as the Birthplace of Satyagraha? On June 7, 1893, Gandhi as a young Indian lawyer, was forcibly removed from a whites-only carriage at the Pietermaritzburg Railway Station because of his race and colour. Source link
NEW DELHI: India abstained a UN Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania condemning Moscow’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, citing the “totality of the evolving situation” as the reason for abstention. The resolution on “Illegal So-Called Referenda in Ukraine” failed to get adopted as Russia, as expected, vetoed it. It … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST RBI monetary policy interest rate decision to be announced; Lt Gen Anil Chauhan will take over as CDS; President Murmu to attend 68th National Film Awards ceremony; In SC: hearing on delay in Rajoana’s mercy petition in the former Punjab CM Beant Singh assassination case; IAF set to retire Abhinandan Varthaman’s MiG-21 … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi on two-day visit to Gujarat, to lay foundations of Rs 29,000-cr projects; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit forward areas in Arunachal Pradesh; In SC: Gautam Navlakha’s plea seeking house arrest instead of judicial custody in the Elgar-Parishad case; Varanasi district court hearing in Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri case; UN Security Council … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi likely to discuss inflation & economy with his Council of Ministers; RBI’s 3-day monetary policy meeting begins today; In SC: pleas challenging 2016 demonetisation, issue relating to dissolution of marriage by exercising power under Article 142; Christie’s live auction of James Bond memorabilia; 1st T20I – India Vs South Africa … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi to attend Shinzo Abe’s state funeral in Tokyo; Govt Committee on MSP to hold 2nd meeting in Hyderabad; In SC: Thackeray faction’s plea to restrain ECI from deciding on ‘real’ Shiv Sena claim; hearing on Centre-Delhi power tussle; UNSC meeting on Afghanistan; Hung Thinh Friendly Football Tournament – India Vs … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST President Murmu on a 3-day visit to Karnataka; Mathura court likely to hear Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case; Allahabad HC to hear plea against acquittal of 32 accused in Babri demolition case; Jupiter set to make its closest approach to Earth in 60 years; Nine-day Navratri festival starts from today 1. In … Read more
NEW DELHI: Following reports of fake job rackets from Myanmar and Thailand, the government on Saturday issued an advisory asking Indians not to get entrapped in such fake offers being floated through social media sites or other sources. According to the government, instances of rackets offering lucrative jobs to entice Indian youths for the posts … Read more
LONDON: Roger Federer described his tennis career as a “perfect journey” despite being denied a fairytale ending early Saturday with a doubles defeat at the Laver Cup alongside long-time rival Rafael Nadal. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, dogged by a knee injury, has not played since the 2021 Wimbledon quarter-finals and last week announced his … Read more
One eye on skies as Rohit‘s side looks to level series; Bumrah likely to playNAGPUR: Fresh from shocking defeats in Asia Cup, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had nonchalantly said he has found ’90-95 percent’ core of his team for the World Cup. Cut to a couple of weeks later, lively talks on India’s death bowling … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday morning launched a massive nationwide search operation against groups, including PFI, and individuals allegedly supporting terrorists, officials said. In the “largest ever investigation till date”, the searches are taking place at the premises of those allegedly involved in terror funding, organising training camps, and radicalising people … Read more
[ad_1] MOHALI: India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday attributed the four-wicket defeat to Australia in the first T20I on their lacklustre bowling performance, an area which has been a cause for concern for the team with the T20 World Cup fast approaching. Indian batters Hardik Pandya (71 not out), KL Rahul (55) and Suryakumar Yadav … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held several bilateral and multilateral meetings as he began his hectic diplomatic week at the high-level session of the UN General Assembly here. Jaishankar, who arrived here Sunday, began the UNGA meetings with the India-CELAC Quartet. A statement issued after the meeting said India-CELAC (Community … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue, something sure to anger Beijing. Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday whether US forces would defend the self-ruled island claimed by China, he … Read more
