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Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri moved the Delhi High Court against Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale after he failed to comply with a ruling mandating him to apologise…
Implementing data exclusivity could impact India’s pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors and public health, Ashwani Mahajan, the co-convenor of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, has said. In a blog post on data exclusivity,…
Over 64 per cent of the iconic yellow taxis in Kolkata will be off the roads by March 2025 due to the 15-year service limit imposed by the state transport…
A 17-feet-long python, weighing nearly 100 kg, was found in Assam’s Silchar last week. The reptile was the largest ever to be discovered in human habitat in the Barak Valley.…
Rupali Ganguly’s Anupamaa is once again back in the headlines after Alisha Parveen, who plays Rupali’s daughter on screen, has been ousted from the show. Since the middle of this…
Monali Thakur was in Varanasi to perform live on December 22. But just 45 minutes into the show, the singer clarified to the audience at the venue how mismanaged the…
Vinod Kambli, former Indian cricket team star, has been admitted to a hospital after his health deteriorated over the weekend. According to a X post by news agency IANS, Kambli,…
Vidhu Vinod Chopra‘s recently released documentary Zero Se Restart focused on the making of his hit film 12th Fail. Now, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, Vidhu Vinod Chopra was…
Australia fast-bowler Sean Abbott was effusive in his praise for Jasprit Bumrah, saying that the current generation is seeing a master at work, adding that his unusual bowling action being…
Ranveer Singh’s next action-thriller with Aditya Dhar as the director has been in the news for a while now. After the official announcement of the film, the star cast was…
Former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh expressed his take on Australian team management not taking bold calls while dropping players during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, saying that the team…
While Cynthia Erivo’s portrayal of Elphaba is being hailed as one of the finest this year, producer Marc Platt reveals, Demi Moore was the original choice Wicked is one of…
Ram Charan and Upasana’s daughter Klin Kaara is the apple of everyone’s eye in her family. Upasana’s latest Instagram post can vouch for that. On her Instagram stories, Upasana shared…
How an actor responds to criticism of him shows how secure he is, they say. Varun Dhawan’s response after he was corrected by a nutritionist proves this statement right. Here’s…
YouTuber Zara Dar, a former advocate for women in science and technology, has quit her PhD pursuit to become an OnlyFans model. In a YouTube video titled “PhD dropout to…
In a chilling account that has sparked widespread concern over passenger safety, a woman recently took to LinkedIn to share her traumatic experience with Ola Cabs during a ride to…
The four days dedicated by Parliament to deliberate on the 75th anniversary of the Constitution of India culminated in a heated debate over Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chairman of the…
Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram has taken a dig at Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy for saying that he was “disappointed” with India’s shift from a six-day workweek to a five-day…
India captain Rohit Sharma‘s fitness remains a hot topic of debate amid his lean patch with the bat in Test cricket. Recently, former South African cricketer Daryll Cullinan had taken…
After a numerous reporting hinting at a joint venture of two Japanese manufacturers – Nissan and Honda, the news is finally out. Japanese marques – Nissan (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)…
An Indian employee working for a UK-based organisation has reignited conversation about holiday policies and work culture at domestic and international companies. Vivek Panchal, employed by a British company, posted…
The Delhi High Court has extended the interim bail of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the Unnao rape case, for one more month. Sengar had approached the court requesting a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 71,000 appointment letters to newly recruited individuals via video conferencing on Monday. The event was part of the Centre’s Rozgar Mela initiative, aimed at…
At least five people were killed and 6 others injured after a speeding pick-up van rammed them in Bihar’s Purnea district. The incident happened on Sunday night when a speeding…
A Thane court has acquitted 10 persons accused in a case of murder in 2016, observing that the probe agency committed a grave error or was “misguided or directed” by…
Congress today denied reports of the party’s involvement in the attack on ‘Pushpa 2’ actor Allu Arjun’s house over the Hyderabad theatre stampede case in which a woman was killed…
Manual labour was deployed by the Nagar Palika on Monday morning to continue the underground excavation work in Laxmanganj, after a JCB machine failed to move further. The excavation began…
Three people, including a woman, all reported to be residents of Delhi and aged between 20 and 25 years, were shot dead in Morni hills of Panchkula in Haryana, police…
Four children were killed when a wall of a brick kiln collapsed on them while they were asleep in Budana village of Haryana’s Hisar district, police said on Monday. A…
Claim: The video shows Sudha Murty promoting a trading platform. Fact: The claim is false. The video has been digitally manipulated and is a deepfake. In recent years, online trading,…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has picked former Test all-rounder Abdul Razzaq to head a country-wide scouting program to find new talent for the national T20 squad. The program titled…
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India achieved an elusive feat on Sunday with their mammoth 211-run win over West Indies in the first ODI match of the series at Kotambi Stadium in…
The second season of the much-awaited crime drama Paatal Lok, starring Jaideep Ahlawat and Gul Panag, has revealed its release date. Prime Video, on Monday, shared the announcement on its…
The row between Indian players and media and Australian media over Indian players answering questions only in Hindi and to Indian media has escalated significantly, and it all started when…
After months of gruelling election campaigns from Lok Sabha polls 2024 to Assembly elections, Sunday marked a relaxing and refreshing weekend for the Gandhi family. Rahul and Priyanka, both Congress…
Nine devotees of Lord Ayyappa sustained serious burn injuries due to a LPG cylinder blast at a Shiva temple here, police said on Monday. According to police, the incident occurred…
Three people, including two children, died on Monday when a dumper truck run over people sleeping on a footpath in Pune. Among the dead was a man, while six others…
In a shocking case of fraud in a Chhattisgarh government scheme for married women, a man allegedly opened an account in the name of actor Sunny Leone and had been…
Three terrorists accused of lobbing a grenade at a police post in Punjab’s Gurdaspur have been gunned down in an encounter with police in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, sources have said.…
Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara showered praise on seamer Mitchell Starc and said that the 34-year-old has been the “best bowler” for Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series, reported…
Days after attending daughter Aaradhya`s school annual function with Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai has jetted out of the city with her daughter. The couple`s marital status has been making headlines…
India captain Rohit Sharma‘s fitness remains a hot topic of debate amid his lean patch with the bat in Test cricket. Recently, former South African cricketer Daryll Cullinan had taken…
Honey Singh’s recently released documentary, Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous, chronicles the ups and downs of the musician’s life. Looking back on the time when he collaborated with Salman Khan…
Much of Monday here was damp, bleak, borderline depressing. A cold, stiff wind blew across the city, the rain came down in waves, stinging and slanting and dying down almost…
Former cricketer Simon Katich has advised Australian batters to concentrate on rotating the strike and maintaining a solid defence to succeed against the peerless Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Katich noted…
Mandira Bedi made her Bollywood debut with the cult-classic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The actress, who featured in a supporting role in the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer, has…
As chess continues to earn India fame all across the world, certain athletes aren’t happy with the lack of recognition they get from the state governments. One such athlete is…
Air India Express’ inaugural 4-hour flight from Surat in Gujarat to Thailand capital Bangkok saw good sales of liquor onboard, with some passengers claiming the stock ran out. The flight,…
BJP MPs Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput were on Monday discharged from Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, five days after they were injured during a stand-off in the Parliament…
Blake Lively has found support and sisterhood in actresses America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel — her co-stars from the 2005 film The Sisterhood of Travelling Pants. Blake has…
Ever since the movie King was announced, the buzz around it has been quite high. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Suhana Khan, the movie now has a new…
The run-up to the Boxing Day Test has been clouded by controversy, with the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) head curator Matt Page responding to concerns raised by the Indian team…
Wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson didn’t make Kerala’s Vijay Hazare Trophy squad, triggering a big controversy. Samson, who recently established himself as an opening batter in India’s T20I side, didn’t make…
Actor Aamir Khan recently revealed that he had the opportunity to listen to the “Vanvaas” story, narrated by Anil Sharma. The ‘PK’ star opened up about his admiration for the…
Australia fast bowler Sean Abbott was effusive in his praise for Jasprit Bumrah, saying that the current generation is seeing a master at work, adding that his unusual bowling action…
Coming off one of their biggest wins in terms of runs, fancied India will look to guard against complacency when they take on a beleaguered West Indies side with an…
Opener Sam Konstas, who is set to make his debut for Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday, has enlisted the assistance of his coach specifically to prepare…
Mumbai’s off-spin bowling all-rounder Tanush Kotian will be leaving for Australia today to join the India Test squad in Australia as a replacement for the recently-retired off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Kotian,…
AP Dhillon’s rumoured girlfriend Banita Sandhu attended Diljit Dosanjh’s Mumbai concert on December 19 at Mahalaxmi Race Course. The video is already viral and it gained special attention after AP…
Olympiad gold-winning Indian chess player Tania Sachdev on Monday lamented the “lack of recognition” from the government of Delhi, prompting chief minister Atishi to reach out to her for “thoughts…
Not many sports are inseparably linked with an individual, but Mirabai Chanu has been that one name in Indian weightlifting for several years now and 2024 was no different as…
It’s nearly been a decade since the hugely successful Stranger Things by The Duffer Brothers. The sci-fi drama was set in the 1980s, in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.…
Indian boxing endured a turbulent year marred by coaching turmoil, crushing defeats, and a medal-less Paris Olympics campaign, all of it made worse by the national federation’s negligence that brought…
Since the conclusion of the third Test between India and Australia in Melbourne, multiple controversies have kept fans busy. As the Indian and Australian teams hit the nets ahead of…
Asma al-Assad, wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce and expressed her desire to return to the United Kingdom, reports The Jerusalem Post quoting Turkish and…
A former Guantanamo detainee’s self-portraits depicting the alleged torture he faced at the hands of the CIA have surfaced from sealed court records. Mohammed Farik Bin Amin’s drawings, presented during…
A man and a woman were seen tied to a pole and thrashed by a crowd in a viral video. The police have confirmed the incident as from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur…
Participating in Rudrabhishek programme in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said, now Indians don’t need to have to give the Taj Mahal (replica) to foreign guests anymore…
A case of alleged gang rape has been registered against BJP MLA Harish Shakya, his brother Satendra Shakya, among 16 others, in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Civil Lines Police Station…
Four people were arrested for facilitating the illegal dumping of biomedical waste in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, even as the Kerala government initiated its removal. The removal of 16 truckloads…
You must be living under a rock, if you haven’t heard about Karan Aujla’s It Was All A Dream tour. The singer-turned-rapper performed in Mumbai on December 22,2024. The concert…
With skipper Rohit Sharma struggling to decipher a way to score runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former India coach Ravi Shastri says the stylish batter should go in with a…
Cheteshwar Pujara, who was a star of India’s last two Test series wins in Australia, has expressed concern regarding a couple of aspects of India’s current squad. While India have…
“We always want our greats to live on forever,” says Manoj Bajpayee, moments into our call with him. On Monday evening, that wish was shattered as Shyam Benegal, one of…
Shyam Benegal’s last work, Mujib (2023), was possibly the most important film for Bangladesh; a biopic on the neigbouring nation’s founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was 89, when the movie…
There’s a new kingmaker Sujoy Ghosh and Siddharth Anand Shah Rukh Khan and daughter Suhana Khan’s King hasn’t gone on floors yet, but there is a plot twist already. The…
It won’t be wrong to say that 2024 came with its fair share of surprises. From blockbuster releases to our favourite celebrities making a solid Hollywood debut, the year, in…
Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu tied knot with her fiance Venkata Datta Sai on Sunday in Udaipur. Beautifully dressed in a traditional wedding attire, the couple exchanged vows in presence…
Australia capped off their 24-match ICC Women’s Championship campaign with a dominant a 75-run victory over New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, securing an unassailable lead in the…
Post the phenomenal success of RRR, all eyes have been on Ram Charan for his next big spectacle on the big screen. His next action-entertainer is Game Changer where he’ll…
After Digvijay Rathee, Bigg Boss 18 witnessed two more shocking evictions in the same week. Wild card contestants Edin Rose and Yamini Malhotra got eliminated from the house in the…
From owning swanky cars to residing in lavish properties, Bollywood celebrities often make headlines with their extravagant purchases. 2024 was no different as some A-listed stars made notable strides in…
Saif Ali Khan’s sister Saba Pataudi is famous for her beautiful collection of family pictures on social media. She’s quite active and is often seen sharing unseen glimpses of the…
Opener G Trisha made a doughty fifty before the left-arm troika of Ayushi Shukla, Sonam Yadav and Parunika Sisodia spun web around Bangladesh batters as India scored a 41-run win…
The scheduled press match between the Indian and Australian media was cancelled after the Indian media reportedly boycotted a pre-arranged game, following a press conference row involving all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.…
Team India batsman KL Rahul shares a significant connection with December 26, a date that has proven to be fortuitous for him. Rahul has two hundreds in Boxing Day Tests…
With skipper Rohit Sharma struggling to decipher a way to score runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former India coach Ravi Shastri says the stylish batter should go in with a…
The Indian cricket team are seemingly unhappy with the quality of practice pitches provided at the outdoor nets of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as they prepare for the crucial…
Yeh toh Kotla wicket jaise hai, he guffawed, as Rohit Sharma was forced to jab hurriedly at a delivery from Akash Deep that kept low at the Melbourne Cricket Ground…
The year 2024 has been a memorable year for Indian sports as many athletes showed their true caliber and brought accolades for the country. From India’s magnificent win at the…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya were pictured at the Mumbai airport on Sunday night. The mother-daughter duo were twinning in black. While Aishwarya chose a black ensemble for her airport…
Snack foods firm Epigamia’s founder Rohan Mirchandani died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 41. Drums Food International Pvt Ltd, which owns the healthy eating brand known for…
The surface of the Dal Lake on Monday froze as an intense coldwave gripped the Kashmir valley. The minimum temperature experienced in the city was -7 degrees Celsius and the…
A massive protest took place outside the house of Telugu actor Allu Arjun over the stampede earlier this month that claimed a life. A group of people, claiming to students…
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as the senior White House policy advisor on artificial intelligence (AI). In a statement, Trump said Krishnan…
A man buried his friend’s body after it was mangled in a tractor accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur and fled, but was caught two days later. Sandeep, accompanied by his…
The Manipur security forces conducted search operations and area domination in the vulnerable hill and valley districts, following which they recovered a large weapons cache. These operations were carried out…
Highlighting the urgency of climate action, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy warned that climate change poses a significant risk of mass migration to urban centres like Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad, as…
Boney Kapoor recently revealed the possibility of bringing Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Diljit Dosanjh together for a movie. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the film was shelved. However, there was…
Few years ago, Christmas Eve meant playing backyard cricket with his brother. But now, 19-year-old Australian Sam Konstas is devising plans to tackle the world’s most destructive fast bowler Jasprit…