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The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) – a premiere institution in Odisha – has been stinging since protests erupted on its campus after a Nepali student’s death by suicide…
Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of two counts of felony assault at the conclusion of a trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The musician, who has two children…
Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge Wednesday morning as the new Chief Election Commissioner. Mr Kumar replaces Rajiv Kumar in the role and will oversee the conduct of nearly two-dozen elections, state…
US President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk sat down for their first joint interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity during which the Republican and his adviser were…
New Zealand thrashed defending champions Pakistan by 60 runs in the Champions Trophy opener here on Wednesday. Batting first after Pakistan won the toss, New Zealand were well served by…
South Africa’s electric fielder of the 1990s, Jonty Rhodes, stood out from the other five master cricketers on the dais in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. Rhodes stood out from the…
Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadkar shared an unbroken 91-run partnership as Vidarbha recovered from a mini collapse to lead by 260 runs against Mumbai at stumps on day three of…
Former Mumbai captain and selector Milind Rege, a highly respected figure in domestic cricket, died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday, just days after turning 76. Rege, who turned…
India vice-captain Shubman Gill on Wednesday dethroned Babar Azam of Pakistan from the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for batters on the back of his strong show…
On the eve of the ODI series against England in Nagpur earlier this month, Rohit Sharma had played down speculations about his future in international cricket, saying it was irrelevant…
The Indian team gears up for a thrilling adventure in Dubai as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign gets underway. While India have some of the finest batters in the…
There are no easy games in international cricket, but India if were asked who they’d have wanted as their first opponents to work their way into the Champions Trophy, they…
Actor Prateik Babbar and his longtime girlfriend Priya Banerjee married on Friday (February 14). Recently, the couple shared a series of photos from their mehendi ceremony. Prateik and Priya looked…
The 29-year-long wait of hosting an ICC event ends for Pakistan as the nation witnesses the opening clash between the hosts and New Zealand on Wednesday. Security has been one…
Ahead of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 opener against New Zealand on Wednesday, Pakistan batter Babar Azam recalled his favourite memories from the Champions Trophy 2017 final, where his…
Chhaava, the latest historical epic starring Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna, is performing exceptionally well at the box office, with impressive growth on Day 5. On Tuesday, the movie earned…
PAK vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 LIVE Streaming: The D Day has finally arrived as the highly anticipated Champions Trophy 2025 is all set to begin. In the first encounter…
Actor Prateik Babbar recently married his long-time girlfriend Priya Banerjee in an intimate ceremony that took place at his late mother Smita Patil’s Mumbai residence. However, Prateik’s half-brother Aarya Babbar…
As the ICC Champions Trophy gets underway with the opening clash between Pakistan and New Zealand at Karachi’s National Stadium, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has planned an air show,…
More than 30 people were injured after firecrackers exploded at a football ground near Areekode in Kerala’s Malappuram on Monday, police said. According to Areekode police, “The incident took place…
The five persons arrested in connection with the forcible eviction of Nepali students from hostels at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology or KIIT, have got bail. The arrested persons…
The Supreme Court has given YouTube personality Ranveer Allahbadia – roiled in a row over comments about parents and sex during an episode of stand-up show ‘India’s Got Latent‘ –…
Less than three months after it won the Maharashtra elections by a landslide, the rift within the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance seems to be widening with the withdrawal of ‘Y’-security…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Maratha empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji on his birth anniversary on Wednesday. PM Modi said on X, “His valour and visionary leadership laid the…
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has requested Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to declare Vicky Kaushal’s latest film, Chhaava, tax-free. In the note, FWICE stated, Chaava depicts…
Radhika Apte is on cloud nine. After all, it is her husband Benedict Taylor’s birthday. This year, the celebrations are extra special. Reason. It is Benedict’s first birthday as a…
Matthew Perry’s tragic death in October 2023 after a ketamine overdose will be the subject of a new documentary airing on Peacock. Titled Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, the special…
Bayern Munich needed a stoppage-time goal to see off Celtic and secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday, while AC Milan were dumped out…
Singer B Praak was quick to respond to the controversy surrounding YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia after his comment on India’s Got Talent sparked widespread backlash. B Praak, who was outspoken about…
Actor Arjun Kapoor, who worked with director Anees Bazmee in the 2017 romantic-comedy film, Mubarakan, is excited to team up with him again for No Entry 2, also starring Varun…
Lewis Hamilton said he felt “invigorated” and “full of life” following a move to Ferrari as his new car was unveiled in front of some 15,000 raucous fans during the…
Rohit Sharma‘s men have some tough fixtures ahead of them as India begin their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 journey. Put in the Group A, alongside Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh,…
World No.3 Coco Gauff crashed out in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai on Tuesday when she was beaten 6-4, 7-5 by fellow American McCartney Kessler.…
A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was acquitted of all charges in his assault trial after a three-week court proceeding. The rapper had been accused of shooting at…
Max Verstappen believes the knowledge Red Bull gained from a hard-fought 2024 Formula One season could help him in his quest to win a record-equalling fifth successive drivers’ world championship.…
Just days after a controversy was triggered due to the absence of India’s flat from Karachi’s National Stadium ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy, amends seem to…
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was much more confident of a deal to end the Ukraine war after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its…
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in exile in India, called the South Asian nation’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus a “mobster” and accused him of unleashing…
The upcoming movie Param Sundari starring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor has wrapped up its Kerala schedule. On Tuesday, Sid took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared…
Novak Djokovic’s comeback came to a crashing halt on Tuesday as he lost 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the Qatar Open. Djokovic, who was…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola was deliberately underestimating the English side’s hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16. European champions Madrid…
A Los Angeles jury has found rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty on all counts of felony assault, bringing an end to a highly publicized three-week trial. According to Variety, the…
The Champions Trophy is back on the calendars of cricket enthusiasts as the extravaganza fest returns after over seven years of absence with a high-profile match between Pakistan and New…
“Are you living secretly, in some secluded cave? You are brazenly living together without there being a marriage. Then what is the secret?” the Uttarakhand High Court remarked, as it…
Australian great Ricky Ponting will pick Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana for India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh here on Thursday with the Rohit Sharma-led side hoping to fill the…
Days after the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, scrapped a $21 million grant intended to boost “voter turnout” in India, President Donald Trump defended…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on the implementation of three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir, in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and…
Just days after a controversy was triggered due to the absence of India’s flat from Karachi’s National Stadium ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy, amends seem to…
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will not let billionaire Elon Musk take part in any space-related government decisions, when the president was asked about Musk’s potential conflicts of…
Ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy, former India all-rounder Suresh Raina reminisced about the ‘masterstroke’ moment of the MS Dhoni-led side during their 2013 edition’s title-winning campaign…
Pacer Mohammed Siraj is unlikely to take any part in the Champions Trophy, starting February 19, as he was ignored by the selectors while picking India’s 15-man squad. Siraj, who…
Australian great Ricky Ponting will pick Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana for India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh here on Thursday with the Rohit Sharma-led side hoping to fill the…
Out-of-favour Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali has accused his country’s cricket board of favouritism. Speaking in a recent interaction, Hasan questioned the PCB for sending star batter Saim Ayub for treatment…
A commission looking into alleged scams in the Assam Public Service Commission’s (APSC) Combined Competitive Examination has submitted reports, which were discussed in the state assembly. The Justice (retired) BK…
A drunk man tore a theatre`s screen in Gujarat. Chhaava fever is soaring high, with several videos of fans doing crazy things in theatres going viral. Amidst this, a new…
Two persons allegedly hit a young man with a bat when he complained about being hit by a ball during a cricket match at a ground here in Surajpur town.…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said he had directed the state cyber police to approach Wikipedia, and ask for the removal of ‘objectionable’ content about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj…
Hindon, which has become the second airport to function from the National Capital Region, will vault into the big league with the initiation of daily flights to and from Kolkata.…
In the ongoing WPL 2025 match against Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first. So far, the Ashleigh Gardner-led side has won…
The so-called planetary parade which started last month is heading towards its grand finale. For a brief moment on February 28, all planets in our solar system will appear in…
The Princess of Wales and her children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis – unveiled a collection of four portraits they created of one another on Monday. This…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Alphabet’s Google.…
A 30-year-old man in Bengaluru won Rs 65,000 in compensatory damages after he sued PVR Cinemas, INOX and BookMyShow for wasting 25 minutes of his time by running lengthy commercials…
The Bombay High Court has refused to cancel a court martial order sentencing a former Lieutenant Colonel to five years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, noting she was…
Davinder Singh, a 21-year-old from Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, recounts his harrowing experience at a US detention center after being detained for crossing the US border illegally. Singh was part of…
Ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan`s premier pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi expressed his confidence in his fitness and that of his fellow teammates. The “Green Shirts” will lock horns…
Jammu & Kashmir’s highest run-getter this season Shubham Khajuria, who played crucial role in his team reaching the Ranji Trophy knockouts, hailed coaches Bishan Singh Bedi, Sunil Joshi, Irfan Pathan…
All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt starred in both departments as Mumbai Indians produced a clinical performance to return to winning ways with a five-wicket victory over a self-destructive Gujarat Giants in their…
Arshdeep Singh, son of an Army soldier, died in a road accident earlier this month, but he helped save six lives after his father, Havildar Naresh Kumar of the Mahar…
Much of the headlines from Donald Trump‘s second term as US President has been around deportation and tariffs, with India feeling the pinch on both counts. Over 300 Indians living…
The great schools merger in Rajasthan – shutting down smaller schools and sending its students to a bigger one – is still generating aftershocks in the state’s education system. The…
To fulfil one of his major electoral agendas of providing cheap oil (‘drill baby drill’), in his inaugural speech US President Donald Trump argued for increasing the domestic production of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu are scheduled to visit Bageshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur on February 23 and 26 respectively, a district official said on Tuesday.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former British prime minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday and praised him as a “great friend of India”. He said on X, “It was a delight…
Qatar has committed to investing $10 billion in India across various sectors, the two nations said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani…
Newly elected BJP MLA from Patparganj Ravinder Singh Negi on Tuesday claimed air-conditioners, furniture, TV, sound system and other items were missing from his camp office, and blamed previous occupant…
The headmistress of a government school in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana was suspended for allegedly allowing the birthday of BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao to be celebrated on the…
Police intercepted a drone camera flying over the Ram temple route here during a trial of an anti-drone system on Tuesday and shot it down, officials said. Police lodged an…
A farmer in Sironj tehsil of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, collapsed in shock after the local administration ran a tractor over his standing crop. The action destroyed nearly 30 bighas…
In a high-scoring match that saw the completion of 80 overs, Team A hammered Team D by a pulverising margin of 122 runs in a league match of the Mumbai…
Salman Khan is currently shooting for his upcoming action thriller Sikandar. With a video of him shooting for the film surfacing on social media, fans are super excited about the…
Former captain Dilip Vengsarkar has picked India, last edition’s finalists, as a “strong favourite” for the Champions Trophy, which will begin on Wednesday in Karachi. After falling short against arch-rival…
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has backed India to win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, slated to get underway in Pakistan and Dubai on February 19. In fact, Clarke shockingly,…
Over 10 lakh interstellar objects the size of the Statue of Liberty are drifting unseen in the fringes of our solar system, a new yet-to-be peer-reviewed study has stated. Though…
The much-anticipated meeting between Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia concluded on Tuesday evening (Riyadh time). Ukraine was discussed in detail. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…
Washington said Russia and the United States will name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, as the superpowers met on Tuesday…
Four criminals — who opened fire at a house in Patna in broad daylight today — were arrested after a 30-minute operation. The incident took place in Patna’s Kankarbagh area…
Senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi on Tuesday had a heated exchange with a CBI team and threatened to end his life for loss of name and fame after officials of…
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman met former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Delhi on Tuesday and the two discussed potential new avenues to strengthen market-based…
At least two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were injured after a swarm of bees surrounded the Haryana Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Several videos of the incident,…
Over a hundred lawyers on Tuesday wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking revocation of Padma Shri conferred on film and TV producer Ekta Kapoor for making “unlawful” and…
A pilots’ grouping on Tuesday alleged that Air India and IndiGo have a tacit understanding not to hire pilots from each other, saying that employment in the aviation sector should…
Ride-hailing platform Uber has moved to a zero-commission model for its autorickshaw drivers in India and will instead charge them a subscription fee, mirroring a strategy followed by local rivals…
Gauhati High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani in connection with a case for allegedly promoting obscenity in a publicly accessible online show. Ashish Chanchlani is…
The police on Tuesday recovered the severed head of a 29-year-old man from a canal in Duttapukur area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, an officer said. The head…
Abandoned by his biological parents, a specially-abled child from the Gangamma Chikumbimath Orphanage, a child welfare centre run by the Swami Vivekanand Seva Pratishthan in Belagavi, has now found a…
The government has to consider the premature release of all eligible convicts even if they or their families have not applied for it, the Supreme Court said today. The court…
Samajwadi Party leader and former MLA from Rampur’s Suar seat Abdullah Azam Khan was granted bail by a special MP/MLA court here on Monday in a 2020 case, his lawyer…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Defence Colony Welfare Association to explain how much costs should be imposed on it for the unauthorised occupation of Lodhi-era monument “Gumti of…
The Railway Ministry on Tuesday dismissed as “wrong and misleading” media reports that a Railway Protection Force probe has found the February 15 stampede at the New Delhi station was…