- Saturday, July 19, 2025
THE SUPREME COURT on Monday questioned the Delhi government over delay in implementation of stricter anti-pollution measures under GRAP-4, and said it will not allow scaling down of the preventive measures without its prior permission. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih pointed out that there…
DEFENDING champions India stunned Olympic silver medallist China 3-0 to seal a semifinal spot at the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on Saturday. India scored two field goals through Sangita Kumari (32nd minute) and skipper Salima Tete (37th) before tournament's highest scorer Deepika (60th) converted a…
BOLLYWOOD star Madhuri Dixit Nene explored new territory with her role in the horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The film, which pairs her with Vidya Balan in dual roles, has become a commercial success, collecting ₹2.19 billion (£20.54m) at the box office since its November 1 release, according to Sacnilk. Dixit…
SRI LANKAN president Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet on Monday after his National People's Power secured a record-breaking victory in the snap general election. The NPP on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral district…
INDIAN American politician Vivek Ramaswamy, who along with Tesla owner Elon Musk has been nominated in-charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, has indicated a massive cut in federal government jobs in the United States. "Elon Musk and I are in a position to start the mass deportations of millions…
BILLIONAIRE Mukesh Ambani's Reliance has asked India's telecom regulator to review the potential reach of Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper before awarding satellite spectrum amid concerns local players could suffer, a letter showed on Friday. Reliance's letter, which is not public, is Ambani's last-ditch effort in an ongoing face-off…
ACTOR Nayanthara has responded to a legal notice from Dhanush, who demanded ₹ 100 million (£937,968.90) in compensation for the alleged unauthorised use of clips from their 2015 film “Naanum Rowdy Dhaan” in her upcoming Netflix documentary, “Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale”. In an open letter shared on Instagram, Nayanthara accused…
JAGDISH SINGH PATANI, retired deputy superintendent of police and father of actress Disha Patani, was allegedly defrauded of ₹2.5 million (£23,449.22) by a group of five individuals who promised him a high-ranking position in a government commission, police here said on Friday. An FIR was registered at Bareilly Kotwali police…
AT LEAST 10 children died in a fire that engulfed the children's ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, officials said, as 16 others injured battled for life on Saturday. District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar told reporters that the fire broke out around 10.45 pm on Friday…
THE number of Indian students applying to UK universities has fallen by nearly a fifth, says a new report into the stability of the higher education sector in England. This comes at a time when universities have already been hit by budgetary constraints and other financial woes. Based on the…
