- Friday, July 18, 2025
BIG names such as the Rajapaksa brothers, former presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Maithripala Sirisena are missing as the nominations for the November 14 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections closed on Friday. The Rajapaksa brothers — Mahinda, Gotabaya, Chamal and Basil — will not contest the parliamentary election after decades-long representation. Mahinda,…
A 25-YEAR-OLD man of Pakistani heritage has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of an Indian restaurant manager who was killed in a road collision with a car while cycling home in Reading, south-east England, on Valentine's Day this year. Shazeb Khalid was found guilty of the murder…
WITH Navratri festivities drawing to a close, quick commerce firm Zepto co-founder and CEO Aadit Palicha took to LinkedIn to inform that the platform sold over 100,000 dandiya sticks during the season. "What a day! Closing out Navratri 2024 with a grateful heart, seeing the beauty of India’s diversity through…
STEVE MCQUEEN’S latest film, "Blitz," serves as a stark reminder of the harsh realities of war, a message underscored by the Oscar-winning director’s observation that people increasingly “look away.” The film, which opened the London Film Festival, follows nine-year-old George, who embarks on a challenging journey to reunite with his…
PACE spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will act as deputy to Rohit Sharma for their three-match home test series against New Zealand starting next week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said as they announced a 15-member squad. Bowlers Mohammed Shami and Yash Dayal are the notable absentees in…
AN EXPRESS train hit a stationary goods train on Friday night in Tamil Nadu after it entered a wrong track, railway officials said. The Railway Board has said that the accident occurred at the Ponneri-Kavarapettai section in Chennai Rail Division and a coach caught fire. Many passengers were injured, but…
THE swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government in Haryana will be held on October 17 in Panchkula, the party said in a statement on Saturday. It said prime minister Narendra Modi, senior BJP leaders and chief ministers of some other states will attend the event. The oath-taking ceremony will…
THE National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance Friday staked the claim to form government in Jammu and Kashmir as chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar. During his meeting with Sinha, Abdullah presented the letters of support from the coalition partners, hours after Congress extended its support…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Justine Trudeau on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Laos, almost a year after Canada accused India of involvement in the killing of a Khalistani separatist on its soil. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News) said Trudeau described the meeting as…
AFTER authorities advised him not to visit the JP International Centre in Lucknow citing security concerns, a defiant SP chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday garlanded a bust of Jayaprakash Narayan mounted atop a vehicle outside his residence where hundreds of party workers had gathered. JP, as the late socialist ideologue and…
