HOUSING sales fell 11 per cent during July-September in seven major cities on lower launches and an annual 23 per cent growth in average prices, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock on Thursday released data that showed an 11 per cent fall in sales of residential properties in July-September…
THE Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that a certificate would be issued to Kangana Ranuat's film "Emergency" if certain cuts are made, as recommended by its revising committee. The movie, which was initially slated for a September 6 release, has been embroiled…
THE main suspect in the brutal killing of a 29-year-old woman whose dismembered body was found in a refrigerator in Bengaluru allegedly died by hanging in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said. Police said the man was in a relationship with the victim, Mahalakshmi, and killed her following frequent arguments over…
BANGLADESH all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday announced his retirement from T20 Internationals with immediate effect and also said that the second Test against India will be his last if his country's board doesn't give him a farewell match against South Africa at home. His final international game for Bangladesh…
INDIA has done well in areas like infrastructure in the last 10 years, but it also needs to do more in other sectors to boost local manufacturing and job creation, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday. In an interview with PTI, Rajan further said the government's focus on…
SOUTH KOREAN actor Park Seo-jun has shared his interest in visiting India, expressing his love for Bollywood films. Speaking at a roundtable interview, Park said he would love to visit the country if invited. "If you invite me, anytime," he told PTI when asked whether he would come to India…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi's visit to Pune in Maharashtra on Thursday was cancelled due to heavy rains in the city, officials said. Modi was to flag off the Metro train line from District Court to Swargate in Pune and launch a slew of development projects ahead of the state assembly…
Popular podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia's channels on YouTube, including Beer Biceps, were hacked on Wednesday night and renamed "Tesla" by cyber attackers. The hackers have deleted all his videos and renamed his channel “@Elon.trump.tesla_live2024” and his personal channel “@Tesla.event.trump_2024.” The hackers replaced Allahbadia's podcasts and interviews with older streams from Elon…
OPENAI chief technology officer Mira Murati on Wednesday said she is leaving the company behind ChatGPT, adding to a growing list of high-level departures. Murati called her more than six years at the San Francisco-based company "an extraordinary privilege" and described her decision to leave as difficult in a post…
THE SECOND phase of polling in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections saw a voter turnout of over 56 per cent on Wednesday, with the democratic exercise passing off peacefully amid tight security. While there was significant participation in key constituencies in 26 seats spread over six districts with long…