Cricketer Nitish Rana wants Jaideep Ahlawat, famed for ‘Paatal Lok,’ to portray him in a biopic, citing their shared community and Ahlawat’s Haryanvi dialogue skills. Rana discussed his sporty style, admiring Shah Rukh Khan’s ponytail. Ahlawat humorously recalled his simple marriage proposal, joking about offering his wife a guaranteed supply of milk and ghee. The…
Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has suspended a designated examiner (DE) of Akasa for six months following violation of rules in a pilot skill test. The airline says it had voluntarily reported this violation to the regulator. An Akasa Air spokesperson said: “Keeping safety in mind is of…
A detailed view of a chess board and pieces (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) The inaugural day of the AI chess exhibition tournament, hosted by Google’s Kaggle Game Arena project, witnessed four Large Language Models (LLMs) securing dominant 4-0 victories to advance to the semifinals. Gemini 2.5 Pro, o4-mini, Grok 4, and o3 defeated their…
Supreme Court facade (left), ECI headquaters (Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the election commission of India (ECI) to submit a detailed response by August 9 regarding an application filed by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), seeking disclosure of information on around 65 lakh voters omitted from Bihar’s draft electoral…
American woman calls out US college costs in viral video An American woman living in India has sparked a storm on Instagram, not with outrage or drama, but with cold, uncomfortable math. Kristen Fischer’s now-viral reel lays bare the economic absurdity of US higher education, contrasting it with India’s far more affordable public college system….
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) The Sports Ministry has amended the RTI-related provision in the National Sports Governance Bill, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 23. The amendment specifies that only sports organisations receiving government grants and assistance will fall under RTI’s purview, providing relief to…
Asaduddin Owaisi and Mohammed Siraj NEW DELHI: India secured a thrilling six-run win over England in the final Test at The Oval, levelling the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 2-2. The standout performer was Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj, whose brilliant five-wicket haul in the second innings proved decisive in turning the match in India’s favour.Siraj’s heroics drew…
India’s growth story may be headed for a rough patch after US President Donald Trump imposed a steep 25% “reciprocal” tariff on Indian goods, a recent report by Goldman Sachs showed.In a newly revised outlook, the brokerage trimmed its forecast for India’s real GDP growth by 0.1 percentage point. It now expects the economy to…
Vaani Kapoor has addressed the controversy surrounding Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Sardaar Ji 3’ release, amidst the backlash from Indian film bodies and her own film ‘Abir Gulaal’ being stalled post-terror attack. Kapoor emphasized that Diljit likely had significant investments in the film, which involved numerous technicians and was probably filmed before the tragedy. Vaani Kapoor recently…
NEW DELHI: After a string of bizarre applications during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, a fresh prank has emerged — this time involving none other than US President Donald Trump. Authorities in Samastipur district were left stunned after an online application was filed on July 29, claiming Trump as…
