The late Assamese singer, Zubeen Garg, who captured hearts across India and beyond, was honoured in a touching tribute by Pakistani band Khudgharz during their recent concert in Karachi. The band performed his iconic hit ‘Ya Ali’ from the 2006 Bollywood film ‘Gangster’, starring Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja. Netizens react to the…
Air India plane (File photo) NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Colombo to Chennai carrying 158 passengers experienced a bird strike on Tuesday, airport authorities said. The incident forced the airline to cancel the plane’s return journey.The aircraft landed safely and all passengers got off without any injuries, officials added.The bird strike was noticed…
File photo of Rohit Sharma. Shaarang Shringarpure, a well-known mimicry artist, paid tribute to Rohit Sharma‘s ODI captaincy after the Mumbaikar was removed as skipper from the 50-over format. The selectors announced the major leadership change for the Australia limited overs series with Shubman Gill to lead in the 50-over format and Suryakumar Yadav in…
WUHAN: Coco Gauff ‘s serve – taken apart and reassembled on television and internet channels — is the most talked-about shot in tennis.The 21-year-old American, athlete supreme, teamed up with sports performance specialist Gavin MacMillan to retool her serve in the lead-up to the US Open. MacMillan, who worked with the world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka…
The Railway Protection Force (RPF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and Indian Railway Institute of Disaster Management (IRIDM) have signed an MoU to establish a framework for integrated relief operations during railway accidents. This collaboration aims to enhance national railway disaster readiness, focusing on faster, safer, and more coordinated rescue efforts, particularly during the critical…
The verification process will utilise biometric information through Aadhar identification system. (AI image) Facial recognition and fingerprint authentication – these are the two new features that may be launched for payments made through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a Reuters report.The National Payments Corporation of India, UPI’s operator, intends to display this biometric…
NEW DELHI: The Lawrence Bishnoi gang carried out shootings at multiple locations in Canada on Sunday night. Fateh Portugal, associated with the Lawrence gang, claimed responsibility for the shootings in a social media post and released the videos.The post stated that a person named Navi Tesi extorted 5 million from people in the name of…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday launched the foreign currency settlement system in GIFT city on Tuesday, at the sixth Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. With this, the GIFT IFSC has joined a select group of international financial centres that can settle foreign currency transactions locally.At the event, the FM also highlighted that India…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has been allotted a new government bungalow at 95, Lodhi Estate, based on his eligibility as the head of a national political party.The allotment was made in his capacity as the national convenor of AAP, which holds national party status.AAP’s over…
Tighter US immigration rules are making Indian families think twice before arranging marriages with relatives living in the United States, matchmakers and experts say.Sidhi Sharma, a 19-year-old medical student from Haryana, had hoped to marry an Indian citizen with a high-paying US job, but abandoned the idea after recent headlines about President Donald Trump’s immigration…
