Veteran actor Achyut Potdar, widely known for his role as a professor in Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘3 Idiots’, passed away on August 18, 2025. He was 91. The actor, who acted in more than 125 Hindi and Marathi films and over 100 TV serials, reportedly breathed his last at Jupiter Hospital in Thane. The cause of…
NEW DELHI: Not even heavy Mumbai rains can keep Rohit Sharma indoors. The Indian cricket star was recently spotted driving his sleek black Range Rover through the city, enjoying the monsoon showers in style.The Range Rover is one of Rohit’s trusted rides, but it’s far from the only head-turner in his enviable garage. Just a…
Kagiso Rabada, right, of South Africa celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Tim David of Australia during the T20 cricket international between Australia and South Africa at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns, Australia. AP/PTI(AP08_16_2025_000313A) South Africa’s spearhead Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the three-match One-Day International series against Australia, starting Tuesday, due…
GUWAHATI: A four-day-old baby girl undergoing phototherapy at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital’s neonatal ICU died Monday. The incident happened after the girl fell off a steel cot and got entangled in equipment cables while a nurse on duty was preparing milk nearby for the infants in the ward, officials said, reports Kangkan Kalita.The state-run…
NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry on Monday informed Lok Sabha that at least 79 elephants have died in train collisions across the country in the last five years.In his written response to a Parliament question, MoS for environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said the figure is based on reports from state govt and UT administrations…
Abhishek Sharma has staked his claim at the top of the order in India’s T20 team. The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will convene at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday to pick India’s squad for the 2025 Asia Cup. The tournament, scheduled in the UAE from September 9–28, will be played in the T20I…
NEW DELHI: A 13-year-old girl from north-west Delhi’s Bharat Nagar, who left home following a dispute with her father, was rescued nearly a month later after being trafficked and forcibly married off in Uttar Pradesh. She boarded a train that took her to Meerut, where two men lured her with false promises and took her…
SURAT: In one of the biggest diamond thefts in recent memory, rough and polished stones worth over Rs 32 crore were stolen from a unit in the Kapodra area in the city in Gujarat, after thieves cut open an iron safe. Police suspect the burglary took place sometime between Aug 15 and 17, when most…
Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Research at Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal, says, “We remain optimistic about Indian equities for the next 6-9 months.” (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Tuesday on the back of strong domestic news flow and global cues. While Nifty50 was…
Actress Pallavi Joshi has criticised the West Bengal administration after the trailer launch of ‘The Bengal Files’ was allegedly stopped in Kolkata last week. Joshi, who stars in the movie, called the government’s actions “unconstitutional” and dubbed the halt an ‘attack on democracy’.On August 16, 2025, the film’s director, Vivek Agnihotri claimed that the trailer…
