Salim Durani’s ex-wife (84) found abandoned at Belapur station MUMBAI: Late India cricketer Salim Durani‘s former wife was rescued from Belapur station last week in a fragile state, seemingly abandoned, and with no memory of how she ended up at the station.The 84-year-old, Rekha Shrivastava, and Durani, who died in 2023, had divorced years ago,…
Fight began at a hospital in Shimla over the word ‘tu’. KULLU: A doctor at Shimla’s Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) was suspended on Monday after he brutally assaulted a patient, who protested at being called ‘tu’ and asked for some politeness. A video of the incident, shot by an attendant, shows a…
GIFT City allows non-resident visitors to consume liquor AHMEDABAD: In what is seen as the perfect Christmas-New Year bonanza for employees and visitors to the Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City, the state govt has issued a notification further easing prohibition norms. The notification gives easier liquor access to non-resident visitors to GIFT, including people…
US Education Department to review Brown University (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) The tragic shooting at Brown University on December 13, 2025, shook the campus community and left the nation grappling with yet another reminder of the risks students face on college campuses. Two young lives were lost that day, and the incident has sparked urgent questions…
Ranveer Singh exits ‘Don 3’ amid ‘Dhurandhar’s blockbuster run, eyeing Rs 700cr nett. Post-success, he skips back-to-back gangster roles, fast-tracks zombie thriller ‘Pralay’ with Jai Mehta. ‘Don 3’ makers hunt new lead; Kriti Sanon confirmed, Europe shoot by Jan 2026. Ranveer Singh is basking in the glorious momentum of Aditya Dhar directed ‘Dhurandhar’s blockbuster run….
NEW DELHI: India has moved closer to inking deals to export BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Vietnam and Indonesia, which collectively will be worth over Rs 4,000 crore ($450 million).Russia, the joint developer of BrahMos missiles that fly at almost three times the speed of sound (Mach 2.8), has assured India that it has no…
SG Pipers clinch GCL season 3 title (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: SG Pipers pulled off a stunning upset to win the third edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) on Tuesday, defeating two-time defending champions Continental Kings in the final.The Pipers had barely made it to the final, edging past Ganges Grandmasters by just one…
NEW DELHI: Protest erupted across multiple cities including outside the Bangladesh high commission in Delhi, to condemn the mob lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu worker in Bangladesh.In Delhi outside Dhaka’s mission visuals showed Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) protesters clashing with security forces, attempting to march towards the building. They broke through police barricades…
Pakistan government on Tuesday sold its national airline, PIA, for Rs 135 billion to a consortium led by Arif Habib investment firm on Tuesday. The sale, organised through a bidding process in Islamabad, marks the largest transaction in Pakistan’s history. It aims to revive the once-prestigious carrier that had been struggling due to years of…
The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday approved US-based private equity firm Blackstone’s proposal to acquire up to 9.99 per cent stake in Federal Bank through warrants, clearing the way for the global investor’s entry into the private sector lender.In a release, the fair trade regulator said the proposed transaction involves Asia II Topco XIII…
