Category: Events

The last day of the year 2025 is here and in just a few hours the calendar will change, bringing in a new year. American author Melody Beattie once said, “The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written,” and rightly so. A new year not only changes...

Thousands of mourners gathered in Dhaka on Wednesday for the funeral of former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, one of the most influential political figures in the country’s history.Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and a two-time head of government, died on Tuesday at the age of 80 after...

Damien Martyn (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn has been rushed to hospital and placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, media reports said on Wednesday.The former batsman, who represented Australia in 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 and featured in 208 one-day internationals, was admitted on Boxing...

NEW DELHI: Food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy have announced higher incentives for delivery partners on New Year’s Eve, calling it a “standard festive protocol,” amid strike call by gig workers’ unions. The incentives are aimed at ensuring minimal service disruptions during one of the busiest ordering periods of the year, an Eternal spokesperson told...

NEW DELHI: What began as a routine evening patrol on Sunday for two beat officers in upscale Patel Nagar turned into a race against time that saved a young man’s life. Head Constable Yogesh and Constable Ajay were patrolling the area around 7pm when a woman’s screams shattered the calm.At first, the source of the...

The health department organised camps and screened residents while the civic staff carried out cleaning in the affected locality. INDORE: A day after residents in Bhagirathpura area of Indore took ill with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting after consuming contaminated water, three people admitted to different hospitals died on Tuesday.Chief minister Mohan Yadav termed the...

The focus in 2026 will be on sustaining the growth momentum despite challenges like tariffs and foreign fund selloff. Financial assets are expected to be driven by central bank actions and trade deal prospects in the first half of 2026 amid heightened volatility. So, what should your strategy be in the New Year? Partha Sinha...

BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that the state government will drop “heavily drunk” people to their homes amid New Year’s Eve celebrations, according to an ANI report.Addressing reporters, he said the government has set up 15 locations where people can rest until their intoxication subsides.Parameshwara noted that incidents of public intoxication...

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday launched a broadside against the Centre and sought a clarification on China’s role after Beijing claimed credit for mediation between India and Pakistan after tensions flared up between the two countries in May.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, in a social media post on X, said that China’s...

Unnati Hooda, Shahnawaz Khan, Shaili Singh, Princedeep Singh and Samrat Rana With an eye on Los Angeles three years from now, a crucial Olympic cycle unfolds for India from the New Year onwards. Keeping in mind a busy, demanding 2026 for Indian sportspersons across major disciplines — culminating in the Asian Games in Aichi and...