Category: Events

England’s Joe Root (AP/PTI) Joe Root etched his name into the World Test Championship record books on Friday, becoming the first player to score 3,000 runs as a captain in the WTC during England’s opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds.Root needed 42 runs to reach the landmark at the start of the match...

The debate over ‘Vande Mataram’ has resurfaced amid discussions about its place as India’s National Song and the difference between it and the National Anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’. The song, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s and featured in his novel Anandamath, the poem became a major rallying cry during India’s freedom movement....

Emraan Hashmi’s romantic action drama ‘Awarapan 2’ has emerged as a super hit at the box office within just seven days of its theatrical release. The film has secured a strong verdict for itself, marking a significant turnaround for Hashmi, who has been waiting for a clean theatrical success. Taking full advantage of the Independence...

Noel Tata kicks off Tata Sons succession search MUMBAI: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata is understood to have informally kicked off the search process for Tata Sons’ eighth chairman, meeting former HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh at the Taj Wellington Mews Residences in Mumbai on Wednesday, according to people aware of the meeting.The meeting, which also...

Imran Khan’s transfer follows months of health concerns, including a dispute over worsening vision in his right eye Imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shifted from Adiala prison to a private hospital in Islamabad after midnight Thursday for a medical examination, news agency AP reported citing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s statement.Khan was taken...

VB G RAM G generates 11.4 crore person-days, women account for 61.5% NEW DELHI: Over 11.4 crore person-days have been generated since the rollout of Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB G RAM G Act), which replaced MGNREGA, according to the govt portal on the new scheme. Women account for 61.5%...

Encroachment removed outside the Pakistan high commission in Delhi (Credit: Rajesh Mehta) NEW DELHI: Indian authorities removed queue liners outside the Pakistan high commission visa section along with other encroachment on a lane outside the boundary of the compound. The action Wednesday followed removal of parking poles and security barricades outside the Indian high commission...

Bribe demand unproven, Rs 20 note no proof: SC acquits 2 NEW DELHI: Thirty years after they were accused of taking a bribe of Rs 20 to issue an income certificate, Supreme Court has acquitted two govt employees in a 1996 corruption case in which they were convicted and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment by...

Crew of 10 includes six Indian nationals; vessel was carrying arms and security equipment Six Indians were among the 10-member crew of a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this week, news agency AP reported citing a Somali official on Thursday.The M/V LUTUF was seized on Monday about 3.5 nautical...

US-Iran war hits Indian carriers harder as international passenger traffic falls 26% NEW DELHI: The US-Iran war’s impact on international air travel globally has, from an Indian perspective, hit homegrown carriers harder than foreign ones.While people flying in and out of India fell 10.5% to 1.7 crore during April-June, the traditional peak summer quarter, Indian...