NEW DELHI: World champion sprinter Deepthi Jeevanji continued to add to India’s Paralympic success in track and field by clinching a bronze medal in the women’s 400m (T20) event on Tuesday. The 20-year-old, making her debut at the Paralympic Games, finished with a time of 55.82 seconds, securing a podium spot. She followed behind Yuliia…
Stock market crash today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, plunged in opening trade on Wednesday on the back of global cues. While BSE Sensex dipped below 82,000, Nifty was below 25,100. At 9:16 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 82,023.52, down 532 points or 0.64%. Nifty50 was at 25,103.35, down 177…
NEW DELHI: Social media platforms were abuzz on Tuesday following the circulation of an alleged document detailing a “pre-planned break-up” between US footballer Travis Kelce and singer Taylor Swift.A report by the Daily Mail claimed that a document, seemingly created by the Los Angeles-based company Full Scope, outlined a strategy for their split, with an…
Having ended his tenure as India’s chief coach, Rahul Dravid looked quite relaxed and was chatty during his on-stage interaction at the CEAT awards held recently.In a lively talk that engaged and entertained the guests in attendance, the former India coach and captain was at his wittiest best, even asking the audience to email him…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s four-day visit to Colombia amounted to a cost of nearly £45,000 for the country, as per official figures released by Vice-President Francia Márquez office.Márquez had extended the invitation to the royal couple, following a request from Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, her political rival. Cabal had previously criticised the tour, which…
Representative Image MUMBAI: Leading designer brands from Tarun Tahiliani and Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla to Sabyasachi and Rahul Mishra recorded a surge in sales of wedding and occasion wear in 2023-24, ranging between high double-digits and triple digits, bucking the overall trend of lacklustre demand as a sharpening focus on premiumisation added sheen to their…
NEW DELHI: Jason Gillespie, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach, expressed support for captain Shan Masood‘s leadership despite Pakistan’s recent series loss to Bangladesh. Pakistan lost both Tests, with a 10-wicket defeat in the first match and a six-wicket loss in the second, marking their first-ever Test defeats to this opposition. Masood has faced criticism for both…
A 44-year-old woman from Tripoli, Greece, has been found guilty of intentionally starting two wildfires on farmland in the Kerasitsa area. The Police department of Tripoli arrested the Greek citizen on August 26, 2024, after investigating officers found that she was responsible for the fires, which occurred on August 24th and 25th.The woman’s motive for…
NEW DELHI: Had stainless steel been used to make the Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg, it would not have collapsed, said Union highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday, as he advocated the need to use rust-resistant products in coastal areas.“I have been pressing for the last three years that stainless steel should be used in…
US President Joe Biden faced criticism for his behaviour during a recent White House event, where he avoided answering questions from reporters for a full minute.The Trump War Room account shared a video of the incident on X, describing it as “painful to watch” and accusing Biden of being “completely cooked” as his handlers attempted…
