Shubman Gill (Photo credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: A fit-again Shubman Gill struck a stylish half-century easing concerns over his thumb injury while skipper Rohit Sharma batted at No.4 and fell cheaply, leaving questions over his position and form for the second Test as India eased past Australia Prime Minister’s XI in the pink-ball warm-up in…
Bollywood’s 2024 box office journey has been an intriguing mix of high-octane hits and underwhelming performances. Films like Stree 2, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again soared with record-breaking openings, while ambitious projects such as Kalki 2898 AD and Devara reflected the continued cross-regional appeal of Indian cinema. However, the year’s overall performance has been…
NEW DELHI: While wedding ceremonies are often filled with traditional customs and rituals, one groom’s light-hearted approach to the occasion has captured the attention of netizens, quickly going viral on social media.In the photo, the groom, clad in his traditional wedding attire, is seen sitting in what appears to be the sacred altar where the…
AAP MLA Naresh Balyan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan was sent to tw0-day police custody in connection with an extortion case. Balyan was arrested on Saturday and was taken to Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court.It has been alleged that he was operating with gangster Kapil Sangwan, who is behind many…
NEW DELHI: Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday expressed disappointment over what he called the ‘distortion’ of India’s history, criticising the selective glorification in history books that attributes India’s independence to a few individuals while neglecting the contributions of others.Addressing the 138th birth anniversary celebration of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh at Bharat Mandapam in New…
Yann Martel, the best-selling author of Life of Pi, once observed that just as the Bible and Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey form the cultural bedrock of Western civilisation, The Mahabharata and The Ramayana serve as the foundational epics of Indic civilisation. These texts, brimming with profound moral and philosophical insights, have shaped the…
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma‘s famous one-liner, “garden mein ghoom raha hai kya,” once again made headlines during the warm-up match against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI on Sunday.This time, it was pacer Mohammed Siraj who borrowed Rohit’s famous one-liner to vent his frustration in a situation where the phrase was perfectly fitting.Siraj opened…
A Bangladesh court will hear the bail plea of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, arrested last week on sedition charges, on December 3.The announcement of the hearing date was delayed due to a lawyers’ boycott and work abstention on Wednesday and Thursday, bdnews24.com reported. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Saiful Islam will preside over the hearing,…
The term “Black Friday” was first used by police in Philadelphia during the 1950s to describe the chaotic day after Thanksgiving. Massive crowds of suburban shoppers and tourists would flood the city for the Army-Navy football game, creating traffic jams, packed stores, and even shoplifting incidents. By the 1980s, retailers embraced the term with a…
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti (File photo) NEW DELHI: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, while reacting to violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambal, drew a parallel between the row over the mosque survey and the atrocities being committed against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.Mufti called the clashes between police and protestors, which took place after Sambhal…
