Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer during their partnership against Pakistan in Dubai. (Photo by Ryan Lim/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s Champions Trophy triumph over Pakistan by six wickets on Sunday was described by Shreyas Iyer as “sweet” because it was against a team that was very competitive and required fending off numerous “external pressures.” With…
Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Chhaava’ had a stellar weekend at the box office. The historical drama that chronicles the important life moments of the Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj has reached a new height on its second weekend. After completing a 10-day run at the box office, the movie minted ₹326.75 crore, according to a Sacnilk report.Chhaava…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after India beat Pakistan in Dubai. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma downplayed worries about his fitness on Sunday after taking an unplanned break during his team’s six-wicket victory over Pakistan in a pivotal Champions Trophy group A match in Dubai. It appeared that Rohit…
CHENNAI: A Hindi teacher at Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram School in Kilpauk was suspended for allegedly hitting a Class III student for failing to recite a Hindi poem. According to a written complaint submitted by the student’s parents to the school management, the teacher also threatened to bar him from entering the school. Following the complaint,…
NEW DELHI: Ex-CM and Kalkaji MLA Atishi was elected by consensus in AAP as leader of opposition (LoP) Sunday. This is the first time a woman will hold the post in Delhi assembly and also the first time in any state in India that both CM and LoP are women.Atishi’s name was proposed by Burari…
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: CM Rekha Gupta said Sunday the previous AAP dispensation left the state coffers “empty”, but assured that the BJP govt was “committed” to rolling out the Rs 2,500-per month honorarium scheme for eligible women.Addressing a joint press meet with Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva after a…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: Lexica) MUMBAI: American private equity fund KKR will buy 51% of HealthCare Global Enterprises, a Bengaluru-based, listed company, for Rs 3,203 crore, marking its second investment in India’s hospital sector after Baby Memorial Hospital. As a result, KKR will make an open offer to HGE’s shareholders for an…
CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin fired yet another salvo at the Union govt on Sunday alleging the Advocates Amendment Bill 2025 was a direct assault on the autonomy of the legal profession.In a social media post on Sunday, Stalin said though the Union govt was forced to withdraw the draft bill due to ‘spontaneous…
US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Sunday the elimination of 2,000 positions at the US agency for international development (USAID) and placed most remaining employees on administrative leave globally. The move follows a federal court ruling that allowed the administration to proceed with pulling thousands of USAID…
NEW DELHI: The law ministry on Saturday withdrew the draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 from public consultation after various lawyers’ bodies threatened protests against the bill that proposes to take disciplinary action against any lawyer for disrupting court functioning, even cancelling their license to practice. Furthermore, the bill lays down “standards of professional conduct and…
