NEW DELHI: At least three people died after an explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing factory in the Sattur area of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, officials said on Saturday.The fire and rescue department has been deployed to the scene.Authorities are still working to confirm the cause of the explosion and assess the extent of…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during the last day of the fourth Test in Melbourne. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: After taking a slender first-innings lead of four runs in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India began their second innings with a bang, thanks to young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 23-year-old…
KOLKATA: Sana Ganguly, daughter of former Indian skipper and BCCI ex-chief Sourav Ganguly, had a close shave on Friday evening when the car she was travelling in was hit by a long-distance private bus. The incident was reported around 6.30 pm from Behala Chowrasta crossing on the Thakurpukur-bound flank, a couple of hundred metres from…
Madonna has led to a frenzy on social media as she dropped some pictures from her New Year’s celebrations which also saw her flaunting a ring. She could be seen posing with her rumoured boyfriend Akeem Morris in this photo. While Akeem and Madonna haven’t confirmed their romance publicly, they have not shied away from…
Jasprit Bumrah (Video grab) SYDNEY: Jasprit Bumrah left the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) with India’s team doctor in the second session of day’s play vs Australia on Saturday. India’s stand-in captain did take field after Lunch but was off after bowling just one over and it was Virat Kohli who was marshalling the troops in…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s skipper Rohit Sharma categorically dismissed retirement speculation, clarifying that his absence from the Sydney Test was solely due to poor batting performance. Speaking to Star Sports during the lunch interval on Day 2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he explained that whilst his decision to skip Sydney was…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) India dominated the morning session of day two of the final Test against Australia in Sydney, piling significant pressure on the Australian batsmen. The session saw Australia lose four crucial wickets: Sam Konstas (23), Marnus Labuschagne (2), Travis Head (4), and Steve Smith (33). Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were the…
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million in settlement to deal with a lawsuit accusing the company of using its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices.The settlement reportedly filed on Tuesday in Oakland’s federal court in California is set to bring closure to the 5-year-old case claiming…
NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to dense fog on Saturday morning as a cold wave gripped the city.The city experienced significantly reduced visibility due to the fog, disrupting flight operations. Fifteen flights were diverted at Delhi airport early Saturday morning between 12.15am and 1.30am due to the low visibility, marking the second consecutive day of…
Indian-American Suhas Subramanyam, who was elected to the US House of Representatives in November 2024, was sworn into the 119th Congress on Friday evening in Washington DC. Subramanyam, who becomes the sixth member of the ‘Samosa Caucus’; the informal name for the group of Indian American law makers, was elected to represent Virginia’s 10th Congressional…
