NEW DELHI: Indian cricketing stalwart Virat Kohli’s infectious charm was on full display on Thursday as he attended a promotional event in Mumbai, where he was met with a surprise.A day after turning 36, Kohli found himself in the spotlight yet again, as his friend and event host, Gaurav Kapoor, encouraged the crowd to sing…
CEC Rajiv Kumar (Picture credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has condemned the use of inappropriate language directed at female political leaders during Maharashtra’s election campaign, calling on officials to take swift and decisive action against any candidates making such remarks.In a meeting with election and law enforcement officials, Kumar expressed…
In a scathing critique aimed at companies prioritizing shareholders over employees, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu condemned Freshworks for its recent workforce cuts and stock buyback plan. Though he did not explicitly name Freshworks, his remarks on X (formerly Twitter) closely followed Freshworks’ latest financial moves—layoffs of 660 employees and a $400 million stock buyback, which…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a multipronged attack on the Congress and the Maha Vikas Aghadi on Friday as he kicked off his first campaign trail in Maharashtra to drum up support for his alliance ahead of the polls. The Prime Minister sought to turn the tables on several accusations the opposition has…
Swara Bhasker and Fahad Ahmad (Picture credit: X) NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker has launched an online crowdfunding effort, seeking public donations to support her husband and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) leader Fahad Ahmad‘s campaign for the upcoming assembly election in Maharashtra.Sharing information about the crowdfunding campaign on social media platform X, Bhasker…
The following article was originally published on LinkedIn as a special edition of The Weekly Vine. Hello and welcome to a special edition of the Weekly Vine. Now, depending on your worldview, it’s a dark day for the world’s oldest oil-based oligarchy that chose to bring back a convicted felon to the White House, or…
The Australia Today social media page on X The Australia Today, an ‘important diaspora outlet,’ raised its concerns after being blocked by the Canadian government following airing a press conference featuring external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Penny Wong.The outlet issued a statement on Friday, stating that they will remain steadfast in bringing…
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub‘s six in Adelaide on Friday with a flick reminded of India’s white-ball legend Yuvraj Singh as the ball sailed over the fine-leg fence deep into the stands, leaving Australia pacer Mitchell Starc scratching his head in the second ODI.Pakistan bowled out Australia for just 163, courtesy Haris Rauf’s fiery spell of…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Virat Kohli in a file photo. Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy and want to play their matches at a neutral venue. It is reliably learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has communicated their decision to the Pakistan Cricket…
NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday addressed the recent controversy surrounding a CID probe over samosas and cakes intended for him, which were mistakenly served to his security staff. Clarifying the issue, Sukhu said, “There is no such thing… It (CID) got involved on the issue of misbehavior. but you…
