Aishwarya Rai saves best look for Cannes 2022 red carpet day 3
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan slayed the red carpet on Day 3 of the ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival. It looks like the Bollywood star saved her best look for the third day as she hit the red carpet in a pastel-pink gown.
Aishwarya on Thursday…
The new Tiger in town: Nikhat Zareen, out of Mary’s shadow & now World Champion
Nikhat Zareen has an open, expansive, unfeigned personality outside the boxing ring. Not quite the bravado of the open guard inside of the ring that will invite a crushing flurry. But there were remnants of exuberance from outside of the…
From having no motivation to being excited to wrestle, Vinesh Phogat makes progress on the mat
It begins as a self-deprecating joke. But as Vinesh Phogat starts to peel off the layers, she reveals the extremes she had to go to propel her from a dark, deep corner and back into the spotlight on the wrestling mat.
One Saturday, a few…
How an underweight Rohtak girl Parveen got a World Boxing bronze
Back in 2011, a young Parveen Hooda heard the munadi wala (town crier) making an announcement about sarpanch Sudhir Hooda setting up a boxing academy in her village Rurki near Rohtak. She would urge her father Lakhpat Singh to get her…
Indonesia to lift palm oil export ban from Monday, president says
Jakarta: Indonesia will lift its palm oil export ban from Monday, following improvements in the domestic cooking oil supply situation, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday.
The world’s top palm oil exporter has since April 28 halted…
Silence from Kyiv as Russia claims more than 1,700 surrender in Mariupol
Moscow said on Thursday that 1,730 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol over three days, including 771 in the past 24 hours, claiming a surrender on a far bigger scale than Kyiv has acknowledged since ordering its garrison to…
‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation’ trailer released at Cannes
Cannes: A 90-second trailer of the much-awaited 'Mujib– The Making of a Nation', an India -Bangladesh co-production feature film directed by Shyam Benegal, was released at the Cannes film festival today. Union Minister of Information…
Sri Lankan armed forces ended civil war with LTTE through ‘humanitarian operation’: Prez Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has praised the country’s military for ending the conflict with the LTTE in 2009 and ushering in peace through a “humanitarian operation”, saying there was “no hatred, anger or revenge” involved in…
Afghan Taliban order women TV anchors to cover their faces
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers ordered all female presenters on TV channels to cover their faces on air, the country’s biggest media outlet said Thursday.
The order came in a statement from the Taliban’s Virtue and Vice Ministry, tasked…
Mathura court allows plea seeking ownership of Shahi Idgah Mosque land
The district court in Mathura Thursday allowed a plea by the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust and other private parties seeking ownership of the land in which the Shahi Idgah Mosque is built. The Idgah is next to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi…
SC uses special powers, grants Azam Khan interim bail in land-grabbing case
The Supreme Court Thursday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a land-grabbing case, exercising its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution as it flagged the “peculiar” circumstances of the matter.
A…
Supreme Court to hear Gyanvapi case on Friday
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to a request to adjourn the hearing on the plea challenging the orders of a Varanasi court in the Gyanvapi dispute till Friday and asked the Varanasi court before which the proceedings are pending not to…
CBI grills Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari for 3hrs
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday quizzed West Bengal Minister of State for School Education Paresh Chandra Adhikari for about three hours in connection with the alleged illegal appointment of his daughter as a…
Virat-Maxwell pip Gujarat Titans, keep RCB’s playoff hopes alive
Mumbai: With Damocles Sword hanging on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), diffident Virat Kohli rose to the occasion and helped the team race to an 8-wicket victory against Gujarat Titans to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive at…
Hazardous chemicals worth Rs 11.65 lakh seized from godown in Thane, 2 booked
Thane: The city police have seized hazardous chemicals worth Rs 11.65 lakhs stored
illegally in a godown at Gaibinagar of Bhiwandi. The Shanti Nagar police were among those who raided the Godown on Wednesday night at Gaibinagar.…
Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP, PMK to support AIADMK on June 10
Chennai: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) today announced their support to the principal opposition AIADMK in the June 10 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from the Tamil Nadu Assembly. BJP State…
BRICS meet: Russian FM Lavrov gives details of Ukraine situation
Moscow/New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presented in detail fundamental assessments of the development of the situation in Ukraine and the special military operation, during the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting via…
Netflix India announces second season of ‘She’
Mumbai: Netflix India on Thursday announced the return of second season of crime drama 'She' on June 17. Taking to Instagram, Netflix India dropped the first look of the actor Aaditi S Pohankar with the caption, "Ladies and gentlemen……
AIIMS burdens patients, pvt ward charges up by 350 pc
New Delhi: AIIMS New Delhi has revised the hospitalization charges in private wards after more than 10 years. However, it is set to burn a hole in the pockets of the patients who come to the premier institute as the last hope for their…
Nikhat wins World Boxing Championship gold
Istanbul: India's Nikhat Zareen becomes world champion in 52kg weight category after thrashing Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong by unanimous decision (5-0), here on Thursday.
On Wednesday, she registered a convincing 5-0 win over Brazil's…
