A teacher teaching toddlers at a government school in Hubballi. For proper implementation of the midday meal programme, scholarships and other schemes, and to obtain accurate information about the number of students, the DSEL has undertaken the task of authentication of the Aadhaar number along with the SATS of the students. | Photo Credit: Kiran … Read more
Jon Lewis, England Women’s head coach, has issued a robust defence of his team’s fitness levels, after they slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat of a troubled Ashes tour, but believes that cultural issues may be at the heart of Australia’s perceived edge in athleticism. Despite their best performance of the tour, England’s rain-affected loss … Read more
Federal Bank Ltd for the third quarter ended December 31, 2024 reported 5% drop in net profit at ₹955.44 crore as compared with ₹1,007 crore in the year ago period. Net Interest Income (NII) of the bank for the quarter grew 14.5% Year on Year (YoY) to ₹2,431.34 crore. Gross NPA has reduced to ₹4,553.31 … Read more
Highlights from day two of the sixth round of matches Thakur Lords over J&K after Rohit misses out again Rohit Sharma briefly caused bursts of excitement among early-morning office-goers in Mumbai’s financial district with a typically attractive start. He hit three sixes and two fours as Mumbai began their second innings against Jammu & Kashmir … Read more
Actors Dhanush and Nayanthara. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) dismissed an application filed by Los Gatos Production Services India LLP, an entity through which OTT platform Netflix reports its content investments in India, to reject a civil suit filed by actor Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films Private … Read more
Harry Brook, England’s vice-captain, says that his team’s hopes of combatting India’s spin bowlers in the first T20I were hampered by an unusual but familiar foe to English touring sides – a thick layer of smog hanging over the ground in Kolkata. Brook made 17 from 14 balls before being bowled by a wrong’un from … Read more
Devotees from Russia and Ukraine perform ‘kirtan’ and prayers at the Maha Kumbh 2025, in Prayagraj, on January 23, 2025. However, Ukrainian diplomats will not participate alongside Russian officials | Photo Credit: ANI Amid reports that diplomats from several countries, including Russia and Ukraine, are slated to visit the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Saturday … Read more
Australia previously played in Sri Lanka in 2022 and last toured the subcontinent in early 2023, when they visited India. There are echoes of that tour coming up in Sri Lanka with captain Pat Cummins unavailable and Steven Smith standing in again. Australia’s selectors showed a willingness to pick an unconventional XI in India in … Read more
A screengrab of Selena Gomez’s now deleted Instagram Stories Pop icon Selena Gomez sparked a social media storm on Monday, January 27, after sharing an emotional video reacting to US President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown. The Emilia Perez star, who is of Mexican descent, broke down in tears over the administration’s aggressive deportation measures, … Read more
Bangladesh missed direct qualification for the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup after their eight-wicket defeat against West Indies in Basseterre on Friday. They finished on 21 points in the Women’s Championship table, level with New Zealand who had more wins – nine opposed to Bangladesh’s eight – and secured the sixth and final direct spot. … Read more
Playback singer Sonu Nigam. | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY C Noting that Padma awards were even given posthumously to recognise talent and contribution of individuals, popular singer Sonu Nigam has expressed disappointment over Kishore Kumar, a voice who has inspired singers across the world, for not being considered for “a Padma Shri”. In an Instagram video … Read more
In unpacking how Sydney Thunder transformed from BBL laughing stock to finals force, it is impossible to overstate the influence of the “ball of energy” that is David Warner. Thunder didn’t just collect the wooden spoon in the previous season, they snatched it with eagle-like precision in a miserable one-win campaign. On Monday night, they … Read more
Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Delhi High Court has permitted retrieval and preservation of sperms of a man who died by suicide recently. Justice Sachin Datta passed the order on a plea filed by the parents and sister of the deceased, who killed himself on January 22. Also read: … Read more
Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques has called for the club to take a hard look at why they have stumbled in finals over recent seasons after falling to crosstown rivals Sydney Thunder in the Challenger on Friday, but he refused to blame the absence of key players on Australia Test duty. Sixers had given themselves … Read more
People injured being taken for treatment after a wooden structure collapses at a religious event in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, on January 28, 2025. Photo: Screenshot from X/@PTI_News At least seven people died and around 60 others were injured after a makeshift stage collapsed at a Jain temple in Baghpat district during a religious event. Rescue … Read more
New Zealand captain and allrounder Sophie Devine is set to miss the WPL 2025, where she is part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, to “prioritise her well-being” after receiving professional advice. She will also miss the remainder of the ongoing domestic season and return home. An NZC release also said the decision on Devine’s playing future … Read more
Three teenagers were killed after their speeding two-wheeler met with an accident on the recently inaugurated Aramghar to Zoo Park flyover in Hyderabad on Tuesday (January 28, 2025). | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisetti A joyride on the recently inaugurated four-km long Aramghar to Zoo Park flyover in Hyderabad turned fatal for three teenagers early on … Read more
Australia 162 for 5 (Mooney 94*) beat England 90 (Knight 40, Wareham 3-11) by 72 runs Beth Mooney stood a class above with the bat before Australia’s bowlers ground a hapless England line-up further into the dust with a thumping 72-run win in the third and final T20I for a 12-0 lead in the Women’s … Read more
Image for representative purposes only Two militants were arrested in separate operations in Manipur’s Thoubal and Imphal West districts, police said on Tuesday (January 28, 2025). A member of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Taibangnganba) was arrested from Waithou-Thiyam IVR in Thoubal on Monday (January 27, 2025), they said. “He was identified as Sapam Paikhomba Meitei … Read more
Australia registered a seven-wicket win over West Indies in Bangi in the morning fixture. After opting to bowl, Australia struck immediately and reduced West Indies to 7 for 3. West Indies never recovered from the early blow and kept losing wickets regularly. Fast bowlers Eleanor Larosa, Caoimhe Bray, and legspinner Tegan Williamson each picked up … Read more
Representational image of the bull statue at the Bombay Stock Exchange building, in Mumbai | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on Tuesday (January 28, 2025), mainly due to heavy buying in banking stocks after the Reserve Bank of India announced measures to inject liquidity … Read more
Shivam Dube and Ramandeep Singh have been added to India’s T20I squad for the series against England in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh. Reddy is out of the five-match series with a side strain, while Rinku experienced lower-back spasms while fielding during the first T20I against England and is out for at … Read more
New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr | Photo Credit: X@ICC New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr made history on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) by becoming the first Kiwi recipient of the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, earning the title of ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for her exceptional performances in 2024. The 24-year-old stood out among … Read more
West Indies 163 (Motie 55, Warrican 36*, Noman 6-41) lead Pakistan 154 (Rizwan 49, Warrican 4-43, Motie 3-49) by nine runs Head coach Aaqib Javed promised that Pakistan could prepare a spin-friendly wicket anywhere in the country, and the first day of the second Test against West Indies in Multan demonstrated he had kept his … Read more
One of the Patnulu spinners at work | Photo Credit: Chitrika On February 1 and 2, three master women spinners from Murapaka in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, will visit Hyderabad to demonstrate and teach participants the art of Patnulu, or handspun khadi of Ponduru. This traditional technique of spinning khadi, from cotton to yarn, involves … Read more
Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane has showered praise on the Jammu & Kashmir fast bowlers who scripted a five-wicket win for the visiting team against the defending champions in Mumbai. Rahane also suggested he had misread the conditions and expected the pitch at the Sharad Pawar Ground to turn from day two, and so stacked his … Read more
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) said the court may, in case of “extreme urgency”, consider advancing the hearing of a plea made by a Kuki organisation, represented by advocate Prashant Bhushan, claiming Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh was … Read more
A game that was fought on an even keel in the first innings turned decisively in Haryana’s favour thanks to a massive second-innings batting effort, led by half-centuries from Himanshu Rana and Nishant Sindhu as they opened up a 32-run lead into a 369-run target. Bengal, sans the injured Abhimanyu Easwaran, were bowled out for … Read more
Quentin Tarantino attends a conversation with Elvis Mitchell at the Elvis Suite presented by Darling&Co during the Sundance Film Festival | Photo Credit: CHARLES SYKES Quentin Tarantino revealed at the Sundance Film Festival that he is in “no hurry” to begin production on his final film, opting instead to focus on fatherhood and writing. Speaking … Read more
England Lions 316 (Flintoff 108, Davies 76, Whitney 4-72) and 276 for 9 (Coles 67, Hurst 53, Elliott 3-38) drew with Cricket Australia XI 214 (Hicks 64, Brown 5-21) and 442 for 9 dec (Ward 120, Clayton 84, Hackney 70*, Radhakrishnan 58, Cook 4-47) England Lions held out for a battling draw after last pair … Read more