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UAE Prez Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies, India declares state mourning

United Arab Emirates' long-ailing President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Friday, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said. He was 73. The......

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka shuts embassies in Norway, Iraq

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has decided to temporarily shut its embassies in Norway and Iraq, as well as the country's consulate general in Sydney, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Tuesday.......

'They should have asked students to get out of Ukraine weeks ago'

'An ambassador may not be sure whether there would be a war next month, but prudence requires him to take action to see to it that people leave early.''Because once the war starts, it will be very......

Victims of 26/11, Pathankot attacks yet to get justice: India at UNSC

India has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, with victims of the 'dastardly' 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the 2016 Pathankot terror act, perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups,......

Dubai ruler tweets in Malayalam, Pinarayi replies in Arabic, Gulf expats go ecstatic

A tweet in Malayalam by Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, soon after his meeting with Kerala Chief Minister......

Privatised Air India loses priority in international traffic rights

Air India will no longer enjoy a priority in allocation of international traffic rights. This follows its takeover by Tata Sons in January. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters The Directorate......

10% stake in HDFC Capital sold to ADIA for Rs 184 crore

Mortgage firm HDFC Ltd on Wednesday announced sale of a 10 per cent stake in its private equity arm HDFC Capital Advisors to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)......

With Rs 4.2 trn m-cap, Adani Green is now India's 10th most valued firm

Adani Green Energy entered the list of top-10 most valued companies in terms of market capitalisation (m-cap) in the country on Monday after its stock price zoomed 16.3 per cent to hit a new high......

MobiKwik to delay IPO; turns to private market

This comes as market has become bearish as a result of Russia-Ukraine war. With the stock market turning choppy, fintech start-up MobiKwik, which had filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) to......

Intel group company back with chip-making plan in India

'Our plan to set up a semiconductor facility in India is back on the table’ Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Israel-based chipmaker Tower Semiconductor, which was recently acquired by......

'Tiger was impatient to step out, all guns blazing'

'It would have been easy to make a small film with Tiger in a basti or an action film like Pushpa which was all mud, grunge and a repeat of what I had done before.' IMAGE: Director Ahmed Khan with......

Tiger Makes PINK look HOT!

Please click on the images for glimpses of the stars Pradeep Bandekar spotted on Tuesday. IMAGE: Bollywood's action hero Tiger Shroff doesn't mind wearing pink when he visits a studio......

Ranveer wears the COLOUR of PASSION!

Sunny travels in a jumpsuit.. What Mouni did in Abu Dhabi... Like the way Tina wears the sari? Please click on the images for a look at the stars. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh makes red......

'Bollywood movies don't have heroism'

IMAGE: Salman Khan. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Salman Khan feels the heroism in South Indian films draws audiences to the theatres, and that is lacking in Hindi movies today. The superstar,......

'We are still together after Bigg Boss'

'(Rumours about the break-up) was nothing but small talk, used by some people in the (Bigg Boss) house to put us down and move ahead themselves.' Ever since they tied the knot in 2018, actors......

'Shah Rukh Never Interferes In KKR'

'Sometimes we arrange a Zoom call just for him to say hello to the players, that's about it.''But otherwise, no, no direct talk, it's never happened, even in a normal year.''After the game, you......

2022 Laureus Sportsperson of the Year winner is...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Laureus Sports/Twitter Formula One champion Max Verstappen was named the 2022 Laureus Sportsman of the Year while Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah bagged the......

'Winning the IPL is not easy'

'The players all appreciate -- we all appreciate -- the fact that despite the pandemic and the restrictions, because of all of this protocol that has been put in place, the IPL season is still......

How Hardik has infused energy into Gujarat Titans

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL Skipper Hardik Pandya's philosophy of playing 'not just to win' but 'to entertain' has infused energy and life into Gujarat Titans' stellar campaign so far in......

This F1 champ has struggled mentally, emotionally

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Lewis Hamilton/Twitter Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken about his mental and emotional struggles, saying in a social media post on......

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