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Boy killed, 2 cops among 4 hurt in London sword attack; accused held

A sword-wielding man on Tuesday smashed a vehicle into a home and then went on a stabbing spree in a 'serious incident' near an east London Tube station, killing a 13-year-old boy and wounding four......

JD-S suspends Prajwal Revanna over sex scandal

The Janata Dal-Secular on Tuesday suspended its Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna from the party with immediate effect over an alleged sex scandal involving him. IMAGE: Congress supporters stage a protest......

Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed by 4 seconds, here is why

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon, lifted off four seconds late to avoid hitting a piece of space debris, the Indian Space Research......

Jolt to Congress as Indore candidate joins BJP before polls

In a major blow to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, its Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on Monday, a fortnight before polling in the key constituency, amid......

AAP locks horns with EC over party's LS poll campaign song

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday claimed the Election Commission has "banned" its Lok Sabha campaign song Jail ka jawab, vote se denge, but officials of the Delhi poll body said the AAP was asked to......

Licious eyes IPO in 24 months, 500 stores in five years

The fresh meat and seafood delivery startup Licious plans to set up 500 stores nationwide within the next five years as part of an omnichannel strategy. Photograph via LinkedIn The aim is to......

Advent to infuse Rs 2,475 cr into Apollo Hospitals' arm

Apollo HealthCo Ltd (AHL), a subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL), on Friday entered into a binding agreement to raise equity capital of Rs 2,475 crore from Advent International......

India granted over 1 lakh patents in FY24

India granted 1.03 lakh patents in financial year 2023-24, Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Unnat Pandit said on Thursday, as he assured that there will be "no delay" in the......

MPC refuses to drop its guard on inflation

Most members of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) decided to stick to the course on bringing retail inflation to the target of 4 per cent while voting for......

Minimum wage cap: EPFO mulls hike after 10 years

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is considering raising the monthly minimum wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 now to improve the coverage and bring millions of informal workers under its......

'I've lost out on parts because...'

'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.''Or I'm older than I really am.''Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'......

Heeramandi Review: Romance, Revenge, Rebellion

Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Who's Kriti Sending Love And Kisses To?

Kajol is a no-nonsense girl... Tara goes on a drive... Erica gets nostalgic... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram Kriti Sanon updates her current mood. But who is she sending her......

'I can feel Irrfan's presence'

''My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.' IMAGE: Sutapa Sikdar with Irrfan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Babil Khan/Instagram On April 29, 2020, Irrfan Khan moved......

'Bhansali teaches you without a danda'

'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Rao Hydari/Instagram Aditi Rao Hydari looks even more......

Defending champs India lose Thomas Cup quarters to China

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BAI/X Lakshya Sen was the lone bright spot as the Indian men's team failed to defend its title after going down fighting 1-3 to China in the quarterfinals, while the......

Uber Cup: Chaliha's fight ends in agony as Indian women's team loses to Japan

IMAGE: The Indian women's team's campaign came to an end in the quarters with a loss to Japan. Photograph: BAI Media/X Ashmita Chaliha produced a gallant fight before the young and inexperienced......

Top-seeded Bopanna-Ebden stunned at Madrid Masters

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden were finalists at the Madrid Masters last year. Photograph: SAI Media/X Top-seeded Indo-Australian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Mathew Ebden bowed out of the......

PIX: Nadal bids adieu to Madrid after defeat by Lehecka

'It has been unforgettable, and I can only say 'thank you'. It has been an incredible journey. It's very difficult, but life and my body have been sending signals to me for a long time.' IMAGE:......

Champions League: Vinicius brace earns Real thrilling draw at Bayern

Real, chasing a 15th European Cup, levelled in the 83rd with Vinicius's penalty, after Rodrygo was felled by a clumsy challenge from Kim Min-jae, to set up a mouth-watering return leg in Madrid......

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