KOLKATA: In January this year, pole-vaulter Kuldeep Kumar and teammate Dev Kumar Meena were removed from their train and briefly detained at Maharashtra’s Panvel railway station after ticket examiners objected to them carrying their poles inside the coach, referring to the equipment as “steel pipes”.On Saturday, Kuldeep had a fitting reply when he broke the…
Kartik Sharma recreated MS Dhoni’s ‘gunshot’ celebration (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Young Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma produced an iconic MS Dhoni-style gun celebration after hitting the winning runs against Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk on Saturday. Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by eight wickets to climb to…
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar, Shahdara. So far, 3-4 bodies have been recovered. Several fire tenders are at the spot. “Early in the morning, we got a call about a fire. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. 3-4 bodies have been…
An Indian-origin court interpreter who has lived in US for around 35 years has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after weeks of legal battle over her detention.53-year-old Meenu Batra who is known for interpreting Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu in Texas immigration courts, was freed on April 30 after being held since…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party and Election Commission after fresh polling was announced in the Falta assembly constituency following reports of “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of polling on April 29.Reacting to BJP leader Amit Malviya’s social…
Riteish Deshmukh, mostly known in Bollywood for his comedy roles, has delivered an epic historical drama with ‘Raja Shivaji.’ Directed and lead by Deshmukh, the movie chronicles the valour of the Maratha warrior. Released in Marathi and Hindi, the film delivered a record-breaking opening at the box office on Friday in the former language and…
Riteish Deshmukh had been working on his passion project, ‘Raja Shivaji’, for a long time. Now, the film has finally been released in theatres and is receiving love from the audience. The movie is based on the life of the founder of the Maratha empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Reportedly, the movie was filmed simultaneously in Marathi…
A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, as authorities juggle the need to stabilise the domestic labour market with a global race to develop AI technologies.The court decided that a tech firm in eastern China had illegally fired one of its workers after he refused…
(L) The deceased Aman Sharma (Image credit-X) NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old judge allegedly died by suicide at his residence in south Delhi’s Green Park on Saturday. Police have initiated inquest proceedings to probe the case. The deceased, Aman Sharma, was secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), North East District, at Karkardooma courts.Police said…
MS Dhoni, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: SKY’s X account) NEW DELHI: Just ahead of the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Suryakumar Yadav shared a picture on social media with Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. He captioned it, “Group DP mil…