Paris, 5/6:Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 14th French Open by crushing Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to claim an all-time best men’s singles 22nd Grand Slam title. The 36-year-old Spaniard, who has lost only three times at Roland Garros since his debut in 2005, now has two more majors to…
Bangalore, 12/3: Former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has been named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), replacing Indian batter Virat Kohli who stepped down after the 2021 season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) team said on Saturday. Kohli, who took over as RCB skipper full-time in 2013, was unable…
New Delhi, 29/11: On the back of IFFI jury head Nadav Lapid’s comments on Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, the Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, on Tuesday penned an open letter to IFFI and Lapid, criticising the Israeli filmmaker for speaking on the Kashmir issue. In the letter directed at Lapid, Gilon…
Mumbai: Salman Khan is sure that his next film, Sikandar, will be a huge success. At the trailer launch of the film in Mumbai, he announced that the action thriller would cross Rs. 200 crore at the box office, regardless of its quality. Salman’s filmography features a string of commercially hit films, with quite a…
Jaipur, 13/2: Sonia Gandhi is all set to file nomination for Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan on Wednesday, sources said on Tuesday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief and her son Rahul Gandhi will accompany her to Jaipur for filing the papers. This will be the 77-year-old leader’s first foray into Rajya Sabha…
New Delhi, 20/6: The cryptocurrency industry was on edge on Monday morning as investors feared contagion from problems at major crypto players could unleash a major shakeout if not contained. Bitcoin which has lost 57% so far this year and 37% this month, fell below $20,000 over the weekend for the first time…
Canada, 17/1: The number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatists leaders in Canada. Immigration Minister Marc Miller added in an interview…
New Delhi, 1/11: The ruling AAP on Friday questioned the Bhartiya Janta Party’s handling of law and order, accusing the central government’s inaction as a contributing factor following a double murder in East Delhi’s Shahdara. The incident took place around 8 pm on October 31 in Shahdara’s Farsh Bazar area, where Akash Sharma (40), alias…
Patna, 21/6 (Ao Bureau): Unlock 3 in Bihar will now be applicable from 23 June to 6 July. However, there is a steady decrease in the cases of corona in the state. In view of this, the Nitish government held an important meeting of the Disaster Management Group on Monday to give concession in many…
Quetta (Pakistan): At least 16 people were killed and 30 got injured in a blast at the Quetta Railway Station on Saturday morning, as reported by Dawn. Quetta’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations, Mohammad Baloch confirmed the death toll while speaking to media.According to Dawn, he further said that the incident “seems to be a…
