West Indies cricketers (Pic credit: WI Cricket) NEW DELHI: The West Indies players paid a heartfelt tribute to their former all-rounder Bernard Julien by wearing black armbands on the opening day of the second and final Test against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday. The gesture came as a mark…
Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1’ is shattering box office records, now the second highest-grossing film of 2025 after just eight days. Surpassing ₹336 crore, it has outgrossed ‘Kantara’ and ‘Saiyaara’. With a massive ₹61.85 crore opening day, the film is on track for ₹500 crore, with its second weekend being crucial for sustained…
IND vs WI Live Score, 2nd Test Match Day 1: Team India enters the second and final Test against West Indies with a focus on assessing Sai Sudharsan’s form and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s utility in home conditions. The visitors, once a formidable force, now appear rudderless, a pale shadow of their past, with many players…
Bengaluru: Anthropic, the AI firm behind the coding assistant Claude, said it will open an office in Bengaluru early next year, expanding its global footprint as international demand for its models continues to rise. The Bengaluru centre will be its second office in Asia-Pacific after Tokyo, which opens later this year. The announcement comes close…
MEERUT: Sambhal district administration Thursday demolished a mosque and a 30,000-sq-ft marriage hall allegedly built on govt land that was earlier a pond in Raya Buzurg village. Both structures, erected a decade ago, had been declared illegal encroachments during a recent survey. This is the second mosque to face demolition in Sambhal within four months.Sambhal…
KARUR: Karur central town secretary Masi Pavunraj has been arrested and brought to the Karur town police station for interrogation. Earlier on Monday night Karur west district secretary Mathiazhagan was arrested by a special team from the Karur-Dindigul border. He was among the three key functionaries of actor Vijay’s TVK named as a prime suspects…
Ashwin Kumar’s animated mythological film, Mahavatar Narimsha, concluded its theatrical run on a high note, earning ₹1.15 crore in its eighth week. Surpassing Saiyaara’s collection, it became the second-highest eighth-week grosser of the year with a total collection of ₹250.29 crore. The film is part of the seven-part Mahavatar Universe, with subsequent films planned to…
Smriti Mandhana celebrates after scoring century against Australia. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW CHANDIGARH: Inspired by peerless Smriti Mandhana’s scintillating 77-ball century – the fastest-ever against Australia in WODIs – India finally slayed their Aussie demons, ending their eight-match losing streak against the seven-time world champions in grand style with a thumping 102-run victory in the…
Malayalam cinema witnesses a box office shakeup as Dulquer Salmaan’s production, ‘Lokah: Chapter 1-Chandra,’ achieves remarkable success. The film has surpassed Mohanlal’s ‘L2: Empuraan’ and ‘Thudarum,’ becoming the second-highest-grossing Malayalam film with ₹122.05 crore in 19 days. While ‘Lokah’ eyes ‘Manjummel Boys’ record, it marks the beginning of a five-part cinematic universe, with future installments…
India’s unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above eased to 5.1 per cent in August 2025, marking a second consecutive month of decline, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on Monday.The rate had stood at 5.2 per cent in July…