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Veteran actress Pravina Deshpande passed away on Tuesday (February 17) after a long battle with cancer. She was 60. The news of her demise was confirmed by her family through a note shared on her official Instagram account.“It is with great sadness that we inform you that Mrs Pravina Deshpande has left for her heavenly…
Long before recognition, awards or headlines, a young doctor chose to travel to a village that most maps barely acknowledged. In the mid 1980s, reaching Bairagarh in Maharashtra’s Melghat region meant travelling only as far as the road allowed and then walking nearly 40 kilometres through rugged forest terrain. Healthcare facilities were almost nonexistent here,…
NEW DELHI: The govt informed Parliament in the last sessionthat nearly 81% of railway tracks are ready to allow trains to run at speeds of over 110 kmph, a two-fold increase compared to 2014. One-fifth of the existing tracks allow trains to run at speeds of more than 130 kmph.This is significant since the increase…
Ind vs Pak (Pic credit: ICC’s X Handle) THE TIMES OF INDIA, COLOMBO: Thirty years ago — Feb 13, 1996 to be precise — an India-Pakistan combined XI played the Sri Lankan team at the Premadasa in solidarity with the war-torn island nation ahead of the World Cup. In perhaps the only-ever actual India-Pak XI…
Prepare for the thrill of a lifetime! ‘Top Gun 3’ is on the fast track, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer announcing that the script is close to the finish line. Tom Cruise is set to reprise his iconic role as Maverick, grappling with a significant existential crisis in what is being referred to as his ‘last…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded Congress MP Jairam Ramesh for challenging an Office Memorandum issued by the Centre to implement the apex court’s judgment on retrospective environmental clearance.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that since the Office Memorandum was meant to implement an SC judgment, the challenge…
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are gearing up for a new chapter in their family journey, with plans to adopt a child in need of love and support. This decision unfolds against a backdrop of challenging dynamics between Brooklyn and his famous parents, David and Victoria Beckham, amid reports of reduced communication. Brooklyn Beckham and…
Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) Defending champions and co-hosts India walk into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 as overwhelming favourites, beginning their title defence against the United States at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. The World No.1 side arrives with an aura of invincibility — a team that has transitioned smoothly…
Joel Embiid. Image via: Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers were in a dwindle, for the most part anyway. The front office still stood by him, and the Sixers big man is now ready for some action; in fact, he is coming for the elite stars. After being sidelined by injuries for months,…
NEW DELHI: Iran has backed the Chabahar port and cooperation with India amid the uncertainty looming over the project because of ongoing US efforts to isolate Iran, including the Trump administration’s decision last year to revoke a sanctions waiver that allowed India to develop a terminal at the port. While Washington extended the waiver till…
