The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has renewed its protest against the development of the Polavaram multi-purpose project in Andhra Pradesh, alleging that the project would submerge a large part of the tribal population in Odisha’s Malkangiri. On Wednesday (December 4), a delegation of BJD met Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil, chairman of … Read more
Bad lighting can often put a damper on Test cricket. But what if bad floodlights were also hanging around the playing field, as it was during the India-Australia pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Friday? Australia were pushing hard to contain the new ball attack of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj as the match entered the … Read more
As the Hemant Soren-led government of India heads into its first meeting in Jharkhand on Friday, it finds itself facing its first political test, around which the 56-seat coalition runs in the state. On Thursday, tension arose over an alleged “leak” of a letter sent by the Congress leadership in Delhi to Chief Minister Soren … Read more
Netflix has announced the release of ‘Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous’, a documentary film revolving around the life of the Indian hip-hop star and music artist. Directed by Moze Singh and produced by Sikhya Entertainment, the film will premiere on December 20. The makers shared the announcement on Instagram on Friday with a poster of … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to eight of the 16 former members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) who were acquitted by the trial court in the Hashimpura murder case, which was overturned by the Delhi High Court. A bench of Justices AS Oka and AG Masih noted their statement that … Read more
For the benefit of the students of Bethany Special School, the students of various schools of Bethany Institutions are putting on dramatic musical performances among other reasons. The performance based on the Broadway theatrical script Big Fish is being staged at St. John’s Auditorium, Koramangala on December 5th to 7th at 6.45 pm. The play … Read more
project Mumbai’s first bird park is set to come up within two years on a sprawling 17,150 square meter plot of land at Nahur in the eastern suburbs. Plan The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will build an aviary or bird park as an extension of Byculla Zoo. The aviary will house exotic and indigenous species … Read more
Maharashtra Police on Thursday arrested a Thane resident for allegedly defrauding him of Rs 47.69 lakh. The accused, Zakir Kazi, 50, a resident of Rabodi, Thane, lures people to invest money in his business of selling second-hand cars and gives them 50 per cent profit on their investment. At first he paid money to the … Read more
India bowler Jasprit Bumrah became the first fast bowler to take 50 Test wickets in 2024 by dismissing Australian opener Usman Khawaja on the first day of the pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Friday. Birthday boy Bumrah is the third Indian fast bowler after Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan to take 50 Test wickets in … Read more
BJP MP Sambit Patra on Thursday (December 5) called Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LOP) Rahul Gandhi a “traitor of the highest order”, accusing him of conspiring to “destabilize” the country. Along with Gandhi, Patra named Hungarian-American billionaire philanthropist George Soros and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a global group of … Read more