London: A British Indian actor is making a dream West End debut as a much-anticipated stage adaptation of celebrated American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s 1960s black comedy ‘Dr Strangelove’ opens in London on Friday. Dharmesh Patel, at home with Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions across the UK, is taking on a new challenge as Lincoln –…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a coal scam case to enable him to contest the upcoming state Assembly polls. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar refused to interfere with an October 18 order of the…
Pune: India’s inadequacies against quality spin bowling stood thoroughly exposed, leaving the side staring at its first ever home Test series loss to New Zealand after the visitors claimed a formidable 301-run lead on day two of the second Test here on Friday. Tom Latham (86) led New Zealand’s charge with the bat after Mitchell…
Mathura (UP): A two-day national executive meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) commenced in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on Friday with the participants paying tributes to industrialist Ratan Tata and other prominent personalities who passed away recently. The meeting began at the Deendayal Gau Vigyan Research and Training Centre in Parkham with RSS Chief…
As I sipped my morning tea, a shocking sight greeted me on the front page of the City section of a leading English daily — a lissom model in a ‘minimalist’ ensemble, paired with a headline urging readers to ‘Add a modern twist to your Diwali party look.’ Apparently, Diwali is now a festival for…
India has made remarkable strides in disaster preparedness, especially in handling cyclonic storms. This progress was evident in the response to the recent Cyclone Dana in the Bay of Bengal. Both Odisha and West Bengal, placed on high alert, successfully avoided human casualties by evacuating nearly five lakh vulnerable residents. Over the past few decades,…
New Delhi: Inviting German businesses to invest in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said there is no better place for investment than India and this is the right time to join the country’s growth story. Addressing the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024 here, the prime minister emphasized that the time…
Bengaluru: JD(S) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Friday filed his nomination for the November 13 Assembly by-polls from Channapatna, a seat vacated by his father and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy after being elected to Lok Sabha, amid a show of strength along with alliance partner BJP. The actor-turned-politician and NDA nominee was accompanied by wife…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the strategic partnership between India and Germany has emerged as a strong anchor at a time when the world is faced with tensions, conflicts and uncertainty. Participating in the Seventh Inter-Governmental Consultations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Modi said India-Germany ties were a transformational partnership of…
Thrissur (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday launched a scathing attack against the BJP and the Congress-led UDF, alleging that the Sangh Parivar is misrepresenting Malappuram district, with the grand old party supporting this narrative. Vijayan, who recently faced backlash for remarks linking gold smuggling and hawala transactions in Malappuram to “anti-national activities,”…
