A Muga silk stole for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a Madhubani painting with fish motif for Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, and a Ladakhi pure wool stole for Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson were some of the gifts presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his just concluded five-nation tour. Also Read | PM…
Chennai: India retained its position as the world’s second-largest electric two-wheeler market in 2025 after China, amid single-digit growth, as reduced subsidies and tighter localisation requirements weighed on demand, according to the latest Global EV Outlook report by the International Energy Agency.Global electric two-wheeler sales rose 15% year-on-year to nearly 10mn units in 2025, accounting…
Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan have been married for more than five decades. In an interview a while ago, the actress had opened up on their marriage and also her general views on the institution. The ‘Guddi’ actress had admitted that she would advice her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda to never get married, as she…
Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to field against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. In the must-win clash and final group-stage match for CSK, Ruturaj made two major changes to…
Pakistan and China have both sought to mediate in the West Asia conflict, sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Beijing from Saturday (May 23, 2026) to Tuesday (May 26, 2026) for talks, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, without specifying whether the war in Iran…
S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan CHENNAI: As many as 19 MLAs from TVK and two Congress legislators — S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan — are set to be sworn in as ministers on Thursday by governor R V Arlekar at Lok Bhavan.The expansion comes 12 days after chief minister C Joseph Vijay and…
Ranbir Kapoor has leased out his former Pali Hill apartment in Mumbai’s Vaastu Building for Rs 11 lakh a month for five years. The actor and Alia Bhatt now live in the iconic Krishna Raj bungalow. Ranbir has also invested in a land parcel in Ayodhya and will next be seen in ‘Ramayana’. Bollywood actor…
The Union government has proposed fresh amendments to the National Anti Doping Act to criminalise the trafficking and distribution of banned substances to athletes, with a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh for offenders, including medical practitioners who knowingly prescribe prohibited drugs.The proposed amendments have…
The Myanmar Armed Forces claimed it had recaptured two strategic border towns from ethnic militias amid escalating clashes in the border regions of Myanmar. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has regained control of two towns near the country’s borders with India and Thailand, marking a significant advance in the civil war…
A Amalraj is a 1996-batch IPS officer. Photo by A Prathap CHENNAI: Additional director general of police (ADGP) A Amalraj, a 1996-batch IPS officer, has been posted as the Chennai city police commissioner. ADGP Abhin Dinesh Modak has been posted as the Crime Branch Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) replacing ADGP T S Anbu. Additional chief…