Senior Russian official survives alleged assassination attempt; son-in-law killed, daughter critical in Moscow restaurant bombing A senior Russian general reportedly survived an apparent assassination attempt after a homemade bomb exploded at an upscale Moscow restaurant, killing five people and injuring 19 others, according to the Daily Mail.The blast took place at the Balzi Rossi restaurant…
India’s P.V. Sindhu (AP/PTI) New Delhi: Fifty days from now, the world’s finest badminton players will walk into New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi (IG) indoor stadium for the BWF World Championships from Aug 17-23, returning to Indian soil for the first time since Hyderabad hosted the event in 2009. For the country’s badminton, this is far…
Ranji Trophy gets underway on Oct 11, and the Under-23 CK Nayudu Trophy rounds out the lineup when it begins on Oct 12. Jaipur: With a packed domestic season fast approaching, Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) finds itself in a race against time to assemble its squads. A quick succession of four major BCCI domestic tournaments…
SC is set to hear a complaint from a car owner dissatisfied with the denial of a PUC certificate for a diesel vehicle exceeding 10 years of age (Representative image) New Delhi: A high-end car owner Wednesday complained to Supreme Court that the authorities were refusing to issue a PUC certificate for his 10-year-old diesel…
Pune: Several businesspersons and shopowners in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have received extortion calls over the last two weeks from alleged members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, raising concerns about the syndicate’s growing presence in the region.Two weeks ago, the owner of a steel-manufacturing company based in Wanowrie received an extortion demand of Rs50 crore…
Kuku Kohli, ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ director and Aruna Irani’s husband, passes away after suffering a cardiac arrest Veteran filmmaker Kuku Kohli, best known for launching Ajay Devgn’s career with Phool Aur Kaante, has passed away at the age of 77. He suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday evening. His wife, actress Aruna Irani’s spokesperson, has…
New Delhi: For 21 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, Lakshya Sen found himself locked in an uncomfortable tussle against an invisible adversary. Faced with some tricky court conditions, where the drift made shot-making a guessing game, Lakshya initially looked unsettled against Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon. His strokes were not finding their intended…
MUMBAI: Benchmark indices ended higher on Friday, with the sensex climbing 965 points and Nifty reaching the 24,330 level, propelled by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries, bank and IT stocks.Additionally, a strengthening rupee against the US dollar improved sentiment, even as the broader market remained predominantly negative due to weak global cues, traders said.“There is…
Bhavana Makwana was on her way to a flour mill around 5.30pm when the tragedy occurred Ahmedabad: A 23-year-old woman was electrocuted to death after a live electricity wire snapped and fell on her in Halisa village of Dehgam taluka on Monday evening. The tragic event occurred during heavy rain and strong winds, which caused…
Pune: Pune city police await the inquiry report of Pune rural police before initiating any action against a police personnel’s alleged involved in an attempted robbery case.Narhe police arrested three men for allegedly attempting to rob a Talegaon Dabhade-based businessman of Rs 1 crore in cash on Saturday afternoon near Navale Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu…
