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Jolt to Trudeau as Liberals lose stronghold in key Canadian by-poll

In a stunning blow to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his Liberal Party lost a closely-watched federal by-election on Tuesday to the Conservatives from a longtime Liberal stronghold,......

Kerala CM under fire for remark on Christian priest, who flayed LDF govt

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remark terming a priest as "ignorant" for criticising the ruling Left on its defeat in the Lok Sabha polls was strongly condemned by the Opposition Congress......

Woman worker killed, BJP cadres protest across WB

Barely two days ahead of the sixth phase of parliamentary polls, a woman Bharatiya Janata Party worker from the Scheduled Caste community was killed in Nandigram in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur......

4 Indians die in mass drowning at Australian beach

Four Indians, including three women, on a family day out were killed when they drowned at an unpatrolled beach in Australia in the worst tragedy in the state of Victoria in almost 20 years,......

63 cases of JN.1 detected in India: Sources

Sixty-three cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were reported in the country till Sunday, including 34 detected in Goa, official sources said on Monday. IMAGE: A man wearing a protective mask in......

Gold loan business is shining as regulatory scrutiny of sector grows

In mid-March this year, the finance ministry asked state-run banks to review their gold loan portfolio for the two-year period between January 1, 2022, and January 31, 2024. Illustration: Dominic......

'Diageo India focuses on value rather than volume'

'Our approach has been to work with consumers and help them drink better, not more.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Diageo India Diageo, the UK-based alcoholic beverage company, that acquired......

'Adani has deep pockets...'

'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.' IMAGE: Zhen Hua 15, the first cargo vessel anchored at the Vizhinjam International Seaport in......

'Shah Rukh's Words Found Me When I Needed Them Most'

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan and John Cena. Photograph: Kind courtesy John Cena/X Shah Rukh Khan's words found him at a time when he needed them the most, which is why meeting the superstar in person at......

Action And Drama On OTT This Week

There are a whole lot of cop-themed movies on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from. BrindaWhere to watch? SonyLIVLanguage: Telugu (with subtitles) Trisha......

Cillian Murphy Dedicates His Oscar To...

IMAGE: Cillian Murphy wins the Best Actor award for Oppenheimer. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a......

'Rituraj was the life of the party'

'One day, just like that, without even saying goodbye, he was gone.' IMAGE: Rituraj Singh with Varun Dhawan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rituraj Singh/Instagram On February 20, a little after......

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma. A......

Lydia Ko wins women's golf gold; Aditi finishes T-29

IMAGE: India's Aditi Ashok, with rounds of 72-71-79-68 over four days, tallied 2-over 290 at the Paris Olympics, which was a far cry from the 15-under she carded in the Tokyo Games where she......

Olympics: Murray makes another great escape in Paris

IMAGE: Britain's Andy Murray and Daniel Evans celebrate after winning their match against Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the second round of the Men's Doubles event at Roland Garros......

2nd Test PHOTOS: Hodge, Athanaze lead Windies revival

Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Jason Holder applauds as his West Indies teammate Kavem Hodge......

Wimbledon PIX: Rybakina, Krejcikova enter semis

Clinical Rybakina ends Svitolina run IMAGE: Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina shakes hands with Elina Svitolina of Ukraine after winning her quarter-final match at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Photograph:......

PIX: Argentina beat Canada to enter Copa America final

Images from the Copa America semi-final between Argentina and Canada at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Julian Alvarez breaks into the box and fires the ball home......

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