India’s Sanju Samson (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Sanju Samson’s timing could not have been better. With the Indian ODI squad set to be picked on Saturday, the Kerala batter produced a commanding century against Jharkhand, putting himself firmly back into the selection conversation. Chasing a stiff target of 312, Samson led Kerala’s charge with a fluent…
The conversations around nepotism, insiders and outsiders, continue to resurface—most recently around star-kid-led projects such as Nadaaniyan and Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies. Now, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has addressed the issue head-on, offering her perspective on how the Hindi film industry actually functions. ‘The industry is not a room, it is an infrastructure’ In a clip…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of expected launch of ECINet platform – which integrates 40 election-related applications or websites onto a single, unified application, enabling ease of use – later this month, the Election Commission has invited all citizens to download its trial version and offer their suggestions on how to improve the application.The suggestions may be…
File photo: US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has said American oil companies will be allowed to move into Venezuela to tap its vast crude reserves following a US military operation that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Trump said major US energy firms would…
Rishabh Pant, Mohammad Shami NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International series against New Zealand, starting January 11 at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara.Shubman Gill has returned as captain after missing the previous ODI series against South Africa due to…
Akshaye Khanna has emerged as one of the biggest box-office success stories of 2025, powered by two massive releases—Chhaava and Dhurandhar. With both films delivering extraordinary theatrical numbers, the actor has now entered a rare commercial league previously dominated by the Khans. Chhaava and Dhurandhar deliver historic box-office numbers Akshaye began the year with Chhaava,…
NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry has told states that no bus should be registered unless full compliance with mandatory safety requirements is established. It asked states to ensure that RTOs register buses only after “compliance with all mandatory safety standards”.The ministry has written to all chief secretaries in the light of recent instances of…
NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio continued its subscriber growth in November 2025, leading the industry in overall wireless additions and active user gains as per the latest monthly subscription data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).The TRAI data showed that Jio added 1.2 million subscribers, extending its lead over Bharti Airtel for the…
Desert Vipers captain Sam Curran (left) and MI Emirates captain Kieron Pollard (right) pose with the DP World International League T20 trophy at the Dubai International Stadium a day ahead of the tournament’s season 4 final. (ILT20) Dubai: True to their form across the various T20 leagues, the MI Emirates(MIE) — Mumbai Indians’ UAE-based franchise…
Salman Khan’s nephew, singer Ayaan Agnihotri, has officially announced his engagement to girlfriend Tina Rijhwani. The announcement came via Instagram, where Ayaan shared a series of romantic pictures from the proposal, instantly grabbing attention across social media. ‘Leaving my girlfriend behind in 2025’ Making the big announcement, Ayaan captioned the post, “Leaving my girlfriend behind…
