Gig workers have called for a temporary nationwide strike on Saturday, asking app-based drivers and delivery workers to cease services from 12 pm to 5 pm to protest against rising fuel prices and low payment rates.The Gig and Platform Services Workers Union (GIPSWU) has appealed to workers to join the shutdown, arguing that increasing petrol…
Abhishek Banerjee (File Photo) KOLKATA: An FIR has been registered against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee at the Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station for allegedly making inflammatory statements ahead of the elections, making remarks regarding the playing of DJs and issuing statements against Union home minister Amit Shah.On Friday, Banerjee accused the Centre of allowing…
One of the greatest love stories in television history has officially come to an end. The series finale of ‘Outlander’ premiered on Starz on Friday, with a telecast on Netflix slated for Saturday, thus bringing the long-running fantasy drama to a close after eight seasons spanning across 12 years.Starring Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe as…
NEW DELHI: India and the UK are working on a “unique and creative solution” to address issues arising from Britain’s recent steel safeguard measure, which is delaying the operationalisation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).The two countries, on July 24, 2025, signed the pact, under which 99% of Indian exports would enter the…
NEW DELHI: With 11 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. GT can only miss out through the net run rate route and RCB have almost qualified while SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the playoffs. RR have…
Anacondas rarely appear far from water. Their range follows flooded plains, swamp forests, slow rivers, and heavy tropical wetlands spread across northern and central South America. The snakes are difficult to track properly because they spend long periods hidden beneath muddy water or thick vegetation, so population estimates shift from one report to another. Even…
Some emotions are felt only at certain moments in life, and for many fathers, the most emotional chapter is their daughter’s wedding. Now a viral social media clip is touching hearts for portraying those emotions in the simplest yet honest way. In an Instagram video (shared by user @_.soulshine), a security guard was asked a…
Riteish Deshmukh‘s ambitious project, ‘Raja Shivaji’, completed two weeks in theatres last Thursday. The movie received a lot of love and appreciation from the audience. The historical drama, based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, has entered its third week at the cinemas. Let’s take a look at how much the movie has earned…
MUMBAI: Despite a hike in retail fuel prices for petrol and diesel, stocks of oil marketing companies (OMCs) were deep in the red as market players said the price hike was not enough to offset daily losses these companies are incurring. Reports from Crisil and ICRA indicated that more price hikes are expected. Among the…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was handed the Mumbai Indians captaincy in the absence of both regular skipper Hardik Pandya and stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav during their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings. It was the first time Bumrah led the Mumbai Indians side, a franchise he has represented…
