Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who recently lent her voice to the wildlife documentary Tiger as a narrator, has congratulated the Indian talents that scored huge victories at the recently concluded 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. On Monday, Priyanka took to the Stories section of her Instagram and sent her best wishes to the winners,...

New Delhi: Describing them as "unsung heroes", BCCI secretary Jay Shah Monday announced that groundsmen and curators of all the 10 regular IPL venues will be given Rs 25 lakh each as a token of appreciation for providing "brilliant pitches" during the league. The IPL concluded in Chennai Sunday with Kolkata Knight Riders lifting their third overall...

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government Monday ordered the suspension of five officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff, with immediate effect for negligence in connection with the Rajkot game zone fire which claimed 27 lives. The Gujarat government Monday ordered the suspension of six officials in connection with the Rajkot game zone fire that claimed 27 lives....

Pune: In a sensational revelation, Pune Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar said Monday that the blood samples analysed by the Sassoon Hospital did not match with the minor accused in the Porsche car crash. Kumar said the purported blood sample was not of the 17-year-old boy who was caught in the car crash but belonged to a...

Gaza: At least 40 people were killed and some others injured Sunday evening in Israel's bombing of tents in northwestern Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported. Israeli forces fired about eight rockets toward the tents in a newly established camp crowded with thousands of displaced people near the warehouses of the United...

Chennai: After resisting the lure of lucrative private leagues for almost a decade because of his commitment towards the 'Baggy Green', Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has hinted that he might quit one format to make room for more franchise cricket in his schedule. While the 34-year-old didn't specify the format he intends to give up, it is...

New Delhi: Ahead of his scheduled return to jail June 2, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his interim bail by seven more days on grounds that he has to undergo some medical tests, including a PET-CT scan. The top court had May 10 granted 21-day interim bail to the...

Guwahati: Several districts of Assam are on high alert in the wake of forecast for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from Monday under the impact of Cyclone Remal, which made landfall in neighbouring West Bengal and Bangladesh. The administration has urged people to maintain safety measures, and set up helpline numbers in case of emergency. The Northeast...

Hyderabad: As many as 13 people were killed in separate incidents as heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning lashed several parts of Telangana Sunday night. Heavy rains coupled with strong gales wreaked havoc in several districts including state capital Hyderabad. The downpour along with thunderstorms under the impact of severe cyclonic storm Remal in Bay of...

Pune: The Pune Police Monday arrested two senior doctors of a government hospital for allegedly ‘tampering’ with the blood report of the minor accused who was involved in the drink-and-drive Porsche car crash that killed two techies. They are Dr. Ajay Taware, head of the forensics team and Dr. Shrihari Halnor of the Blood Bank at the...