Germany’s Alexander Zverev (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Alexander Zverev moved within touching distance of a long-awaited Grand Slam breakthrough after defeating Czech youngster Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach the French Open final on Friday.The German second seed prevailed 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, keeping alive his quest for a maiden major title…
Vijay Varma, hot off IC 814 and prepping Matka King (April 17 as gambling king Brij Bhatti), wants to direct a Rajasthan-set ‘jaadu-tona’ psychological horror drama—no comedy. Past: Ghost Stories. Craves more comedy too. Next: Netflix’s Family Business with Anil Kapoor, Rhea Chakraborty. Acclaimed actor Vijay Varma, currently riding high on the success of ‘IC…
Guwahati: A sweltering summer has gripped the northeast, with temperatures rising well above normal and making conditions uncomfortable for people to go outdoors across most parts of the region.Most parts of Assam recorded maximum temperatures above 35°C on Saturday, while several locations in the northeast registered temperatures 4–5°C higher than the seasonal average.Silchar in southern…
Anand Deshpande, MD of Persistent Systems Pune: Customers don’t buy technology, they buy a solution for their problems, said founder, chairman and managing director of Persistent Systems Anand Deshpande on Friday.Deshpande was part of a talk on Scaling Technology Startups at Venture Center.He said identifying a problem and solving it is the right way to…
Gurgaon: In a push to strengthen higher education, directorate of higher education has approved a fresh expansion of courses and seats in govt colleges across Haryana for the academic session 2026-27, with the city emerging as a key focus district.Some new courses at Gurgaon colleges include: electronics, biotechnology and remote sensing and geographical information systems….
Vijendra Yadav has been appointed as chairperson of the senior selection committee, while Amar Singh Negi has been named as the chairman of the juniors Jaipur: The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) senior and junior men’s selection committees have been formed here on Tuesday.Vijender Yadav has been appointed as chairperson of the seniors, while Amar Singh…
Pune: A burglary suspect trying to evade arrest sustained a bullet injury on his shin after an assistant police inspector fired his service weapon to thwart a knife attack in Ramtekdi, Wanowrie, around 5.30am on Sunday.API Ganesh Raikar from the Baner police station injured his hand while blocking the knife attack.Based on Raikar’s complaint, the…
Congress moves privilege notice against Rajnath Singh over Operation Sindoor NEW DELHI: Congress MP KC Venugopal Tuesday moved a notice for breach of privilege against defence minister Rajnath Singh, accusing him of misleading Parliament by telling Lok Sabha that no Indian soldier was martyred during Operation Sindoor in 2025. Last week, a controversy erupted when…
AI generated image used for representation purpose only MATHABHANGA: Several residents of Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar district have received back the “cut money” they had paid to local toughs while availing benefits of government schemes. Reportedly, the residents had paid significant sums during the tenure of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime.Villagers and traders claimed the…
Chandigarh: Haryana Human Rights Commission on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the National Crime Records Bureau’s Crime in India-2024 report mentioning the state recorded the highest crime rate against children in the country.A full bench comprising chairperson Justice Lalit Batra, member (judicial) Kuldip Jain and member Deep Bhatia observed that 7,547 cases of crimes…
