India becomes 3rd global cross-border capital destination for land, development sites
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) India rose to third place in the list of global cross-border capital destinations for land and development sites in the first half of 2024, a report showed on Thursday, adding that investments in Indian real estate sector will remain steady. With $3.5 billion of inflows in the January-June period, institutional investor […]
Sharvari: ‘Munjya’ played a massive role in giving me the attention I badly wanted as an artist
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Actress Sharvari has credited her film “Munjya”, a horror comedy film, for playing a big role in helping her get the attention she badly wanted as an artist. The film has now become a resounding hit across all three mediums – Theatres, streaming and satellite. Munjya, which is a part of […]
Coldplay to perform in Mumbai on January 18, 19 next year
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Known for belting out hits such as “Paradise”, “A Sky Full Of Stars”, ‘The Scientist” and “Fix You”, British rock band Coldplay is set to take the stage in India’s entertainment capital, Mumbai for the second time. They will be performing on January 18 and 19. This is the second time […]
Ex-SL player Dulip Samaraweera banned from Australian cricket for 20 years
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan men’s cricketer Dulip Samaraweera has been banned from holding any positions in Australian cricket for 20 years following an integrity investigation, where he was found to have committed a serious breach of the Code of Conduct. Samaraweera, who played seven Tests and five ODIs for Sri Lanka […]
Tennis: Coco Gauff splits with coach Brad Gilbert
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Coco Gauff and Brad Gilbert ended their coaching relationship after a little more than a year. The American won her first career major under Gilbert’s guidance at the US Open last year. Gilbert, previously the coach of Grand Slam winners Andre Agassi, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick, announced the end […]
Punjab CM under observation at Delhi’s Apollo Hospital, doing fine: Sources
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who was admitted to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital is under observation and is doing well, according to hospital sources. The Hospital sources told IANS that CM Mann came for a routine checkup and was doing fine. However, it is unclear when he will be discharged. There […]
Rape case filed against arrested Karnataka BJP MLA
Bengaluru, Sep 19 (IANS) Karnataka Police have lodged an FIR against jailed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Munirathna, in connection with raping a woman social activist, said officials on Thursday. MLA Muniratha is presently in Bengaluru Central Prison on charges of issuing life threats and using casteist slurs against a contractor. The Special Court has […]
NDA’s ‘indifference’ towards Dalits at its peak in Bihar: Kharge
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday condemned the NDA’s double-engine government for its “failure” to prevent a violent incident in Bihar’s Nawada district and “indifference” towards Dalits. His remarks come a day after more than 25 homes in the Dalits’ settlement in Nawada were set ablaze by miscreants over a […]
Iraqi militant group claims drone attack on Israel’s Haifa
Baghdad, Sep 19 (IANS) The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a Shiite militia group claimed responsibility for a previous drone attack on a “vital site” in northern Israel’s port city of Haifa. The attack was executed on Tuesday evening “in solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip,” the group said in a statement, pledging to […]
India becomes 6th largest market in global MSCI IMI index, surpasses China
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) In yet another feat to India’s growing clout in the world economy, the country has become the sixth-largest market in the MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index (ACWI IMI), surpassing China. The global index tracks capital market performance across the world. The index includes large- and mid-cap stocks and […]
