After five weeks of intense campaigning by four contending sides in Tamil Nadu, one question remains: will the disruptor help the incumbent, the opposition or himself? Conventional analyses still give the M K Stalin-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) an edge over Edappadi K Palaniswami’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA), but the vote share of Vijay’s TVK…
Imran Khan might soon be gearing up to join forces with his uncle, Aamir Khan. The actor, who was last seen in the Vir Das starrer ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’, was reportedly called in for a look test for an upcoming biopic, based on entrepreneur Ashneer Grover.Imran Khan undergoes look testAlthough still in its early…
Venkatesh Iyer (ANI Photo) BENGALURU: Behind the calm, composed exterior of Venkatesh Iyer lies a cricketer clear in thought, confident in his craft and unwavering in his team-first approach.Over five seasons, Iyer featured in 62 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders before being released and picked up by Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the mini-auction for Rs…
MUMBAI: The long-drawn process for the listing of NSE, the country’s largest stock exchange by turnover and revenue, got a boost after a panel set up by markets regulator Sebi cleared the bourse’s settlement offer in long-pending issues popularly known as colocation and dark fibre cases. These cases, more than a decade old, related to…
A US national alleged rape at a Kodagu homestay after her drink was allegedly spiked. MADIKERI/BENGALURU: A US national alleged she was raped at a homestay in Kodagu district’s Kutta last week, in an incident that has cast a shadow over the popular hill station.The survivor said she was served a drink spiked with intoxicants…
Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) The SRH opener’s 135* against DC was an innings built on a subtle shift in geometry, balance & intentTill Tuesday night at Uppal, Abhishek Sharma had begun to look a touch too readable. The talent was never in doubt and neither was the intent, but bowlers had started to guide him…
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil (File pic) A Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Rescue teams recovered her body hours after the attack amid continued hostilities linked to the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict.The reporter, Amal Khalil of Al-Akhbar, had taken shelter in a house in the village of al-Tiri while…
LSG suffer shocking 40-run defeat to RR (BCCI Photo) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer admitted his side is struggling to adapt to the unique conditions at the Ekana Stadium, comparing the surface to the famous WACA Ground after their failed chase of 160 against the Rajasthan Royals.Langer described the pitch as “brilliant”…
When the first vote is cast at 7 am today to decide who will be governing Bengal for the next five years, there will be an elephant in the polling booth: SIR, or the Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ roll.More than 3.6 crore voters across 152 constituencies will be exercising their franchise in the…
Mark Ruffalo, known to spill the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s secrets, was at it again, this time, assuring fans of a possible showdown between Spider-Man and an ‘alien’, many think is the famed anti-hero Venom.During an appearance at the Italian Ministry of Public Education, Ruffalo who will be seen sharing screen space with Tom Holland in…
