Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan was hospitalized at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital on Tuesday, February 17. While the Khan family has not shared details about his hospitalisation, journalist Vickey Lalwani claimed on Instagram that Salim felt ‘giddy’ at his Bandra residence and was admitted to the ICU after being diagnosed with a blood clot. Anil Sharma Prays For Salim Khan’s Recovery Although the doctors have yet to release an official statement about his condition, amid this, Gadar 2 filmmaker Anil Sharma took to his X (Twitter) handle to wish Salim a speedy recovery. On Wednesday, February 18, Sharma wrote, “Salim Khan saab…
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A rampant India will look to round off their group-stage campaign with a perfect record when they face the Netherlands in their final league fixture at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday, before shifting focus to the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The India vs Netherlands group clash will get underway at 7 pm IST. JioHotstar will offer livestreaming, while Star Sports will provide TV coverage of the match in India. An emphatic 61-run victory over Pakistan secured India’s passage to the next round, allowing Suryakumar Yadav’s side to approach their final Group A fixture…
Mid-fielder Hardik Singh was on Tuesday named captain of the embattled Indian men’s hockey team for its FIH Pro League matches in Hobart from February 20 to 25 after regular skipper Harmanpreet Singh opted out due to “personal reasons.” The upcoming leg of the tournament will feature India alongside Spain and hosts Australia at the Tasmania Hockey Centre in Hobart. The side lost all its four matches in the just-concluded Rourkela leg, which included a shocking 0-8 drubbing at the hands of Argentina. “After a disappointing four matches in Rourkela, where the results didn’t go our way, we’ve learned some…
Legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, whose contract as India’s junior men’s hockey team chief coach ended in December last year, has re-applied for the position, which is set to be decided in a fortnight’s time. Sreejesh, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist, was appointed as the chief coach of the junior men’s team in August 2024, and the talismanic custodian guided India to a bronze medal finish at the FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup in Chennai last December. That effort ended a nine-year wait for a podium finish at the event, with a dramatic come-from-behind 4-2 victory over Argentina. But his…
Mumbai: Dipendra Singh Airee produced a masterful innings that powered Nepal to their first victory in their last game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against Scotland beating the latter by seven wickets, at the Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday. Chasing a competitive 171 for a win, Nepal were in a tricky position at 98/3 when they lost skipper Rohit Paudel but Airee completely took the game away from the Scots with a brilliant half-century (50 off 23 balls) that ensured Nepal gave their teeming fans something to cheer about at the Wankhede as they topped the Scotland total at…
TATA ADVANCED Systems Ltd as a standalone contender, a consortium of Larsen & Toubro and Bharat Electronics Ltd, and a Bharat Forge-BEML Ltd-Data Patterns consortium have been shortlisted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to design and develop prototypes of the proposed Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The AMCA project is aimed at developing India’s homegrown fifth-generation stealth fighter, a single-seat twin-engine jet with advanced stealth coatings and internal weapons bays. It is expected to produce over 125 fighter jets that could be ready for induction into the Air Force by 2035. India would then join a small…
The Adani Group said Tuesday that it will invest $100 billion to build renewable energy-powered AI-ready data centres by 2035, as the ports to energy conglomerate looks to tap into the growing demand for such infrastructure in the world, with India hoping to position itself as a key destination for these facilities. The investment is expected to catalyse by 2035 an additional $150 billion across server manufacturing, advanced electrical infrastructure, sovereign cloud platforms and supporting industries. Together, this is projected to create a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the decade, the company said in a statement. “Nations…
Two years after it was announced, India’s first private sector helicopter final assembly line (FAL)—to manufacture Airbus’s best-selling H125 helicopters—was inaugurated on Tuesday at Vemagal in Karnataka’s Kolar district. The facility, built by Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) in partnership with European aerospace major Airbus, was inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron. The project, seen as a big boost to aircraft manufacturing in India, was first announced on Republic Day in 2024 in conjunction with Macron’s visit to India at the time. While Modi and Macron inaugurated the facility virtually from Mumbai, Defence Minister…
Ten skiers were missing and another six were stranded in an avalanche that struck a backcountry slope near Lake Tahoe in the midst of heavy snow in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains on Tuesday, authorities said. The group consisted of four ski guides and 12 clients. At least six survived and remained at the avalanche site awaiting rescue, while the others were unaccounted for, the statement said. (AP/Representational) The avalanche swept the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, about 10 miles north of Lake Tahoe, at about 11:30 a.m. Pacific time, engulfing a group of 16 skiers, according to a Facebook…
The Dubai government has announced revised working hours for public sector employees during the holy month of Ramadan to support work-life balance as part of the “Year of the Family” initiative. According to a circular issued by the Dubai Government Human Resources Department, as reported by the Gulf News, government staff will work from 9am to 2:30pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 9am to 12 noon on Fridays. The adjusted schedule is designed to give employees more time to be with their families and take part in the social and spiritual aspects of Ramadan. Departments have also been allowed to…