An Indian-origin court interpreter who has lived in US for around 35 years has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after weeks of legal battle over her detention.53-year-old Meenu Batra who is known for interpreting Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu in Texas immigration courts, was freed on April 30 after being held since…
Oracle may be facing a bank-debt “problem” due to its deal with the maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI. This comes as American banks struggle to absorb the scale of financing tied to Oracle’s data centre expansion plans. According to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, the issue stems from a $300 billion agreement between…
KOLKATA: In January this year, pole-vaulter Kuldeep Kumar and teammate Dev Kumar Meena were removed from their train and briefly detained at Maharashtra’s Panvel railway station after ticket examiners objected to them carrying their poles inside the coach, referring to the equipment as “steel pipes”.On Saturday, Kuldeep had a fitting reply when he broke the…
The Mumbai Indians’ dreams of IPL 2026 playoff qualification are hanging by a thread following an emphatic eight-wicket defeat to the Chennai Super Kings. The alarming trend of middle-order collapses, most recently in the battle against CSK, has been the story of MI this IPL 2026, and that has now propelled the 5-time champions into…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party and Election Commission after fresh polling was announced in the Falta assembly constituency following reports of “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of polling on April 29.Reacting to BJP leader Amit Malviya’s social…
Kartik Sharma recreated MS Dhoni’s ‘gunshot’ celebration (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Young Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma produced an iconic MS Dhoni-style gun celebration after hitting the winning runs against Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk on Saturday. Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by eight wickets to climb to…
NEW DELHI: At least four people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a four-storey residential building in Vivek Vihar in east Delhi’s Shahdara area, officials said on Sunday. “Early in the morning, we got a call about a fire. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control….
Apple is going through a major leadership change, with Tim Cook stepping down and John Ternus set to take over the role of new CEO. In the official announcement, Apple said that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple’s…
Riteish Deshmukh had been working on his passion project, ‘Raja Shivaji’, for a long time. Now, the film has finally been released in theatres and is receiving love from the audience. The movie is based on the life of the founder of the Maratha empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Reportedly, the movie was filmed simultaneously in Marathi…
Riteish Deshmukh, mostly known in Bollywood for his comedy roles, has delivered an epic historical drama with ‘Raja Shivaji.’ Directed and lead by Deshmukh, the movie chronicles the valour of the Maratha warrior. Released in Marathi and Hindi, the film delivered a record-breaking opening at the box office on Friday in the former language and…