MUMBAI: Indians are turning to ice creams, colas, soft drinks and packaged cold coffee to survive the scorching heat, spurring sales of summer products for consumer goods companies and nudging some to upwardly revise their earlier sales estimates for the season.In a summer of price hikes and broader inflationary environment, firms are however pushing lower…
TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: Arun Singh Dhumal, chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, is among the few BCCI administrators who have consistently spoken aggressively about the world’s richest cricket league and its media rights growth.In an exclusive chat with TimesofIndia.com, Dhumal explained the value the IPL has created over the last 18 years…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains mention of death.Actor-cum-cinema reviewer Satyendra has died owing to some medical complications, sending shock waves through the Tamil film industry and YouTube community. Reports say he had been suffering from health issues for the past few days and breathed his last today at the Royapettah Government Hospital in Chennai. The…
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D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Today is the birthday of World Chess Champion Dommaraju Gukesh. As he prepared to leave his teenage years behind and turn 20, the Chennai-born Grandmaster had a rare opportunity to celebrate by defeating World No. 1 and five-time world…
Police officers on scene after a stabbing attack at the train station in Winterthur, Switzerland A man armed with a knife wounded three people at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur on Thursday in what authorities described as an “act of terror” before he was arrested by police.The attack took place shortly…
“Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen/Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.”Every time Class 12 student Tashvi Berry opened her English literature book to study American poet Adrienne Rich’s 12-line metaphor-drenched rage against patriarchy, these famous opening lines made absolutely no sense.For the 17-year-old with learning disabilities, who had the poem for her…
Stephen King is one of the most famous and successful authors in modern literature. Best known for his gripping horror, suspense, and psychological thriller novels, King has written numerous bestselling books including It, The Shining, Carrie, and Misery. Born in 1947 in Portland, Maine, he developed an interest in storytelling from a very young age….
Filmmaker Prashanth Neel has shared fresh details about his upcoming film ‘Dragon’ starring NTR in the lead role. The ambitious action drama is already generating strong buzz among fans.‘Dragon’ marks the first collaboration between Prashanth Neel and ‘Devara’ actor Jr. NTR. Recently, viewers got a glimpse into the world of ‘Dragon’ and ‘KGF’ director’s approach…
NEW DELHI: A man who was awarded death sentence in a rape-cum-murder case despite being incapable of sexual intercourse and spent 13 years under the shadow of death was acquitted along with other accused by Supreme Court on account of his medical condition and lack of conclusive evidence.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta…
