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The Egyptian queen is be played by Gal Gadot, an Israeli star of Greek lineage. Her ethnicity has caused what the clich© appropriately calls a Twitter storm. (AFP)

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Multi-ethnic casting rows nothing new, just look back

Last week a new film on Cleopatra was announced and the Egyptian queen is to be played by Gal Gadot, leading to a...

17 Oct 2020 9:54 AM IST

Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. (PTI File)

Opinion

Shobhaa De | Bollywood joins forces, but for what exactly?

While every industry is well within its rights to seek redressal, it is important to ask what exactly has miffed...

17 Oct 2020 9:39 AM IST

India

NEET 2020 results declared: In a first, two candidates score full...

Odisha's Soyeb Aftab and Delhi's Akansha Singh have scored 720 out of 720 marks but Aftab has been ranked first

16 Oct 2020 11:32 PM IST

India

ED raids DMK's Gautham Sigamani's Chennai residence, seizes assets...

Sigamani is a DMK Member of Parliament from the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu.

16 Oct 2020 8:07 PM IST

India

Consultative meet in Kohima appeals for early resolution of Naga issue

The consultative meet hosted by the Government of Nagaland at Kohima was attended by 39 organisations

16 Oct 2020 6:00 PM IST

government has extended the last date for filing annual GST return for the financial year 2018-19 by three months till September . (PTI Photo)

Business

Centre to borrow Rs 1.1 lakh cr GST compensation for states

The amount so borrowed will be passed on to the states as a back-to-back loan in lieu of GST Compensation Cess releases

16 Oct 2020 5:51 PM IST

Apollo Hospitals Executive Vice-Chairperson Shobana Kamineni briefs media about Apollo Hospitals Group gearing up to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines per day, to augment the governments battle against COVID-19, at Apollo Hospitals, in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Business

Apollo ready to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines a day

The group says they have also built the largest cold chain network and distribution system to safely transport and store...

16 Oct 2020 5:46 PM IST

After bagging Eoin Morgan for INR 5.25 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) coach Brendon McCullum on Thursday said that the England limited-overs skipper will serve as the perfect foil for Dinesh Karthik. (Photo:AFP)

Sports

IPL 2020: Dinesh Karthik steps down as KKR captain, Eoin Morgan takes...

Karthik told the KKR management that he wants to "focus on his batting and contributing more to the team's cause.

16 Oct 2020 3:05 PM IST

Vivek Oberoi with his wife Priyanka Alva and his brother in law Aditya

Entertainment

Sandalwood drug scandal: Bengaluru Police search Vivek Oberoi's house...

Aditya used to lend his resort in Bengaluru outskirts for the drug parties and he is suspected to be organising drug...

16 Oct 2020 1:54 PM IST

$US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a \Make America Great Again\ rally on October 15, 2020, at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina. (AFP)$ World

China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

Trump said the US under his administration has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment

16 Oct 2020 1:41 PM IST

India

Congress launches Shotgun's son Luv Sinha, gives ticket to contest...

He has been pitted against BJP's three-time MLA Nitin Navin.

16 Oct 2020 1:30 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at Circuit House, in Patiala. PTI photo

India

Rahul Gandhi on IMF projections: Pakistan handled COVID better than...

Gandhi took a swipe at the government on Twitter by tagging a chart that showed IMF growth projections for 2020-21 for...

16 Oct 2020 12:51 PM IST