NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against a former Indian Navy officer for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth over Rs 3 crore, officials said on Wednesday.The officer joined the Navy as a sub-lieutenant in July 1989 and was promoted to the rank of captain in August 2016, equivalent to…
A UK utility company mistakenly declared a 78-year-old great-grandmother dead over an unpaid £60 bill/Image: X, Metro UK A 78-year-old great-grandmother in the UK was sent a debt collection letter addressed to the executor of her estate after a utility company mistakenly recorded her as dead.Ginette Bye later discovered that the letter had been sent…
NEW DELHI: Rain interrupted the crucial IPL 2026 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, leaving KKR’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread.At the time rain stopped play, Mumbai Indians were struggling at 57/4 in eight overs after being asked to bat first by KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane. The…
Actor Celina Jaitly has been dealing with multiple personal challenges in recent months, including an ongoing legal dispute involving her brother and a divorce battle with her husband, Austrian hotelier Peter Haag. Amidst the divorce proceedings, one of her biggest sorrows is being away from her children. Celina has alleged that her husband Peter has…
3 min readMumbaiMay 20, 2026 08:45 PM IST The moment that TejRan fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. Karan Kundrra proposed to his longtime girlfriend and fellow actor Tejasswi Prakash in the grandest way possible. Much to her teary-eyed surprise, he popped the question on the Netflix reality show Desi Bling. How did…
One of the leading cement companies of India, JK Cement Ltd, on Wednesday (May 20) said it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the grant of a mining lease for the Dommarnandyala block-3 limestone block. The LOI has been issued by the Department of Mines and Geology…
Mumbai Indians (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians entered the IPL record books for an unwanted reason in the 2026 season, becoming just the second team in tournament history to use three different captains in three successive matches.The five-time champions endured a difficult campaign plagued by injuries, inconsistent results and repeated leadership changes. Over…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari The BJP government in West Bengal has, within days of assuming office, rolled out a series of high-impact administrative, welfare and governance decisions aimed at signalling a policy break from the previous Trinamool Congress regime. The measures span welfare restructuring, recruitment reforms, reservation policy changes, scrutiny of caste certificates, educational…
The rupee fell to a fresh record low on Wednesday as elevated oil prices and rising US Treasury yields weighed on investor sentiment, while concerns over prolonged geopolitical tensions and potential global rate hikes continued to pressure emerging market currencies, Reuters reported.The domestic currency touched an all-time low of 96.96 against the US dollar during…
NEW DELHI: Veteran hockey coach Baldev Singh will be honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri award by Droupadi Murmu on May 25 for his massive contribution to Indian hockey. Singh is widely known for transforming the small Haryana town of Shahabad Markanda into a major hub for producing top hockey players.The 75-year-old first arrived in…
