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Cyclone Jawad: Deep depression to intensify into cyclonic storm in next 12 hours

The low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into Cyclone Jawad which is likely to reach the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts on Saturday morning. Read more…

'Very concerning': South Africa study shows Omicron's ability to evade immunity from prior infection

A preliminary study by South African scientists suggests that the Omicron variant is associated with a substantial ability to evade immunity from prior infection and is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Beta or Delta variants. Read more…

Mistakes by Indian PMs in foreign policy in past, listed by Jaishankar #HTLS2021

India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar listed foreign policy mistakes committed by Indian prime ministers in the past. Watch the full video for more

'It's been some time since he got to three-figure mark': India batting legend 'really looking forward' to Kohli's return

More than two years, over 700 days and a total of 56 innings. That's how long it has been since Virat Kohli scored an international cricket. It was back on November 23 of 2019 when Kohli scored the last of his 70 international centuries. Since then, the India captain has been part of four full-fledged Test series – both home and overseas – but a hundred has eluded Kohli. Read more…

Malaika Arora chills in a bikini in Maldives, catches Arjun Kapoor scrolling through Instagram on holiday

Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor are chilling in Maldives and have shared their individual pictures from the tourist destination. The couple have been dating for quite some time now. See pics

When it comes to workouts, Tiger Shroff has 'no rest days'

Tiger Shroff never takes a break from his fitness routine – we mean it. The actor loves to workout in between his shooting schedules even. Tiger's dedication to fitness is beyond any words and the actor swears by it. Tiger's workout videos often make their way on his Instagram profile and some of them are definitely not for the faint-hearted. Read more…