Jensen AckleS, Eric Dane and Jessica Camacho’s upcoming action series “Countdown” will stream from June 25 on Prime Video.

The streaming platform announced the premiere date and released first-look images for its new action series Countdown, created by Derek Haas The series will debut worldwide on Wednesday, June 25, with a three-episode premiere. New episodes will follow weekly, leading up to the season finale on Wednesday, September 3.

The cast is led by Jensen Ackles, known for his work in The Boys and Supernatural. He is joined by Grey’s Anatomy fame Eric Dane, and Jessica Camacho of The Flash fame. The series also stars Violett Beane , Elliot Knight, and Uli Latukefu.

According to the synopsis, “Countdown” follows an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum, portrayed by Ackles, is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate.”

After two matches against the Australia A side, the Indian women’s hockey team is set to face the senior team in their next three friendlies at the Perth Hockey Stadium on 1 May. India will be looking to improve upon their performance after suffering two defeats in their first two games against Australia A.

In the first match, India fought valiantly but fell short and were dealt a 3-5 defeat by the Australia A team.

The winning side took an early lead, scoring four goals in the first half. India did well to reduce the deficit but couldn’t make a comeback over the next two quarters. Mahima Tete (27’), Navneet Kaur (45’), and Lalremsiami (50’) scored goals for India, while Neasa Flynn (3’), Olivia Downes (9’), Ruby Harris (11’), Tatum Stewart (21’), and Kendra Fitzpatrick (44’) recorded goals for Australia A.

A judicial inquiry has been initiated following the alleged custodial death of a 19-year-old youth, identified as Ravi Sahni alias Ravi Kaliya, a resident of Samalka, New Delhi.

The incident occurred on Tuesday while he was being transported to a police station after his arrest.

According to a statement released by Delhi Police, the incident began at around 3 p.m. when a motorcycle patrol team observed two individuals on a bike acting suspiciously near the Palam area.

When signalled to stop, the duo allegedly attempted to flee but were apprehended after a brief chase.

The suspects were identified as Vikas alias Majnu (28) and Ravi Sahni alias Ravi Kaliya (19), both residents of Samalka. After a search, the police claim to have recovered a country-made pistol and one live cartridge from Vikas.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the income tax return forms ITR-1 and ITR-4 for the financial year 2024-25 and the assessment year 2025-26.

The returns for incomes earned during the financial year from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, have to be filed using the new forms.

A major change in the ITR forms this year is that ITR-1 (SAHAJ) can be filed for notifying long-term capital gains (LTCG) under section 112A. This is subject to the condition that the LTCG is not more than Rs 1.25 lakh, and the income tax assessee has no loss to carry forward or set off under the capital gains head.

Earlier, ITR 1 did not have a provision to report capital gains tax. This year, taxpayers who have long-term capital gains from the sale of listed equity shares and equity-oriented mutual funds can use ITR-1 to file their tax returns.

Global icon Priyanka Chopra had a heartwarming visitor on set as her best friend, Tamanna Dutt, along with her son, Thiaan, dropped by to spend some quality time with the actress.

Priyanka, who shares a deep bond with Tamanna, fondly referred to them as ‘family’ in her post. Taking to her Instagram Stories, the desi girl shared a photo where she is seen smiling as she poses with her BFF Tamanna and her son. In the candid click, Priyanka looks effortlessly casual in a black t-shirt paired with comfy trousers and shoes. Alongside the images, the Baywatch actress wrote, “My smile says it all..When your family visits set,” followed by a red heart emoji.

Actor Silambarasan on Wednesday released the hilarious trailer of director S Prem Anand’s much-awaited horror comedy ‘Devil's Double Next Level’, featuring actor Santhanam in the lead.

Taking to his timeline on X, Silambarasan aka Simbu wrote, "Big cheers to @iamsanthanam and the entire team on the grand trailer launch!Looks super fun and exciting — wishing you all a massive success!Can’t wait to catch it on the big screen!"

The film, which is the next instalment in the hugely successful Dhillukku Duddu (DD) franchise, is scheduled to hit screens worldwide on May 16 this year.

The trailer of the film starts with Selvaraghavan, who plays the devil in the film, inviting Santhanam, a film reviewer, to watch a special show of a film at a theatre he owns. Selvaraghavan says that if Santhanam comes, it will serve as a promotion for the film being screened.

Government incentives and infrastructure investments are boosting local electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and a range of policy measures and infrastructure developments are underway to help bridge the gap and push the market closer to the 2030 goal, a report showed on Wednesday.

India’s passenger vehicle (PV) sales grew 4.6 per cent in 2024 (year-on-year), surpassing 4.3 million units. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for 2.5 per cent of total PV sales, marking a 16 per cent YoY increase, according to Counterpoint’s latest ‘India Passenger Vehicle Model Sales Tracker’.

The increase in passenger BEV sales can be attributed to the launch of several new models, including the Tata Curvv.ev, MG Windsor, BYD Seal, BYD eMax 7 and the Tata Punch.ev refresh, among others.

India’s government has set ambitious targets for EV adoption. It aims to achieve 30 per cent EV penetration in the passenger vehicle segment, 80 per cent in the combined two-wheeler and three-wheeler segment and 70 per cent in the commercial vehicle segment by 2030.

The horrid home leg for Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2025 continued with their 14-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders and leg-spin all-rounder Vipraj Nigam admitted the hosts’ could have won the game on Tuesday night if their set batters had continued till the end.

In the chase of 205, DC were kept steady by a 76-run stand between vice-captain Faf du Plessis and captain Axar Patel. But once Sunil Narine took out Axar and Tristan Stubbs in the 14th over, before taking out du Plessis as well, it meant DC suffered another meltdown against spinners- going from 136/3 to ending at 190/9. Before this game, DC had lost 23 wickets to spinners.

Now against KKR, six of nine wickets they lost were taken by spinners, thus exposing a major chink in DC’s batting armour. It also doesn’t help that returns from the likes of Karun Nair and KL Rahul have nosedived.

A massive fire broke out in the slums and scrap area of Sector 102 in Gurugram in around 3.30 a.m. on Wednesday, gutting dozens of huts and leaving many residents homeless, fire officials said.

The blaze spread rapidly, reducing several slum dwellings to ashes and destroying the belongings inside.

Fire tenders from Bhim Nagar, Sector 37 (Udyog Vihar), Sector 29, and Pataudi were rushed to the spot. Firefighters managed to contain the fire before it could spread to adjacent settlements.

“There were around 150 huts in the area, of which 40 to 50 were destroyed. About 10 fire tenders were deployed,” said Fire Officer Narender, adding that the fire was brought under control by 7 a.m.

Francisco Cerundolo recorded an upset 7-5, 6-3 win over two-time champion Alexander Zverev at Madrid Open. The Argentine ended German's seven-match winning streak, which dated back to the start of his Munich title run.

In a rematch of their fourth-round encounter from one year ago, Cerundolo, who also beat Zverev this season in Buenos Aires, saved the only break point he faced, according to ATP Stats.

"I'm super happy because I know he loves playing here. He told me last year when I beat him. He's an incredible player. I have a great relationship with him, so super happy to get another win and to be in the quarter-finals again," Cerundolo said.