No HC relief for filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah photo row

The Bombay high court on Tuesday rejected the transit pre-arrest bail plea filed by filmmaker Avinash Das, who was booked by the Gujarat police for sharing a photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah......

Senior IRS officer sacked for corruption

A senior Indian Revenue Service officer has been dismissed from service after his plea against his conviction for amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income was rejected by the......

Kripashankar's 'bench hunting' act unacceptable: SC

Senior Maharashtra Congress leader Kripashankar Singh on Friday invited the Supreme Court's ire for having mentioned his plea against a corruption case against him and his family members before a......

Artist Bhupen Khakhar dies

Eminent painterBhupen Khakhar died on Friday evening in Vadodara after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was suffering from cancer and on Thursday had been admitted to the Bhailalbhai......

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, 62, passes away

Veteran stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as India's Warren Buffett, died in Mumbai on Sunday morning. He was 62. Photograph: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala/Facebook Jhunjhunwala......

Yes Bank fraud case: Wadhawan brothers get bail

Justice Bharati Dangre granted them bail as the Enforcement Directorate failed to file its charge sheet in the case within the stipulated 60-day period. The Bombay high court on Thursday granted......

Simplify tax forms: IMC to FM

The Indian Merchants Chamber and Bombay Chartered Accountants Society has made an appeal to finance minister P Chidambaram to simplify the process of filing income tax returns by restoring the......

RTI a potent tool to get I-T refund

Those running from pillar to post to get their Income Taxrefund dues can seek solace in Right to InformationAct, which is fast becoming a potent tool to get refund faster."Earlier, people's efforts......

'Shekhar will bring much-needed vitality to FTII'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Kapur/Instagram Shekhar Kapur never went to acting school or learnt film-making. Trained as a chartered accountant in England, Shekhar drifted to film-making in......

Photograph Review: A delicate little gem

God bless Ritesh Batra, raves Sukanya Verma. Just hop on one of the numerous jetties across the bustle of the Gateway Of India and the breeze of Bombay will talk to you. It's not a myth, you'll......

Film producer GV commits suicide

Tamil film producer, distributor and financier G Venkateswaran committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his Chetput home in Chennai this morning. He is survived by his wife and......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

India's oldest first-class cricketer Vasant Raiji no more

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh had visited Vasant Raiji on his 100th birthday on January 26. Vasant Raiji, who was India's oldest first-class cricketer at 100, died in in Mumbai in the......

Why Indian cricket must thank Vasant Raiji

'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh with Mr Vasant Raiji on his 100th birthday, January 26, 2020. Photograph: Kind courtesy Marcus......