Ajit beats uncle Sharad Pawar's NCP-SP in 29 seats in direct fight

In the bout between the two Nationalist Congress Party outfits, seen as a contest between Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar, the latter stole the show, winning 29 seats in the Maharashtra......

Many NCP MLAs skip 1st day of Maha monsoon session

As many as 27 out of the 53 MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) did not attend the Maharashtra legislature's monsoon session on the first day on Monday. IMAGE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief......

Guj polls: Key constituencies that go to polling in 1st phase on Thursday

The high-octane political battle during campaigning in the Gujarat assembly elections has boiled down to a battle of ballots set to take place in the first phase of polling on Thursday. IMAGE:......

BJP fields highest number of 'crorepatis' in phase 1 of Gujarat polls

Of the 788 candidates contesting 89 seats in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, 211 are 'crorepatis', with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accounting for 79 such nominees, the Association......

Rate hikes since May '22 helped reduce inflation by 1.60%: RBI paper

The cumulative rate hikes of 2.5 percentage points by the central bank since May 2022 negatively impacted headline inflation by 1.60 per cent, a paper by senior RBI staffers said on Monday.......

Rupee best-performing Asian currency so far in January

After an extremely stable 2023, the Indian rupee started 2024 on a promising note and has turned out to be the best-performing Asian currency so far in January, appreciating 0.1 per cent despite 2......

Sebi likely to relax new disclosure norms around rumour verification

Legal experts said that as such disclosures will have a bearing on stock prices there is a need for tweaks in regulations addressing fraudulent trade practices. Khushboo Tiwari in Mumbai.......

FPIs keep debt market bets steady despite narrowing bond yield gap

Despite the narrowing spread of yields between the benchmark 10-year Indian government bond and the 10-year US Treasury bond, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are continuing to invest in the......

How Quickly IPL Teams Spent Money

At the start of the auction on Sunday, Punjab Kings had the highest funds at Rs 110.5 crore, which decreased to Rs 10.9 crore before Day 2 on Monday. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians Owners Nita Ambani and......

EPL champs Manchester City keen to invest in Indian club this year

'Preliminary talks were held with Mumbai but Manchester City are in discussions with couple of clubs in India' IMAGE: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates with Raheem Sterling and Bernardo......

Ronnie Screwvala bets big on non-cricket sports

The growing interest in alternative sports is encouraging Ronnie Screwvala to extend the U Mumba brand from kabaddi to football and volleyball.Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Players from Ronnie......

Brand Prithvi Shaw

'People can relate to him much the way they did with a young Sachin Tendulkar 30 years ago.'Viveat Susan Pinto reports. IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw scored a century and a half-century in his first two......

CSK, Royals take guard to put troublesome past behind

As in all successful comebacks, strong leadership will be key for the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals, says Ritwik Sharma. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's CSK registered a thrilling......