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HC grants bail to Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale in Elgar Parishad case

The Bombay high court on Wednesday granted bail to researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, noting that they were in jail since 2018 and......

Shinde's Sena knocks out Uddhav's Sena in 36 seats

The Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has trounced rival Shiv Sena-UBT of Uddhav Thackeray in 36 assembly seats in Maharashtra, putting to rest the debate over which is the real party......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

New Marathi ad showcases Bal Thackeray, Fadnavis, cites majority for BJP-Sena

A day after an advertisement with photos of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the talking point in the state, an ad on the state's ruling alliance......

Shiv Sena ad claims Shinde preferred as Maha CM over Fadnavis

Full-page advertisements appeared across major newspapers in Maharashtra on Tuesday, citing a survey that showed Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ahead of deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in popularity.......

Omicron may put export growth in slow lane

Uncertainty looms over India’s export outlook, with the new Covid-19 variant Omicron spreading rapidly across the country’s key shipment destinations. With the US and parts of Europe......

Budget 2022: Industry bodies urge govt to reduce tax burden

Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India has urged the Centre to extend lower corporate tax benefit to Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) and proprietary firms as it would make funds......

US recovery helped India hit $400-bn export target

Economic recovery from the pandemic in the US has helped India achieve the $400-billion mark for exports for the first time in any fiscal year. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters According to the......

Rising Covid cases cast shadow on exports

According to Ajai Sahai, director-general and CEO of Federation of Indian Export Organisations, rising cases are a cause for concern as it adds to the uncertainty and may impact exports.......

China, Vietnam, Taiwan help arrest fall in engineering exports

Outbound shipments of engineering products in June to these nations doubled to $1.32 billion in June 2020, from $653.52 million in June 2019. Rising iron and steel exports to China, Vietnam,......

Mithun: The Outsider We Love To Watch

Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.......

Salman Celebrates The Life Of Dharmaveer

Quite a few film folk turned up at the trailer launch of Dharmaveer 2: Mukkam Post Thane that continues to tell the tale of the late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath......

'Parveen, I remember not just the star...'

'...but the incredible person you were.''I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt......

Your OTT Entertainment This February

February is a slow month when it comes to original Hindi content on OTT. Just a few coming up, and Joginder Tuteja lists them out. Miss PerfectWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarRelease date:......

'Films offer you life lessons'

'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohini Hattangady/Instagram Rohini......

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami in action. File Photograph: BCCI India pacer Mohammed Shami returned wicket-less from his 10 overs in a subdued comeback to competitive cricket after 360 days as Bengal......

Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with 4-wkt haul

Group D: Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with four-wicket haul vs Assam IMAGE: Harshit Rana bagged four wickets. Photograph: KKR/X Harshit Rana celebrated his maiden Test team call-up......

Ranji Trophy: Jadeja powers Saurashtra to big win

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches on Monday. IMAGE: Dharmendrasinh Jadeja's match haul of 12/131 steered Saurashtra to a comfortable 218-run victory against Rajasthan. Photograph: BCCI......

Ranji Trophy: Jackson, bowlers put Saurashtra in control

IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......

Ranji Trophy: Mayank's century gives Karnataka lead over Gujarat

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock. Photograph: BCCI Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock of 109, as his side took a 64-run lead on Day 2 of their Group C......

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