Maharashtra: Why BJP Wants To Be Single Largest Party

This would give BJP the chance to explore Constitutional options for government formation if there is no clear-cut mandate, explains Sheela Bhatt. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader......

ED conducts multi-state raids on lottery king Santiago Martin

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted fresh searches in multiple states against Chennai-based 'lottery king' Santiago Martin, the single biggest donor to political parties with over Rs......

Delhi businessmen get 160 extortion calls in 300 days

Businessmen in Delhi are experiencing restless nights, having received around 160 extortion calls till October this year, averaging one call every other day, police sources said on Tuesday. The......

Shivakumar's remark on Shakti scheme sparks row, Sidda clarifies

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that there is no proposal before the government to revisit the 'Shakti' scheme, which provides free bus travel for all women domiciled in the......

Corporate earnings fall in Q2, a first in two yrs

Net sales growth weakest in a year, too; BFSI sector emerges an outlier Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India Inc continued to grapple with muted revenue growth in the September 2024......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

India Inc sends mixed signals on H2FY25 capex path

After subdued earnings in the first half amid global headwinds, India Inc is taking a cautious approach on their capital expenditure (capex) for the second half of the financial year ending March......

Higher volume, profitability gains for GAIL India

GAIL India’s second quarter (Q2FY25) performance met expectations. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Petchem turned profitable on higher volumes, and trading revenues were in-line. Analysts......

Stars Buying Property After Property!

'Just this year alone, close to 40 major transactions involving Bollywood stars have been recorded.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shah Rukh Khan/Instagram Bollywood's influence extends beyond films.......

Devara Is A Surprise Success

IMAGE: NTR Jr and Janhvi Kapoor in Devara. Six weeks after the release of Stree 2, a new movie has become a success story at the box office. After a flurry of flops and disasters -- Tumbbad......

No Movie Re-Releases After Diwali?

'We won't have that window to re-release films because of the kind of movies that are slated to be released.' IMAGE: Sohum Shah and Mohammed Samad in Tumbbad. Earlier this month, actor-producer......

Box Office: Tumbbad Finally Gets Its Due

IMAGE: Mohammad Samad in Tumbadd. Besides the big release of the week, The Buckingham Murders, there were also re-releases like Tumbbad, Tujhe Meri Kasam and Veer Zaara. The film that ended up......

Ranji Round-up: Rajasthan, J'khand post massive totals

IMAGE: Action from the match between Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the Ranji Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega......

IPL: Gill, Rashid among five retainees for Gujarat Titans

IMAGE: GT's Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, and Shahrukh Khan. Photograph: Gujarat T / X Gujarat Titans (GT) announced on Thursday that they have retained Shubman Gill,......

Rashid, Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan among GT retainees?

IMAGE: Rashid Khan is likely to be among Gujarat Titans' top retainees along with captain Shubman Gill. Photograph: BCCI Gujarat Titans are likely to retain skipper Shubman Gill, star spinner......

Why Shubman Gill took a pay cut for Titans

IMAGE: Shubman Gill leads by example. Photograph: BCCI Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has decided to take a pay cut and will be the second player retained by the IPL franchise ahead of......

Gill, Rashid, and Sudharsan set to be retained by Titans

IMAGE: Shubman Gill captained Titans for the first time earlier this year when the side finished eighth out of 10 teams. Photograph: BCCI Gujarat Titans are set to retain their captain Shubman......