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Court raps ED, releases businessman arrested in UPA's Embraer deal

In an embarrassment to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a Delhi court on Thursday termed the arrest of an accused in a money laundering case linked to a UPA-era defence deal with aircraft......

Gangster brings bottle full of mosquitoes in court, seeks net in jail

An undertrial gangster brought a plastic bottle filled with dead mosquitoes to a court in Mumbai to highlight their menace in the jail he is lodged in. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters Gangster......

Vladimir Putin, 70

Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia since 2000, is 70 today, October 7. Glimpses from the life of Russia's current tsar: IMAGE: Putin and his then wife Lyudmila at the Taj Mahal, October......

30 more people test positive for Zika virus in Kanpur; total count 66

Thirty more people have tested positive for Zika virus in Kanpur, taking the total number of those infected in the district to 66, a senior official said on Friday. IMAGE: Genetically modified......

Maharashtra reports first case of Zika virus

The first Zika virus infection case in Maharashtra has been reported from Pune district, officials said on Saturday, while also appealing people not to panic. IMAGE: Genetically modified male......

Use of 10% ethanol-blended petrol saved over Rs 41,000 crore

Use of 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol has led to a saving of over Rs 41,000 crore in the foreign exchange for the country, minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Ashwini......

Heineken can now buy extra stake in United Breweries

While UB is the country's largest beer company, Heineken is the world’s second-largest brewer after Anheuser-Busch InBev. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters The Competition Commission of......

Brazil's Embraer eyes Indian skies

The company, which ranks after Airbus and Boeing in the commercial aircraft market globally, has lost value rapidly, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Indian government is keen......

Ecommerce firms ask govt for 6-month curfew passes

The companies have asked for digital curfew passes as e-retailers feel if more lockdowns are ordered after April 14, it is extremely difficult and time-consuming process to acquire the passes from......

Retail inflation cools to 10-month low of 3.69% in Aug

RBI will be considering this set of data for formulating its next bi-monthly monetary policy on October 5. Retail inflation cooled to 10-month low of 3.69 per cent in August mainly due to a fall......

Hero, Mr Jones, Star Wars... OTT Treats!

Life, history, adventure, Sukanya Verma offers a rather feverish schedule on OTT this week. NayattuWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: Malayalam (with subtitles) Three cops on the run after they are......

The Arrival Contest: Win COOL Prizes

All you have to do is answer a simple question! Haven't seen a sci-fi alien movie in a while, and really want to? You're in luck. Arrival arrives to Indian screens on November 25, and promises to......

What Gandhi, Alfred Hitchcock Have In Common

Sometimes the thin line between existing and imagined transcends to become one. Playing real-life personalities fascinates Hollywood no end. From historical characters to sportsmen, onscreen......

Review: The force is with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Star Wars cannot age, neither in memory nor on screen. Sukanya Verma raves about the latest film in the franchise. Hope is everything -- the key to survival and fuel to dream. Some of......

Sonu Sood attends Shanghai film festival

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Sonu Sood recently attended the screening of Stanley Tong’s action adventure film Kung Fu Yoga at the 19th Shanghai......

Hamilton's 2008 F1 title didn't happen fairly: Massa

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton, racing for McLaren at the time, eventually beat Ferrari's Felipe Massa by a point for the first of his record-equalling seven championships. Photograph: Paulo......

PICS: Hurkacz sets up Federer date; Barty, Kerber cruise

Images from Day 8 of The Championships - Wimbledon 2021, in London, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz celebrates victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev during Day 8 of The Championships -......

Wimbledon PIX: Shapovalov ends Murray's run; Jabeur stuns Muguruza

Images from Day 5 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Friday. IMAGE: Canada's Denis Shapovalov showed no mercy with a scintillating display to put himself in......

How China's Tokyo run-up is stalled by coronavirus outbreak

IMAGE: Acrobats perform on the Olympics rings. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters The outbreak of the coronavirus has disrupted China's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, barring athletes......

PIX: Hamilton wins Brazil GP and 5th F1 title despite engine trouble

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates with the constructors championship trophy and the race trophy after winning the Brazil F1 GP at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, in Interlagos, Sao Paulo on......

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