Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Lakhimpur trial may take 5 yrs, trial judge tells SC

It might take at least five years in the normal course to conclude the trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, a sessions judge conducting the trial in the case in which Union minister Ajay......

Arun Goel's appointment file travelled at 'lightning speed', says SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the "haste" and "tearing hurry" with which the Centre appointed ex-bureaucrat Arun Goel as an election commissioner, saying his file travelled at "lightning......

Hanky-panky in appointment? Election commissioner Anil Goel under SC scanner

The appointment of election commissioner Arun Goel Wednesday came under scrutiny by the Supreme Court, which sought from the Centre the original records pertaining to his appointment for perusal,......

Cairn says taking action to access $1.2 bn arbitration award against India

Cairn has already taken steps to have the arbitration award recognised in nine major jurisdictions such as the US, UK, France, the Netherlands, Singapore and Canada's Quebec province, where Indian......

Looking at how best to sort out Cairn arbitration: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday reiterated that an international arbitration ruling on India's sovereign right to taxation sets the wrong precedent, but said the government is......

India in process of filing appeal against Cairn arbitration award

India is in the process of filing an appeal against an arbitration panel asking it to return $1.2 billion to British oil firm Cairn Energy Plc, sources said on Wednesday. If enforcement......

Cairn, govt discuss LTCG tax and Vivad se Vishwas scheme

Cairn wants a quick solution to its tax dispute to avoid prolonging and exacerbating the negative issue. During a series of hectic talks between Cairn Energy and the Indian government over the......

Coming This March: Akshay, Prabhas, RRR

Have you been ODing on OTT for the last couple of years and now want the tadka of the cinematic Bollywood experience? Well, happy days are here again. With the pandemic restrictions being eased for......

10 Comedies That Will Cheer You

With the third wave of the pandemic hitting us hard, it's easy to feel low. Bollywood always has a cure up its sleeve, and this time, it promises to give us plenty to laugh about this year. Quite a......

PIX: Rajkummar, Patralekhaa at a Diwali party

Producer Anand Pandit, who has made such films like Chehre, PM Narendra Modi, Total Dhamaal and Sarkar 3, hosted a Diwali party at his residence, and invited his filmi friends. A look at the......

Box Office: Photograph, Milan Talkies fail

The hits and misses of the week. All six releases -- Photograph, Milan Talkies, Mere Pyare Prime Minister, Risknamaaa, Hamid and Sharmaji Ki Lag Gai -- failed at the box office over the weekend.......

Dhoni's Aadhar details leaked! UIDAI blacklists agency

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his wife Sakshi. Photograph: PTI Taking a serious view of public sharing of Aadhaar details of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Unique Identification Authority of India......

Ranji Trophy: Jaffer's unbeaten 92 steers Mumbai against Punjab

Wasim Jaffer's unbeaten 92 helped Mumbai reach 207 in their first innings but not before Punjab had snapped up five wickets to share the honours on the opening day of their second Group A Ranji......