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Waqf amendment bill gets President's okay, old act repealed

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament earlier this week after heated debates in both Houses. IMAGE: Lok Sabha......

Pune hospital ends deposit policy after pregnant woman's death

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said his government is working on drafting a standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent incidents like the one at Pune's Deenanath......

India, Sri Lanka sign major defence pact

Signalling an upswing in their strategic ties nearly four decades after the Indian Peace Keeping Force episode, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday inked a defence pact to institutionalise military......

Waqf Bill vote: BJD leaders seeks action own MP

A section of senior Biju Janata Dal leaders on Saturday demanded strong action against Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sasmit Patra for 'creating confusion' among lawmakers ahead of the......

Sri Lanka confers highest civilian award on Modi

Sri Lanka on Saturday conferred its highest civilian award, the Mithra Vibhushana, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recognition of his role in strengthening the ties between the two countries.......

Hindustan Aeronautics gets wings to fly higher as analysts stay bullish

News reports that GE Aerospace has delivered the first of 99 F404-IN20 engines ordered by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) for the Tejas Mk-1A has revived interest in the HAL stock. IMAGE: Light Combat......

'Indian Markets Could Outperform'

'If the US stagnates and falls into a recession, the dollar will weaken, oil prices will also dip. This augurs well for India.' IMAGE: A screen shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the......

LIC Hits Back At USTR Bias Claim

LIC said USTR's views are based on an incomplete understanding of Indian insurance regulation and LIC's functioning. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters State-owned Life Insurance......

Goyal's Comment Sparks Startup Uproar

'The startup ecosystem, the government, and the owners of large pools of Indian capital need to actively support the creation of these local champions, not pull down the teams that are trying hard......

Institutional investment in real estate jumps 31% to $1.3bn

The growth was primarily driven by domestic investments, which accounted for 60 per cent of the total inflows during the first quarter of the financial year. Illustration: Dominic......

Amitabh-Abhishek Bid Adieu To Manoj Kumar

The film industry bid an emotional farewell to Manoj Kumar, one of Bollywood's legendary actors. The funeral was held on April 5 at the Pawan Hans crematorium, Vile Parle, northwest Mumbai. The......

The Mystery Of Woh Kaun Thi

Dinesh Raheja looks back at Manoj Kumar's brilliant 1964 thriller Woh Kaun Thi, and explains just what made it an audio-visual treat. IMAGE: Manoj Kumar and Sadhana in Woh Kaun Thi. It is a dark,......

Zeenat's 'Sizzling' Song With Amitabh

'So there I was in a titillating white outfit, with a bit of midriff on display, rolling around in the surf, while Mr Bachchan pranced around me like an ardent bird-of-paradise.' IMAGE: Zeenat......

How Manoj Kumar Became Mr Bharat

IMAGE: Manoj Kumar in Shaheed. Shaheed was Manoj Kumar's first patriotic success. This small-budget black-and-white film had enormous impact, besides laying the foundation for Manoj's famous......

Pegula to meet Kenin in all-American Charleston final

IMAGE: Jessica Pegula of the United States notched her 24th match win this year, the most in the WTA, when she got the better of Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semi-finals of the Charleston......

Mourinho banned for three games after nose grab incident

IMAGE: Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho reacts during the Turkish Cup quarter-final against Galatasaray, at Sukru Saracoglu, Istanbul, April 2, 2025. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters Fenerbahce......

Vinicius misses penalty as Real Madrid stunned; Barca held

IMAGE: Mouctar Diakhaby scores Valencia's first goal with a header in the LaLiga match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, on Saturday. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters......

EPL PIX: Everton hold Arsenal, give Liverpool a boost

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Iliman Ndiaye scores the equaliser for Everton from the penalty spot against Arsenal during the English Premier League match at......

No Mbappe, no problem! PSG seal Ligue 1 title

IMAGE: Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique celebrates with the players after winning Ligue 1. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Paris St Germain remained unbeaten as they won their fourth......

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