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Electoral bonds: Who is lottery king Santiago Martin?

Future Gaming and Hotel Services whose director is the lottery magnate Santiago Martin is the top purchaser of electoral bonds having purchased bonds worth Rs 1,368 crores, according to data......

Court rejects Mamta Kulkarni's plea to de-freeze bank accounts

A special court in Thane has rejected former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni's application for de-freezing her six bank accounts, three FDs and releasing two Mumbai flats sealed in connection with......

He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi. IMAGE:......

Master Diplomat, Malgudi Maestro, Mysore

R K Narayan's house has been preserved as a simple museum with his memorabilia, thanks to the imagination of a commissioner of Mysore, who stopped its sale by the author's successors to a property......

Ex-actress Mamta Kulkarni involved in drug trade: Police

Former actress Mamta Kulkarni was on Saturday named as a prime accused in a multi-crore drug racket linked to drug baron Vicky Goswami, with Mumbai police claiming that she was actively involved in......

Lalit Modi in the midst of a Rs 10,000-cr family feud

The Modis, once among the eight largest groups in the country in terms of assets in 1990, have been used to many a bitter battle which has led to numerous splits. The next round has just begun.......

Options for diesel car buyers after the ban

The Supreme Court's temporary ban on sale of large diesel cars in Delhi has left some buyers in a quandary, especially those who opted for a loan. If the loan was disbursed around the time......

Exchanges to suspend trading in Kingfisher, UB Engineering

In a major clampdown for non-compliance of Listing Agreement, top exchanges BSE and NSE announced suspension of trading in shares of Kingfisher Airlines and another group firm, UB Engineering, from......

Sebi bars 13 entities for large-scale GDR manipulation

Probe by Sebi found that these entities actively traded in the shares of GDR-issuer companies and thereby facilitated the sub accounts of FIIs Regulator Sebi has barred as many as 13 entities from......

Indra Nooyi is world's third most powerful woman in business

PepsiCo's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi has been ranked third most powerful businesswoman by Fortune, the only Indian-origin woman on the 2014 list topped by IBM Chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty......

'Shakespeare would have been a rapper today'

'His plays were like Bollywood cinema.' IMAGE: Laurie Davidson as William Shakespeare in Shekhar Kapur's Will. Did you know that Shekhar Kapur made Will, a 10-part television series on William......

King of Blues B B King dies at 89

A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood. B B King, the Blues legend who redefined an era with classics like The Thrill Is Gone, Please Love Me, and My Lucille, has died at the age of......

Review: Teri Meri Kahaani is charming

Teri Meri Kahaani goes through three love stories in different time zones, and yet, gives them the samefinish, writes Sukanya Verma.Three Times, that Taiwanese romance Kunal Kohli's Teri Meri......

The Indian soap opera that's taken Brazil by storm

As I go to the embassy and open my e-mail, there are the normal clutch of commercial news letters, trade enquiries, complaints about visa or passport services, invitations for events and so on.......

Stokes's court date clashes with potential comeback

Ben Stokes's return to international cricket was thrown into fresh doubt on Thursday when he was instructed to appear in court on the same day as his potential England comeback match in New......

England's Ben Stokes charged with affray

England cricketer Ben Stokes has been charged with affray following an incident in the city of Bristol last September, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Monday. Stokes, 26, and two other......

England's Stokes dropped out of fourth ODI after arrest in Bristol

'He was held overnight and released under investigation, without charge and will not join the team in London' IMAGE: Ben Stokes of England shows his frustration after being dismissed. Photograph:......

Sharapova back in business on and off court

'Sharapova’s doping transgression was not terribly egregious, neither performance-enhancing nor intentional, and her ban seemed unduly harsh' IMAGE: Maria Sharapova. Photograph:......

Tennis Hall of Shame...

IMAGE: Maria Sharapova speaks to the media announcing a failed drug test after the Australian Open during a press conference . Photograph: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters. Tennis is......

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