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Income of thousands, hit with tax notice for crores!

A man earning Rs 15,000 salary got an income tax notice of Rs 33.88 crore, another making Rs 8,500 was slapped with a notice of Rs 3.87 crore and a third Rs 7.79 crore. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

Explosion inside mosque in Maha's Beed, 2 arrested

Gelatin sticks planted inside a mosque in Maharashtra's Beed district triggered a blast in the early hours on Sunday ahead of Gudi Padwa and Ramzan Eid celebrations, leading to the arrest of two......

'Yeshu Yeshu prophet' Bajinder Singh gets life term in 2018 rape case

A Mohali court on Tuesday sentenced self-styled preacher Bajinder Singh to life imprisonment in a 2018 rape case, observing that Singh committed a heinous offence by misusing his position as a......

Bangladeshi man's links to Nagpur violence being probed

A Bangladeshi national was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly staying illegally in the country, and police have begun a probe to check if he was involved in the March 17 Nagpur violence, an official......

NCP-SP leaders behind minister Gore's extortion case: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday alleged leaders of the opposition Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar were involved in a "conspiracy" against his cabinet......

Payments banks urge FinMin to raise deposit limit to Rs 5 lakh

Payments banks have urged the Union finance ministry to increase their deposit limit for each account to Rs 5 lakh, according to a source who participated in a meeting, chaired by the Department of......

Govt discontinues Gold Monetisation Scheme; banks may continue

The government has decided to discontinue the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) starting from Wednesday in view of the evolving market conditions, the finance ministry said. Photograph: Edgar......

GCCs reach new heights in India with neo and mid-sized banks

Neo banks, along with mid-sized banks, are establishing global capability centres (GCCs) in India, mirroring the expansion strategies of larger global counterparts. Illustration: Uttam......

Address grievance redressal promptly, RBI guv tells banks

'In this age of competition, we will not survive long if we do not provide quality service to our consumers.' IMAGE: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. Photograph: ANI Photo Reserve Bank of India......

Meet India's first private reinsurer

In Debasish Panda’s last board meeting as chairperson of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), the regulator approved the “R2” licence for Kamlesh......

'Determination Not To Bend Before Aurangzeb'

'...despite all his horses, elephants, tanks and swords.''A determination to hold fast to Sambhaji Maharaj's father, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's thoughts, ideals, and principles.' IMAGE: Vineet......

'We Have Been Validated Yet Again'

'The country that does most of the visual effects, more than any other country, is India.''There are more Indians working on VFX in any major Hollywood film than there are in Indian films.' IMAGE:......

Mumbai Crime Branch Probe Saif Attack

IMAGE: The building in Bandra, north west Mumbai, where Saif Ali Khan and his family lives. Photograph: Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com Even as Saif Ali Khan underwent surgery at the Lilavati......

Preity Zinta's Top 10 Films

Bubbly is to Preity Zinta what an Angry Young Man is to Amitabh Bachchan. No matter how old they grow, the terms are inextricably attached to their personality. As much Preity would like to be......

Daya Nayak, Sleuths At Saif's Crime Scene

'There are 10 detection teams working in different directions.' IMAGE: Daya Nayak, right, better known as an 'encounter' specialist and who is heading the investigation, seen at the crime scene......

What Was Rohit Doing At Gold Souk?

Unaware that the area was filled with cricket fans, he had a tough time managing the crowd.K R Nayar reports from Dubai. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters Since Dubai is known......

Leicester owner's helicopter crash accidental, inquest finds

IMAGE: Tributes for Leicester City's owner Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and four other people, who died in a helicopter crash, outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester, on October......

Collins taunts 'super drunk' Melbourne fans who booed her

'I don't have a big ego when it comes to this. I don't care what's written about me and I don't care what some guy living in his basement is writing on the Internet.' IMAGE: Danielle Collins of......

Leicester owner's family files $2.7b claim over 2018 helicopter crash

IMAGE: Tributes for Leicester City's owner Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and four other people, who died when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed as it left the ground......

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