Beed sarpanch murder: Munde's aide turns himself in, govt in soup

Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's close aide Walmik Karad, wanted in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, surrendered before the police in Pune on Tuesday.......

Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban have announced they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) employing women in Afghanistan. IMAGE: An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul,......

Dr Yunus Pays Tribute To Dr Singh

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus paid homage to Dr Manmohan Singh at the Indian high commission in Dhaka. Dr Yunus placed a floral wreath and condoled Dr Singh's passing in the condolence......

We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of......

Reliance spent $13 bn on acquisitions in five years

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has spent $13 billion on acquisitions in the past five years across new energy, telecom, retail and media business to script a pivot away from......

Crypto assets can negatively impact financial stability, says RBI report

Widespread use of crypto assets, including stablecoins, can have a negative impact on the macroeconomic and financial stability of a country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday.......

Sebi's 2024 review: Push for reforms continued despite controversies

In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) implemented significant reforms, focusing on cooling down the derivatives segment, enhancing transparency and accountability in small and......

Fire, engineering insurance premiums likely to move up by 60% in 2025

In 2025, Indian firms may face higher premiums for fire and engineering insurance covers as reinsurers are likely to revise rates due to rising claims from catastrophic events and higher loss......

'Smita Didn't Want Anything To Do With Films'

'Naseer does not have the sense of humour that Om Puri has.''Also Om has a great deal of compassion as a human being. Naseer was too focused on his own self.'A fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta......

Kareena's Last Few Selfies Of The Year

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram A few days ago Kareena Kapoor shared glimpses from a family Christmas celebration in London. Before that Bebo posted a frozen face selfie.......

'Frankly, Angelina Is Exhausted'

'She is relieved this one part is over.' IMAGE: Angeline Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the Golden Globe Awards at Beverly Hills in 2012. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters After more than eight......

Kangana Goes Retro

Shilpa in Wonderland... Kajol is optimistic... Dia is enjoying Sri Lanka... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Ranaut/Instagram Kangana Ranaut goes retro as she announces the release dates of her......

Rohit faces tough decision: Drop himself for Gill?

IMAGE: How does Rohit Sharma accommodate Shubman Gill in the playing XI for the Sydney game? Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ayush Mahtra/Instagram Standing at the crossroads of his Test career,......

Mumbai's Mhatre shatters Yashasvi Jaiswal's record

Ayush Mhatre becomes youngest to score 150 in List A cricket, breaks Yashasvi Jaiswal's world record IMAGE: Ayush Mhatre broke the previous record set by India batter Jaiswal, who was 17 years and......

Djokovic and Sabalenka win, Kyrgios crashes out in Brisbane

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during an exhibition match. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Novak Djokovic and Aryana Sabalenka began their season with straight set wins but......

Vaishali advances to World Blitz quarters; Humpy crashes out

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Vaishali won the women's qualifier scoring 9.5 points out of 11 to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Blitz Championship. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Indian......

'Pant Should Be Criticised...'

'He is a great player not scoring enough runs & that's the crux of it.' IMAGE: In the first four Tests in Australia, Rishabh Pant has scored 154 runs at an average of 22. In his seven innings in......