Macron wins French presidency for the second time, report polling agencies

Emmanuel Macron on Sunday won a second term in France's presidential runoff with 58.2 per cent of the vote, local media has reported quoting projections. The official results will be out later in......

Govt approves plan to turn surplus rice into sanitizer

The government on Monday approved that surplus rice available with Food Corporation of India can be converted into ethanol in order to manufacture alcohol-based hand sanitisers and also for......

Germanwings pilot locked out of cockpit before crash: Report

 In this handout image supplied by the french interior ministry, search and rescue teams attend to the crash site of the Germanwings Airbus in the French Alps near Seyne, France. Photograph:......

He served tea, I am a mason, says the man facing Modi at home

Narendra Modi's mother washed utensils to make a living. Madhusudan Mistry's grandmother, who brought him up, was a vegetable vendor. Mistry's trajectory from poverty to membership of the all......

GST Council cedes right to levy tax on distilled alcohol

The GST Council on Saturday clarified that guarantees provided by corporate to their subsidiaries will attract an 18 per cent GST, while no tax will be levied if a personal guarantee is given by a......

Higher taxes, competition weigh on liquor stocks

Stocks of alcoholic beverage makers have corrected over the last few trading sessions on worries that taxes, competition and costs will hurt sales and profitability. Photograph: Flavio Lo......

How COVID-19 has impacted private equity firms

Investors say they see large companies going through the grind, as their promoters struggle with liquidity because they are levered up at the holding company level and are starting to get margin......

What GST Council will likely discuss in its June meet

The focus will be on tackling the unfinished agenda requiring immediate attention like tax structure for solar projects, uniform tax rate on state-organised and state-authorised lotteries, taxing......

Box Office: Ghayal Once Again gets poor response

The hits and misses of the week. Sunny Deol's Ghayal Once Again failed to live up to the 1990 original. The other release of the week -- Sanam Teri Kasam -- paid a heavy price for being......

Box Office: Poor opening for Mastizaade, Saala Khadoos

The hits and misses of the week. Sunny Leone starrer Mastizaade failed to entertained the audience and witnessed a poor opening at the box office. Saala Khadoos, which also hit the......

Box office: Airlift gets a good opening

The hits and misses of the week. The box office collections for Akshay Kumar's Airlift picked up over the weekend, thanks to its good reviews and positive word-of-mouth. With a public holiday......

Box Office: Chalk N Duster flops

Chalk N Duster fails at the box office. Last week's release Chalk N Duster failed to make an impression at the box office, and it got a very poor opening. Trade analyst Vinod......

Mertens dominates but upsets rock Jasmin Open

IMAGE: Elise Mertens ranked No. 32 in the world, posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Anastasia Zakharova of Russia. Photograph: : Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Top seed Elise Mertens......

Paris Paralympics: MIND-BOGGLING Pix!

Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, the reigning world champion, continued his dominance in the Paralympic Games, securing a silver medal in the men's shot put F46 event. His exceptional throw of 16.32 metres......

'Let's be kind': Tennis stars urge fans to stop the hate

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek urged tennis governing bodies to equip players with better tools to fight online harassment. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek on......

PIX: Muchova stuns former champion Osaka; Swiatek cruises

Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday. IMAGE: The Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova returns against Japan's Naomi Osaka during......

Can Carlos Alcaraz keep his Grand Slam winning streak alive?

The second round of the US Open continues on Thursday as the world's top players battle for Grand Slam glory in New York. Top seed Jannik Sinner resumes his quest for a second Grand Slam title......