After foreign minister, China sacks missing defence minister

After keeping mum for nearly two months, China on Tuesday formally sacked its missing defence minister Gen. Li Shangfu who met the same fate as his former Cabinet colleague and foreign minister Qin......

FoE no excuse for violence, irked India tells West over Khalistani threats

In the name of freedom of expression, space should not be given to those advocating violence or legitimising terrorism, India said on Thursday in a message to countries such as Canada, Australia,......

Dorsey, govt in tweetstorm over Twitter ex-CEO's armtwisting charge

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, in sensational allegations, claimed the Indian government threatened to shut down Twitter unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts during farmers'......

China making virus deadlier than Covid in Pakistan: Report

While COVID-19 and its new variants still plague the world, Pakistan and China are continuing with bioweapons research in a secret facility near Rawalpindi. Image only for representation.......

Will STT Curb F&O Trading?

Brokers believe that the higher charges may not completely deter investors from taking bets in F&O but could help cool down some activity, as the threshold to break even rises. Illustration:......

Securities transaction tax on F&O hiked from October 1

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the securities transaction tax (STT) will be increased on futures and options (F&O) trade from October 1 to discourage retail investors from......

Apple Sales In India Up to 67,000 Cr

Despite the robust growth in this country, Apple's India share in its overall global sales remained modest -- constituting 1.5 per cent of its overall turnover of $389 billion in FY23. IMAGE:......

Nifty may sport new look after Sebi's F&O tweak, expand to over 200 firms

The Nifty 50 index is poised for a revamp as the revised futures and options (F&O) stock selection criteria is seen paving the way for newly listed companies to join the benchmark index, which is......

Lataji to take vaccine this week

Photograph: PTI Photo   Lata Mangeshkar, 91, is all set to take the Covid vaccine this week. All other eligible members of the Mangeshkar family have already taken the vaccine. "Bas main......

Paris airport union issues strike warning, could affect Games

IMAGE: FO's strike warning comes as smaller unions representing pilots and flight attendants at carrier Air France are also stopping work this week in protest at plans to quit Orly, one of the......

IPL 2024: Full list of released, retained and traded players

IMAGE: Featuring in the retained player’s list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI The curtains dropped on the IPL trade window on......

PHOTOS: SRH's Brook steals the show in victory over KKR

Images from the IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and SunRisers Hyderabad played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday SCORECARD IMAGE: Harry Brook celebrates his century.......

Ranji roundup: Tiwary-Gharami steer Bengal to win

IMAGE: Bengal's Sudip Kumar Gharami and Manoj Tiwary celebrate winning the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda. Photograph: Cricket Association of Bengal/Instagram Senior batter Manoj Tiwary......

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Gujarat captain Bhargav Merai scored 223 against Meghalaya. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Young batter Sarfaraz Khan continued his purple patch, slamming an unbeaten century to put......