HC nod to continue puja in Gyanvapi mosque cellar, says 1993 action illegal

Hindu prayers will continue in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, the Allahabad high court said on Monday while dismissing a plea that had challenged the district court's......

Reshuffle caught the media napping!

'Till the time the MSM and Modi don't trust one another, expect more Nirmala Sitharamans springing out from nowhere,' says Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Nirmala Sitharaman signs the register after taking......

Rs 5 crore NOT fine, but environmental compensation: NGT

The National Green Tribunal asked Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living foundation to pay Rs 25 lakh upfront (on Friday), and the remaining Rs 4.75 crore in a three-week period. It also......

Sri Sri gets go ahead for Yamuna bank event, fined Rs 5 crore

Notwithstanding raging controversies, decks were on cleared for the three-day cultural extravaganza of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living on the Yamuna flood plains with the National Green......

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

India's tiny Islamic finance industry is hoping to expand by developing products that would work around the country's ban on sharia-compliant banking. But political and legal obstacles mean......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

Telecom body urges India to liberalise the sector

Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) is the representative industry body of Unified Access Service Licensees providing telecom services in the country with CDMA......

'SEZs are the law of the land'

Part I: 'Rivalry between business houses has blown up the SEZ issue' Gopal Krishna Pillai, a 1972 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer, is the chairman of the explosive panel called the Board of......

Sri Lanka Cricket suspension lifted

IMAGE: ICC removed the suspension, two months after suspending Sri Lanka Cricket. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The ICC Board on Sunday lifted the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with......

Why India Played Pak In 2019 World Cup

I tried to reason in my mind that wouldn't beating Pakistan again and again -- in the league matches and in the knockouts if they made it -- be a better tribute to our martyred soldiers?A revealing......

I do my job as BCCI chief; don't need to answer speculation: Ganguly

'424 international matches for India. Not a bad idea at times to remind people about it, isn't it?' IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI From COVID-19 disruptions to allegations......

Buzz: BCCI sponsors not concerned over Ganguly endorsing rival

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: ANI BCCI president Sourav Ganguly endorsing fantasy gaming platform My11Circle does not concern its direct rivals and the board's official......

Buzz: ICC opens anti-corruption investigations into Qatar T10 League

All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday. IMAGE: (Picture for representational purpose only) Virender Sehwag with Shahid Afridi. Photograph: T10League/Twitter The......