SC to hear on Monday Gyanvapi panel's plea over puja in cellar

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 1 a Gyanvapi mosque management committee's plea against an Allahabad high court decision upholding a lower court's order allowing Hindu prayers in......

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......

Judge passed puja order on day of retirement, Muslim side tells HC

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday heard both the Hindu and Muslim sides on the Gyanvapi mosque committee's appeal challenging the Varanasi district court order allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar......

Court to hear plea for ASI survey of Gyanvapi basements on Feb 15

A Varanasi court on Tuesday fixed February 15 for the hearing of a petition seeking a survey of all closed basements in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).......

India Inc's capital expenditure slows despite jump in net profits

The stellar rise in corporate earnings in financial year 2021-22 (FY21) and FY22 did not result in a corresponding boom in capital expenditure (capex), with listed companies’ investment in......

Weight of FMCG cos in Nifty50 lowest in a decade

Analysts attribute the poor showing by FMCG and auto stocks to a combination of demand slowdown and rising input costs. Krishna Kant reports. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Consumer stocks remain......

High commodity prices hit India Inc's profits, margins

The inflation scare is the strongest among manufacturers of consumer goods such as automobiles, consumer durables, and FMCG. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com After the hit of the pandemic,......

After a stunning bull run, private banks are turning laggards

Analysts attribute private sector banks' underperformance to their inability to grow their loan book and thus their interest income in the post-pandemic economic environment. Illustration: Dominic......

When RD Burman Created Magic

Subhash K Jha doffs his hat to the musical genius R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary. IMAGE: Asha Parekh and Shammi Kapoor in the song O Mere Sona Re from Teesri Manzil. If there has ever......

Catherine Zeta-Jones' Shah Rukh Khan Connection

IMAGE: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas with their son Dylan Douglas. Photograph: Kind courtesy IFFI/Instagram Did you know that Catherine Zeta-Jones' children grew up watching films like......

The Incomparable Waheeda Rehman

Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Rati Agnihotri confides breathlessly, "I was......

Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Gems you can enjoy from the time Dev Saab was at his handsome and magnetic best. Had he lived -- and we did believe he would live forever -- he would have turned 100 today, September 26, 2023. They......

Pink Ball Test: Will Kohli's wait for 71st ton end at Chinnaswamy?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli is perhaps enduring the most challenging phase of his career. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Chasing an elusive international hundred for 28 months now, Virat Kohli would......