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PM Hasina's Awami League closer to landslide win in Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday leading in most of the seats in the general elections marred by......

Cauvery water protests spread in K'taka; Mysuru seer joins farmers' stir

As protests continued in various parts of Karnataka on Friday over the release of Cauvery water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu and a call for a bandh has gone out, the police have tightened security......

'Centre can't abdicate its responsibility'

'The Centre and state need to take a unified approach and take concerted action before this matter assumes menacing proportions because unemployment, the drug trade and the levels of frustration......

Deadly blast at building in Dhaka kills 16, over 100 injured

At least 16 people, including two women, were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in a powerful "earthquake-like" explosion at a seven-storey building here in Bangladesh's capital city,......

Goa restaurant linked to Sonali Phogat's death to be razed

The controversial North Goa restaurant linked to the death of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party Sonali Phogat is likely to be demolished for allegedly violating Coastal Regulation Zone norms, a senior......

Disney Star mulls legal action against ZEEL for backing out of $1.4 bn deal

Disney Star is mulling legal actions against Zee Entertainment for backing out from a $1.4 billion sub-licensing agreement for TV broadcast of international cricket matches in India, according to......

End of a dream! Sony-Zee's $10 billion mega deal called off

Sony Group Corp on Monday said it is calling off a $10 billion merger of its India unit with Zee Entertainment, following a stalemate over who will lead the merged entity. Photograph: Dado......

Why PSU Banks Should Be Held Accountable

If they are made accountable, bad loan cases will shrink dramatically, recoveries will rise, and the NCLT process will be more manageable, suggests Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Govt calls off strategic sale of Pawan Hans as winning bidder disqualified

The government on Monday decided to call off the strategic divestment of Pawan Hans as the successful bidding consortium Star9 Mobility Pvt Ltd was disqualified in view of pending legal cases.......

Venugopal Dhoot: From an industry leader to a defaulter

Starting with a family, which had a dealership of Bajaj Auto's scooters, to becoming the owner of a household name in consumer appliances who could afford to have Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

'How can a man have so many lives in just one life?'

'The passing away of his mother just days before the premiere of his first film, his controversy with terrorism, his relationship with his father, the women in his life... everything was shocking......

Shah Rukh in trouble! I-T dept attaches Alibag farmhouse

The star allegedly applied to purchase the agricultural land for farming but constructed a farmhouse there for personal use instead. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan with Farah Khan at his farmhouse in......

Why did Varun apologise to Taapsee?

From kicks to cuts, Subhash K Jha gives us the latest Bollywood buzz... Photograph: Varun Dhawan and Taapsee Pannu in Judwaa 2. When he is excited -- and that's more often than not-- Varun Dhawan......

'The lovemaking scene hasn't been reduced'

'I am not a supporter of complete freedom of speech or expression on any social platform, but we must have the right to choose as adults in a personal space.' Babumoshai Bandookbaaz tells a unique......

India's tennis stars to face Pakistan after 60 yrs

Davis Cup: Ramkumar to lead Indian challenge against Pakistan on grass courts Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ramkumar Ramanathan/X Ramkumar Ramanathan was on Sunday named in a five-member squad for the......

Spain's soccer federation stands by its chief Rubiales

IMAGE: The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website said it would take legal action to defend Luis Rubiales' honour. Photograph: RFEF/Handout/Reuters Spain's soccer federation......

Kiss scandal: Spain's World Cup winners on strike!

IMAGE: All 23 of the World cup-winning squad including Jenni Hermoso, as well as 32 other squad members, said they would not play internationals while Luis Rubiales remains head of the Royal......

'Corrupt' Zoysa denies wrongdoing

IMAGE: Nuwan Zoysa was provisionally suspended in May 2019 on charges of indulging in corruption during a T20 league in the UAE. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Former Sri Lanka......

ICC meeting: WT20 could shift to 2022, IPL in Oct-Nov?

The organisation of the Indian Premier League will largely depend on India's COVID-19 situation during that time but with the central government trying to bring in normalcy, the cash-rich league......

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