SC rules states can tax mines, royalty on minerals not tax

The legislative power to tax mineral rights vests with the states and the royalty paid on minerals is not a tax, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a landmark judgement which will give a huge......

MP principal booked for preventing Sanskrit 'shloka' in school

A case has been registered against the principal of a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Guna city for allegedly stopping students from reciting a Sanskrit ‘shloka' (verse), a police official......

Khalistanis have polluted Canada, says Indo-Canadian MP after threats

A prominent Canadian MP of Indian origin on Wednesday said the country was being "polluted" by Khalistani extremists who were "abusing" the freedoms guaranteed under the Charter of Rights, days......

Can History Repeat Itself?

Electoral setbacks and thwarted ambition can have an unpredictable effect on leaders, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at the Gorakhnath......

Passenger vehicle sales hit speed-break in June

Passenger vehicle wholesales saw a marginal growth of 4 per cent in June on account of high base effect and muted demand due to severe heatwave conditions in several parts of the country.......

4 offshore crypto exchanges join queue for nod to restart India ops

The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-India), the national agency responsible for analysing suspicious financial transactions, has received requests from four more offshore crypto exchanges to......

Tata ev's Punch, Nexon Scores 5 In Crash Test

The Punch.ev achieved the highest score point ever recorded by any vehicle to date, scoring 31.46 out of 32 for adult occupant protection and 45 out of 49 for child occupant protection. IMAGE:......

BSE now corners a fifth of derivatives market share

BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) has seen its market share go past the critical 20 per cent mark in the derivatives segment, intensifying its battle with bigger rival — the National Stock......

When Moral Police Followed Zeenat Aman

IMAGE: Zeenat Aman in Manoranjan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Zeenat Aman gives the world another interesting slice of her life, as she discusses her sexy and flirtatious......

Ready For Kartik, Prabhas, Dhanush?

Many interesting movies with A-listers line up for release in theatres in June.   MunjyaRelease date: June 7 Producer Dinesh Vijan expands his horror universe with Munjya. Directed by Aditya......

Sobhita's FABULOUS Life!

Sobhita Dhulipala, who recently made her grand debut at the Cannes Film Festival and won over the fashion police with her chic choices, celebrates her 32nd birthday on May 31. As the gorgeous......

Pushpa 2 To Release On Independence Day

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram The producers of Pushpa 2: The Rule are leaving no stone unturned to build excitement among Pushpa Raj and Srivalli fans. They dropped a new......

Virat Kohli throws lavish birthday bash for Anushka

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manu Chandra/Instagram Bollywood star Anushka Sharma turned 36 in style with a glamorous dinner party hosted by her husband Virat Kohli. The celebration, held at......

Kohli's wax statue leaves fans scratching their heads

A wax statue of cricketer Virat Kohli was unveiled at the Jaipur Wax Museum on the occasion of World Heritage Day on Thursday. Anoop Srivastava, founder director of the museum, said for the last......