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Goa nightclub fire: Accused owners fled to Phuket at 5.30 am

Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of the Goa nightclub wanted in connection with the fire tragedy that claimed 25 lives at the facility, have fled to Thailand, prompting police to seek the help......

DGCA Moves In As IndiGo Turbulence Continues

'In view of passenger inconvenience caused due to large-scale disruptions in the operations of IndiGo at various airports across the country, it has been decided to constitute an oversight team,'......

Stand up for MLA/MP, be courteous, Mahrarshtra tells babus

Rise from your seats when legislators or MPs visit your office, listen to the them attentively, and use polite language during phone calls to them -- these are some of the new set of guidelines......

Nitish Kumar's Education Reforms: Top Grades Then Slide

The story of Bihar's educational reform is a lesson for all reforms done halfway. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets school children during the inauguration of the newly constructed......

When Will Vijay Smell The Coffee?

TVK cadres are worried, the leadership looks weak, and the party is not fully prepared for the 2026 elections, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Movie star-turned-politician Vijay. Photograph:......

Selling Land Is Not a Service, Rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has said that selling land or property is not a service under the Finance Act, 1994, so such sales cannot be charged with service tax. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The......

After hotels, online travel portals come under GST lens

After issuing notices to hotels across the country for allegedly underpaying goods and services tax (GST) on restaurant services, the revenue department has now widened its scrutiny by seeking......

Budget wishlist: Industry seeks easier tax rules, dispute fixes

With the Union Budget three months away, major industry chambers have submitted to the government proposals on common taxes, seeking simpler compliance and a quicker resolution of tax disputes.......

Airtel to approach DoT on AGR in coming days: MD

Telecom firm Bharti Airtel will approach the government on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) it has to pay the exchequer following the Supreme Court’s judgment that the government can reassess all......

Marico Q2 volume growth likely to be in high single digit

Marico is expected to post high single-digit volume growth in the India business in the July-September quarter. Photograph: Courtesy, Marico However, it is expected to moderate sequentially, the......

Out on parole, Pistorius attends triathlon event!

IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius competes in a triathlon event in Durban on June 1, 2025. Photograph: Michael Fragoeiro/Reuters South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was spotted competing in......

Former Paralympian Pistorius seeks parole again

IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius was denied parole in March after it was ruled that he had not completed the minimum detention period required to be considered for parole. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters......

Agassi hopes to make a generational change in India...

'What I hope to do is provide a vehicle for that scale and growth in literacy and English as a second language here.' IMAGE: Tennis taught me how to navigate a very intense environment and......

Oscar Pistorius: From 'Blade Runner' hero to convicted murderer

IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius was released on parole after serving nearly 11 years for murdering his girlfriend. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as the......

'Blade Runner' Pistorius gets parole a decade after killing girlfriend

IMAGE: South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day in 2013. Photograph: Reuters Jailed......