Maha BJP chief's remark backfires, Cong sweeps Latur civic polls

The Congress won elections to the Latur Municipal Corporation (LMC) in central Maharashtra on Friday, bagging a clear majority with 43 seats in the 70-member body, leaving the Bharatiya Janata......

Fragmented opposition hands BJP its first shot at BMC

Multi-cornered contests, deep divisions within the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, reflected in the Congress and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray fighting separately and lack of a robust plan......

BMC results: Congress reduced to marginal force

In what is being described as a collapse of its urban base, the Congress on Friday touched a new low in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, expecting to win a mere 19 out of the......

SC seeks Karisma Kapoor's response on divorce settlement copy plea

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of Karisma Kapoor on a plea of Priya Sachdev Kapur seeking a certified copy of the divorce settlement arrived at in 2016 in the top court between her......

Stock markets end higher on rally in Infosys shares

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Friday, driven by a sharp jump in Infosys after the company raised its revenue growth guidance for FY26. Photograph: Shailesh......

New Labour Codes drag Wipro's Q3 net profit to Rs 3,119 crore

IT services major Wipro on Friday reported a 7 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,119 crore in the third quarter of FY26, weighed by a one-time provisional impact of Rs 302.8 crore......

Electric buses to drive UP's public transport revolution

From EV bus expansion to airport-like terminals and rural connectivity, Uttar Pradesh is overhauling public transport to cut pollution and ensure every village has modern, affordable travel,......

Sebi calls for sharper IPO disclosures on risk factors, valuation rationale

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Thursday called for sharper disclosures in IPO (initial public offering) offer documents, particularly around risk......

Rahu Ketu Review: Varun Sharma-Pulkit Samrat's Comedy Falls Flat

Rahu Ketu crams in a clumsy social commentary on corruption and social evils, along with flashy dance numbers, trying to do everything and too much all at once, before ending up as khichdi, notes......

Vaa Vaathiyaar Review: Karthi's Swashbuckling Entertainer

Vaa Vaathiyar ends up a bland yet fascinating iteration of a masala film funnelled through the prism of a quirky humorist, notes Arjun Menon. The MGR factor in Vaa Vaathiyaar The name MGR......

AR Rahman Blames 'Communal Thing' For Lesser Work

A R Rahman feels a power shift may have happened in the past eight years, as 'people who are not creative have the power now to decide things.' Photograph: Kind courtesy AR Rahman/Instagram Less......

Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos Review: Vir Das Deserves Better

Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos is not supposed to make sense, and doesn't even pretend to, observes Deepa Gahlot. What Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos is about If a fictional British intelligence......

ICC team heads for Dhaka amid T20 World Cup standoff

The possibility of moving the matches to a different Indian city, possibly to the southern parts, or to Sri Lanka will be pondered over in the parley, which might take place at the Sher-e-Bangla......

'Find it difficult to see how a World Championship could be held here'

'At first, you try to laugh it off, but in the end, it is neither funny nor fair to the players or anyone participating in this event.' IMAGE: Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt has called for apex body......

Kohli-Anushka buy 5-acre land in Alibaug for Rs 38 crore!

Photographs: Virat Kohli/Instagram Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma completed a major deal by purchasing a five-acre land parcel in Alibaug -- a coastal town located around 100 kms from Mumbai.The......

VHT semifinals: Anmolpreet ton, Prabhsimran fifty lift Punjab to 291

IMAGE: Punjab's Anmolpreet Singh stroked a composed hundred against Saurashtra in the second semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Bengaluru, on Friday. Photograph: ANI Photo Anmolpreet Singh......

De Grasse targets LA 2028 as final Olympic hurrah

IMAGE: Andre De Grasse, who anchored Canada to men's 4x100m relay gold at the Paris Olympics, plans to work on reducing his time. Photograph: Tata Mumbai Marathon/X Seven-time Olympic medallist......