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ED grills BJP worker who filed case over Rahul's citizenship

A Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who had petitioned the Allahabad high court claiming that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen, deposed before the Enforcement Directorate on......

Bengaluru Faces Urban Breakdown

Bengaluru is at a critical juncture, where its economic model, reliant on attracting and retaining skilled professionals, is directly threatened by a measurable decline in urban quality of life,......

Booth reconfiguration plan sparks major row in Bengal

A proposed polling booth reconfiguration in West Bengal has set off a political slugfest, with the Trinamool Congress cautioning the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) against bias, the Bharatiya Janata......

As govt drags feet, court junks plea on Rahul Gandhi's citizenship

The Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench on Monday disposed of a petition questioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship and allowed the petitioner to explore other alternative legal......

Pune Porsche crash: Two cops face axing for negligence in probe

Two Maharashtra police officers are likely to face dismissal for alleged negligence in the investigation of last year's fatal Porsche crash, where a drunk minor driver killed two tech......

Home loan rates may fall to 8%: Realty experts

Housing demand should improve nationwide after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points (bps) on Friday, said real estate industry executives.......

Real estate attracts $1.3bn investment in Jan-Mar, up 31% YoY: Colliers

Institutional investments in Indian real estate have seen a strong start to 2025, with inflows reaching $ 1.3 billion in the first quarter - a 31 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase.......

Institutional investment in real estate jumps 31% to $1.3bn

The growth was primarily driven by domestic investments, which accounted for 60 per cent of the total inflows during the first quarter of the financial year. Illustration: Dominic......

Housing demand in 2024 at 12-year high, sales up 7%

Housing sales rose 7 per cent annually in 2024 across eight major cities to reach 12-year high at 3,50,613 units on better demand for premium homes amid stable mortgage rates and strong economic......

Shishir Bajaj exits Bajaj Electricals

Shishir Bajaj and two other family members have exited Bajaj Electricals by selling their 2.05 per cent stake in the company following a family dispute settlement with elder brother Rahul Bajaj. In......

Songs of Paradise Review: A Singer's Story

Songs Of Paradise is the story of a female achiever that needed to be told, just as her songs of love and longing deserve to be rediscovered and shared with music aficionados, observes Deepa......

Mistry Review: Mildly Entertaining

Mistry may work for some, but also raises the question about mental illness being treated as a means of amusement for audiences, notes Deepa Gahlot. Monk, the series on which Mistry is based, came......

Dil Dosti Dilemma Review: Sweet

Dil Dosti Dilemma is a coming-of-age series without profanity, and that by itself breaks the current mould, observes Deepa Gahlot. They are all Daddy's Darlings, spoiled, privileged brats, but......

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Web series that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

Mission Raniganj: Akshay's Rinse, Repeat Rescue Formula

Surrounded by a mass of needy professionals, weepy family members and terrified miners, a one-note Akshay basks in all the attention, thumbs down Sukanya Verma. All eyes on Akshay Kumar to save......

Milind Rege, The Last of the Mohicans

'He devoted his entire life for the betterment of Mumbai cricket and cricketers.''Even when he left for the Elysian Fields, he was in harness as mentor/advisor to the MCA.'Hemant Kenkre mourns the......

Nepal court sentences cricketer Lamichhane to 8-year imprisonment in a rape case

IMAGE: Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane (file photo) handed an eight-year imprisonment sentence. Photograph: BCCI The Nepal court on Wednesday sentenced star cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to......

Former Nepal and IPL cricketer Lamichhane convicted of rape

IMAGE: A wily leg-spinner, armed with a vicious googly, Sandeep Lamichhane, who played two seasons of the IPL, was a much sought-after cricketer in big-ticket T20 leagues around the world,......

Shastri@60: 'Ravi was a very streetsmart cricketer'

'Ravi was very streetsmart, cricketsmart, so that made him more adaptable whenever situations changed or conditions changed.' IMAGE: Ravi Shastri, cricketer, commentator and coach, celebrated his......

Rayudu returns to Baroda as a 'professional'

IMAGE: Ambati Rayudu had earlier approached Baroda Cricket Association before the start of IPL 2022 and had expressed desire to play for Baroda, for whom he had played in the past from 2012 to......