The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Centre's plea for prospective effect of its July 25 verdict, which upheld the power of states to levy tax on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land, and allowed them to seek refund of royalty from April 1, 2005 onwards.
The CBI, tasked by the Calcutta high court to probe the case, received local court approval to conduct a polygraph test on the accused, days after performing a psychoanalysis test on him.
Film folk attended a special screening of this week's release, Do Aur Do Pyaar, starring Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy.
As romantic and refreshing rains are, it's that season of the year when functionality precedes fashion.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed to the semifinals with a straight-game win over Malaysians Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
The state police have called the scheduled rallies, support for which has been mainly garnered over social media platforms, as "illegal" and "unauthorised", and said they have taken necessary precautions to allay apprehensions about potential law and order situations during the march.
Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections has begun across states and Union Territories, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told PTI.
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'Once in a while, I flirt with the idea of direction.' 'If I direct, it will be a human story that touches me.' 'I'm nervous of forcing myself into making a socially relevant film.'
'People worship Krishna. People don't worship Ved Vyas, who wrote the Mahabharata.' 'It's a cultural thing because we don't see the heroes behind the screen, we see the heroes who are in front of the screen.'
After revealing that she had been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, Hina Khan keeps everyone updated about her difficult journey onwards.
The Raidighi legislator, in a letter to TMC state chief Subrata Bakshi, said she will no longer be associated with the party.
'The leaders of this country are flying the plane in reverse, everything is falling'
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari objected to Roy's elevation, arguing that the MLA, who had crossed over to the ruling Trinamool Congress last month after winning the polls on a BJP ticket, cannot be considered a legislator of the saffron camp.
Sukanya Verma gives us some hat tips from the trendsetters of tinsel town.
An angry Banerjee slammed a minister, a former Trinamool Congress mayor and a few bureaucrats for their "below-par performance".
Amy Jackson walked the red carpet for the premiere of the film Horizon: An American Saga at Cannes.
Film folk brought in the New Year -- known through so many names like Vishu, Puthanadu, Pohela Boishakh, Bihu and Cheiraoba -- and shared pictures on social media.
When the photographers congratulated her, she couldn't stop blushing.
The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on directives passed by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display names of owners.
The who's who of Bollywood made sure to attend Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
The report, according to the sources, states that the HC did not get the note of the Supreme Court collegium on the issue even after six months.
People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic transition of power.
The party never stops for Bollywood's lovely couple, Tamannaah Bhatia and Vijay Varma.
The court directed the Kolkata Police to hand over the case diary to the central probe agency by Tuesday evening, and all other documents by 10 am on Wednesday.
Film folk get romantic on Valentine's Day, and post loved-up pictures and messages.
Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, eliminated Denmark's Mads Christophersen
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Polling for the fifth phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections will take place on May 20, 2024, with 49 seats going to the polls across 8 states.
March was high on fashion, thanks to our glamorous ladies, who didn't shy away from making bold and beautiful style statements.
Bollywood stars attend the launch party of a Tiffany store at the NMACC in Mumbai on Wednesday.
All three T20 matches against Pakistan are at Old Trafford with the others being on Sunday and Tuesday.
'It will be difficult to challenge Hindutva anymore as the police will have the power to charge you as anti-national.'
Three personnel, including two of major-rank and one naib subedar, have been conferred the Kirti Chakra, the ministry said.
Muhammad Yunus urged the people to "exercise patience" before judging his government's role.
The Calcutta high court on Tuesday set aside the promulgation of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC at Sandeshkhali, which has been witnessing protests over the last one week.
President Droupadi Murmu on July 5, 2024 conferred 10 Kirti Chakras, including seven posthumously, to personnel of the Army and paramilitary forces for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary valour in the line of duty.
Aditya Roy Kapur holds Ananya Panday close for the first time for the cameras, and Ranbir Kapoor gives them the thumbs up.
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