N Sundaresha Subramanian, Karan Choudhury and Shreya Jai report on the sorry condition of homebuyers who invested in Jaypee Infratech and the Amrapali group's Noida-based projects.
That's how our politics is with no inner-party democracy. That's why we should listen to British MP Hilary Benn's speech, says Shekhar Gupta.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, serving a five-year sentence at the Yerwada central prison in Pune was released early on Thursday morning.
'I am feeling so nervous. I will be among so many big politicians.' 'It is a big responsibility and I hope I learn every day and do something for the people in whatever way I can.'
'Perhaps the biggest indication was its striking decision in November to delink LeT from its aid certification process.' 'The administration decided that the US, in order to send military aid to Pakistan, would not need to certify that Pakistan is cracking down on LeT.' 'Perhaps the administration was trying to offer a carrot -- in effect, we're backing off on LeT, but in return we expect you (Pakistan) to go after the Haqqanis.' 'Either way, the optics were dreadful for the US given that Hafiz Saeed was released from house arrest a few days after the US move.' 'The US reacted angrily, but eventually it moved on, and refocused on its core concern: The Afghan-focused terror groups.'
Sensex ends in green, bluechips in spotlight.
This revamped model is faster, lighter, and meaner than its predecessor
Indian markets ended on a lower note after the stimulus announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) failed to meet expectation.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
Indian authorities failed to "prevent many incidents of religious violence and contributed to tensions through polarising speeches", Amnesty International said.
Aggregators provide standardised amenities and predictability of services, whereas online travel agents give wider choices and packaged travel deals.
The Yamaha R3 balances good design, performance and comfort while losing out on razor sharp handling, but all of it comes at a rather steep price, says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
The second-longest serving chairman introduced quite a few measures for the primary market and implemented a new corporate governance framework.
'The Pakistan government, we were told, has a plan to renovate several Hindu temples and Buddhist sites, which over the years have fallen into disrepair. The aim is to create a pilgrimage circuit to attract visitors from all over the subcontinent.'
The circuitous plot spins around the narrative like a yoyo gone berserk, keeping things tight but loopy, writes Raja Sen.
If the deal is indeed being considered, this will be the first time that Ambani will be putting his money in a print media venture since he and his younger brother, Anil Ambani, split businesses to form their own groups
The Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy, which opened last autumn on the Spanish island of Mallorca, is charging kids 56,000 euros ($62,000) a year for tennis lessons and school.
Every day at 9 am, five 20-somethings who live in a 4-bedroom apartment in Bengaluru have a session with their physical trainer. After a workout, they spend the next 8 to 10 hours in their spacious living room, headphones in place and computer screens in front of them. Their salaried job: To play video games for the rest of the day.
Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
'... not even a moral one, let alone a legal one.' 'Even if it is assumed that Deepak Kochhar tried to influence his wife into doing something dodgy for his 'social acquaintance', why would she do it?' 'By all accounts she has been granted share options in ICICI Bank of a very substantial amount which easily makes her a multi billion-pati.' 'She did not become CEO against some stiff competition by being stupid and concocting devious cock-and-bull renewable energy stories.' S Murlidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas, unravels the Deepak Kochhar-Videocon controversy.
"We've vetting very, very strongly. Very, very strongly. But we need help, and we need help by getting that executive order passed," he said.
If you've always fancied a Gixxer SF, or a full-faired bike in that magical 'under Rs 1 lakh' space, then you really shouldn't hesitate in forking out the extra dough for the Gixxer SF ABS, says Zigwheel's Saeed
Determining the direction of the dollar in Trump's America will be more critical for asset allocation than getting your call on interest rates right, says Akash Prakash.
The revelations made by blast mastermind and Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal have helped the agency understand that the case has two angles to it -- the first being the blend between Indian and Pakistani operatives and secondly the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad being wrong from day one of the probe.
There cannot be a 'blanket ban' on media reporting on cases of rape and sexual abuse, it said.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Demonetisation should be judged to have delivered some immediate gain if at least around Rs 2 trillion gets immobilised.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed AIIMS director to constitute a medical board to examine whether Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal is medically fit to depose as a witness before a Special CBI court in a 2G scam case.
Uneasy calm prevailed in Ayodhya, which on Saturday looked like a fortress, with deployment of more than 10,000 cops on the 22nd anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque.
With Donald Trump the appeal has to be to his business instincts in which his personal interests seem to play a significant role, says former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal.
Tarun Vijay visits 20 Durga Puja pandals in five towns in Bangladesh and comes back impressed.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
Today, it is modish to be part of a yoga class, to post stories on Instagram while striking an impressively complex asana in a bralette and crop-top paired with neon yoga pants, to bond over green tea and yoga bars after a strenuous session at the studio and have subscriptions to yoga studios, not ashrams, says Manavi Kapur.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley takes a protectionist stance in favour of domestic companies, increases customs duty on certain products.
Guru Bhoopala's seven-day trek took him to the base camp of Jomolhari, a majestic 7,500 metre mountain, unclimbed and revered by the Bhutanese.
He had no airs about his talent, he did not intellectualise it, he just lived and breathed acting.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
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