New York state will "not normalise" serious criminal conduct, "no matter who you are," Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, has asserted, hours after former US President Donald Trump was arraigned in a courtroom.
Portuguese racer Antonio Felix da Costa and Spain's Carlos Sainz junior will test for Formula One champions Red Bull at next month's young driver session at Silverstone, the team said on Friday.
The decision of the Cabinet to increase DA for employees and pensioners from 27 per cent to 35 per cent will cost the exchequer Rs 6,969.36 crore (Rs 69.693 billion) per annum and Rs 8,131.20 crore (Rs 81.312 billion) during 2010-2011.
And possibly in all of Asia, going by his reported fee of Rs 275 crore for Thalapathy 69, his coming movie.
The Congress maintained that the state government had not ordered any such inquiry and it could be an internal matter of the CID. A top CID official has also said that no formal inquiry was ordered into the incident.
The Supreme Court passes judgment, even as five states have banned the film.
'I have been a spokesperson of the party for the last 41 years and now I think some other party member should take up my post,' JD-U's K C Tyagi tells Rediff.com about his resignation from the post of party spokesperson.
The Amul campaign has been telling stories of India through the hoardings, captivating Indians of all ages.
No single individual, institution, or action is to blame for this. The BJP is responding in kind -- definitely not without checking with its government. And they wait for Mr Trump, notes Shekhar Gupta.
Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
Among the many pearls of wisdom he bequeathed me, this one is probably the most precious: If you don't enjoy what you have created, how will anyone else? Manish Jhaveri remembers the legendary adman Sylvester daCunha.
Superstar Rajinikanth needs a box-office hit after two successive flops in Kochchadaiyaan and Lingaa, both 2014. Yet, Kabali is being projected as if the fans need the film, and the Tamil film industry needs it even more, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The proposed hike is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission
'I often wondered while watching the film/trilogy, what if Durga had lived. What if Ray made The Durga Trilogy.' Sandip Roy looks back at Pather Panchali's Durga and the woman who brought her alive, Uma Dasgupta.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
Three days to Sunday's 96th Academy Awards, and everyone has their predictions ready!
The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that the Central Bureau of Investigation has not been prohibited from probing the disproportionate assets case against Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and issued notices to the Centre, CBI and the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister on a plea to review its verdict that quashed the DA case.
'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning him into a stuntman. Yet, as Jaya Bhaduri jovially pointed out, the seeds of that seething persona can be found in Anand and Namak Haraam.'
The central staff will now get 65 per cent of the basic pay as DA as against 58 per cent since July 1, 2011.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission, it said.
Windfall gains are easier to dream about than manage. Here is some advice on using the money:
Dar also said Pakistan views Russia as an important player in the West, South and Central Asia, and strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia remains an important priority for Pakistan's foreign policy.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has decided to wind up its probe in the disproportionate assets case against Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati after receiving legal opinion on the Supreme Court orders on the issue.
Alick Athanaze fell agonisingly short of a maiden Test century but still did enough to help ensure a draw in the first Test against South Africa.
West Indies award 9 cricketers historic multi-year contracts across men's, women's teams
Union Cabinet, on Friday, may consider a three per cent hike in dearness allowance for central government employees following the rise in inflation.
Andaz Apna Apna is practically the most quoted film since Sholay, observes Sukanya Verma, as she celebrates 30 years of this cult classic movie.
'Vasco da Gama himself indulged in some of the most heinous crimes. On October 1, 1502, he mercilessly ordered the killing of 700 innocent Malabar pilgrims. Half the pilgrims were women and children,' says historian J B P More.
PHOTOS from the 3rd Test Between England and West Indies on Sunday.
Raise a toast to the weekend with a mango-based cocktail.
The ruling Trinamool Congress claimed that the strike call exposed the BJP's game plan to foment disturbances in the state exploiting people's pain over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor.
The Unified Pension System (UPS), approved by the Union Cabinet on Saturday, is "fiscally prudent" as it will be funded within the Centre's fiscal projections, according to T V Somanathan, the Cabinet Secretary-designate. Speaking to Business Standard immediately after the Cabinet nod, former finance secretary Somanathan, who headed the committee set up in March 2023 to review the National Pension System (NPS), said the UPS will not postpone pension expenditure as it will be contributory and financed each year.
The court stays the ban on the controversial film.
The central government babus have been given a big hike in TA/DA (travel allowance/dearness allowance) as part of implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission, but it may be only illusory as ministries and departments will get no additional funds to foot their bills.
'He made people happy with his songs.' 'What matters is how many people you really make happy, how you connect and make them joyous and help them forget their problems.'
