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Maharashtra municipal elections to be held on Dec 2

Elections in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra will take place on December 2 and votes will be counted on December 3, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said on......

Modi conferred with France's highest award Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian premier to have been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian and military honour, by French......

Bobby Jindal may skip Republican national debate

Indian-origin US presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal is considering skipping the next Republican national debate after he failed to garner a minimum 2.5 per cent support in a recent poll, according......

'Nothing was off-limits for Dr Watsa'

'He was completely non-judgmental'.'He would never make fun of the person asking the question, however way-out the question may have been.' IMAGE: Dr Mahinder Watsa reading the Mumbai Mirror.......

Indian-American woman sues Weinstein for sexual harassment

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been sued by his former Indian-American personal assistant who has alleged that she was subjected to sexual exploitation and a 'sexually hostile' work......

Tech-company cash hoards come with a big asterisk

Tech companies typically do lots of business overseas and book profits in low-tax jurisdictions. IMAGE: Tax laws may encourage tech giants to keep excess cash on their balance sheets.......

Income generator plans: Read the fine print

'Future Income Generator' is yet another Ulip that promises a lot, but may not be great for your finances. "Future income ki guarantee" is an advertisement that has been running constantly in......

Now, telephone calls can move on cheapest routes

Companies have realised that despite all the talk of telecom tariffs falling in the past two years, they haven't really been saving on their phone bills.Then some smart firms realised that the......

Looking for a stockbroker? Read this

Investors need to evaluate the offerings of a broker in totality before selecting one.Sanjay Kumar Singh and Tinesh Bhasin report.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com While banks-cum-brokers......

Why it is important for the RBI to arrest rupee fall

If the rupee continues to slide from Rs 60 level, it will have a negative impact on the country's fiscal deficit. Is the rupee fairly valued? Should the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allow it to......

Review: MS Dhoni is a high-scoring success

The film doesn't challenge our perception as much as amiably pat it into place, yet -- thanks largely to a remarkably committed performance by the leading man -- the film scores like a champ, feels......

Review: Satyagraha fails miserably

Prasanna D Zore feels Prakash Jha's Satyagraha is a terrible hodgepodge of Arakshan, Rajneeti and Gangaajal. Like in Aarakshan, Rajneeti and Chakravyuh, in Satyagraha too, Jha dares to take on the......

PIX: Liverpool fans FINALLY celebrate EPL title win

'I was desperate for them (the fan to be here) of course, for all the fans around the world, for the fans here, but for us as well.' IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah takes a selfie with fans......

Jaiswal makes Champions Trophy squad, Shami returns

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal expectedly received the nod while Mohammed Shami is returning to the ODI set up for the first time since the 2023 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Premier pacer Jasprit......

Sinner and Swiatek's doping scandals tarnish triumphs

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek dazzled with five titles that included her fourth French Open trophy. Photograph: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sport/Reuters Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek enjoyed a......

Wozniacki closer to erasing unwanted asterisk next to her name

IMAGE: Carolina Wozniacki of Denmark serves. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Caroline Wozniacki moved a step closer to erasing an unwanted footnote from the list of her tennis......

After 92 years... New Zealand finally beat South Africa!

IMAGE: Kane Williamson celebrates his century during the second Test against South Africa on Friday. Photographs: ICC/X Kane Williamson hit an unbeaten century as New Zealand chased down a victory......