CBI suffers setback as court frees Rubaiyya Sayeed kidnapping accused

In a major setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation, a special court on Tuesday set free Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, who was arrested by the agency a day before in connection with the 1989......

HC rejects plea to remove graves of Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhat from Tihar

The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions for removing the graves of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail premises here......

Father of Delhi blast accused detained in J-K, DNA test for mother

The police in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday detained the father of the man suspected to be driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort for questioning, officials said. Ghulam......

SC gives Centre 4 weeks to reply on J-K statehood

The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Centre four weeks to file its response on a batch of pleas seeking restoration of statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Photograph: Rahul......

LIC's stock portfolio sees Rs 46,000 cr dent in July

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) , the country’s largest dom­estic institutional investor (DII), has seen a  Rs 46,000 crore erosion in the value of its equity holdings amid market downturns in......

Digital debt collection makes strides as lenders use tech to cut visits

“We currently manage collections for over 98 million retail and small-business loan accounts, covering a loan book of about $250 billion,” says Rishabh Goel, cofounder and chief executive......

Promoter holdings in private listed firms drop 600 bps to 37% since 2021

Promoters of India’s top private listed companies have cut their stakes sharply since 2021, taking advantage of elevated valuations and reshaping ownership dynamics in the market. IMAGE: Kindly......

D-Street puts up best weekly showing in years

The equity benchmark indices posted their strongest weekly gains in years, driven by bargain hunting and optimism over a reversal in foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows. Illustration:......

The Kannada Film That Trumps Adolescence

The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition that the movie is showing us the makings of a juvenile delinquent -- perhaps the finest since Truffaut......

Hai Junoon Review: Mindless Fluff

The plot goes pretty much as expected but the Hai Junoon team seem to have sat with a check list of issues that affect today's teenagers, and ticked the ones used in the show, observes Deepa......

Black Warrant's Zahan-Rahul Face Off

'I hope to serve stories and characters to the best of my ability.' IMAGE: Zahan Kapoor and Anurag Thakur on the sets of Black Warrant. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikramaditya Motwane/Instagram......

'People Don't Recognise Me Now. One Day They Will'

'You need patience. You need to focus and keep going.''That is true not only for the entertainment industry, but in every field.''Only then, the magic happens.' A native of Jalandhar, acting in......

Bhat stars as India colts edge Indonesia in friendly

IMAGE: The second friendly between India and Indonesia will take place on October 13. Photograph: Indian Football/X The India U-23 men's team defeated Indonesia 2-1 in the first of two......

Ranji Trophy: Rekhade powers Vidarbha to big win over Odisha

Jharkhand-Baroda match ends in draw IMAGE: Parth Rekhade was the pick of the bowlers for Vidarbha with figures of 5 for 80. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dr Yash Kashikar/X Left-arm spinner Parth......

Sourav Ganguly back as CAB president after 6 years!

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly, who previously served as BCCI president from 2019 to 2022, replaced his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday......

New IPL rule: U-19 players must play first-class cricket

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history as he became the youngest ever to hit a century in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI Following his appointment as the......

Mithun Manhas set to take over as BCCI president

IMAGE: Mithun Manhas with ICC chairman Jay Shah. Photograph: Mithun Manhas/Instagram Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas filed his nomination for the post of BCCI president at the board's......