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How Large Is Mumbai's Budget?

Mumbai's municipal elections will be held on January 15. Often cited as the richest civic body in Asia, the city's annual municipal budget, presented February 4, 2025, is comparable in size to some......

Downpour swells Chennai reservoirs; schools, colleges shut

Rain continued to batter Tamil Nadu causing a sharp rise in the water levels of the reservoirs and in Chennai, tree branches fell due to overnight downpour. IMAGE: Heavy rain lashes parts of......

Ahead of polls TN offers free meals for sanitation workers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched free nutritious meals scheme for sanitation workers in Chennai, aimed at improving their working conditions and health. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

Chennai cop's remarks on woman feeding stray dogs sparks uproar

A Chennai policeman on night patrol stoked a controversy with his harassment remark at a woman feeding scores of stray dogs at Thiruvanmiyur beach and he reportedly snatched her mobile for......

Bengaluru Faces Urban Breakdown

Bengaluru is at a critical juncture, where its economic model, reliant on attracting and retaining skilled professionals, is directly threatened by a measurable decline in urban quality of life,......

After Yes stake buy, Japan's SMBC gets RBI nod for wholly owned subsidiary

Months after picking up 24.21 per cent stake in private sector lender Yes Bank, Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s)......

Stricter safeguards on cards for life funds

The government has circulated among members ofParliament a new draft of the Amendment of Insurance laws Bill, 2025, proposing stricter safeguards on the utilisation of life insurance funds and......

SC dismisses Byju Raveendran's plea against NCLAT order

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea of Byju Raveendran, the promoter of Think and Learn Private Limited that operates ed-Tech firm Byju, challenging an NCLAT order which has mandated that......

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of......

India Opens Doors To Foreign Banks, But...

But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......

Is IMAX Luring More Audiences?

'We're witnessing a consistent surge in audience demand for IMAX screenings, particularly for high-octane, spectacle-driven films.' IMAGE: Kiara Advani and Hrithik Roshan in War 2. Big screen......

Controversy's Child Kamal Haasan

Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues.But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N......

AR Rahman returns home after hospitalisation due to dehydration

Music composer AR Rahman, who was admitted to a corporate hospital in Chennai following dehydration, has returned home and is doing fine now, his family said on Sunday. IMAGE: Oscar winning music......

'Ancient Mantras In A Global Bed Of Music'

'It was great to have the Indian roots reflected in full force.' IMAGE: Chandrika Tandon after winning the Grammy's. Photographs: Kind courtesy Chandrika Tandon/Instagram.com Borders and......

Rajinikanth Hospitalised, Is Stable

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajinikanth/Instagram Rajinikanth was admitted to a corporate hospital in Chennai late on Monday night, but he is stable. He is likely to undergo an elective procedure at......

R Ashwin 'theru': Chennai street to be named after spinner

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin will soon have a street named after him. Photograph: ICC/X A distinguished honour for a distinguished personality. India's spin-bowling legend Ravichandran Ashwin has......

HC Orders Trial In Dhoni's 100 Cr Defamation Case

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni had filed the defamation suit in 2014 against Zee Media Corporation, Sudhir Chaudhary-Editor & Business Head of Zee News, IPS Officer G Sampath Kumar, and News Nation......

Torrent Group acquires 67% stake in Gujarat Titans

IMAGE: The acquisition marks Torrent Group's foray into India's rapidly growing sports sector. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Gujarat Titans/X Ahmedabad-based Torrent Group has completed the......

Golden Year For Indian Chess! What Next?

'It will bring the next wave of awareness and pursuit of excellence from people who want to take chess as a game or a competitive sport or even as a career.' IMAGE: D Gukesh, the youngest World......

Not retiring yet, says TT legend Sharath Kamal

IMAGE: Sharath Kamal ruled out competing in the 2028 Olympics but the 2026 Asian Games remains a possibility. Photograph: Ultimate Table Tennis/Instagram Table tennis legend Sharath Kamal was......