UK prosecutors drop charges against Iqbal Mirchi

British prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Iqbal Mirchi in connection with a case in which he was accused of threatening to kill a man, citing......

1,800 new Canadians to lose citizenship

Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney dropped a bomb shell during his keynote address at the Economic Club in Toronto on July 21. The government, he said, had decided......

'Attack on minister planned by jailed SP leader'

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday claimed to have found the culprits behind the bomb attack on Institutional Finance Minister (stamps and registration) Nand Gopal Nandi. The police claimed that......

AP: Bandh paralyses life in non-Telangana areas

Bandhs and protests over the Centre's move to create a separate Telangana state continued for the second day on Saturday, affecting normal life in coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions of Andhra......

Brokerages bullish on ICICI Bank stock after Q4 results

An in-line ICICI Bank result for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, has led to analysts raising target price and earnings per share (EPS) forecast on the stock. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

World entering a highly disruptive green energy era, says Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries (RIL’s) annual report released on Sunday highlighted the company’s focus on new energy solutions, with chairman and managing director (MD) Mukesh Ambani stating that......

8 banks recast exposures worth Rs 27,000 cr in OTR 2.0

The country’s largest private lender HDFC Bank had the highest share in restructuring at Rs 17,395 crore, followed by another private lender ICICI Bank at Rs 4,156 crore. Personal loans have......

Lift curbs on sugar sector: Rangarajan panel

The Rangarajan Committee on Friday recommended deregulation of the sugar sector, the only remaining industry that continues to be controlled by the government, by giving freedom to mills to sell......

Karan Johar on his next SRK-starrer

Even as the music of Dostana releases worldwide comes the news that the shooting for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer, My Name Is Khan, willbegin on December 15 in Los Angeles. In his latest blog update,......

'There were problems because Sanju left early'

Sanjay Dutt recently left Canada, where he had gone for a film shoot,in a huff when a section of the Canadian press claimed that the actor had been allowed into the country despite facing charges......

World Cup sidelights: Brazil websites run interview with Scolari look-alike!

It's a World Cup reporter's dream. You board a plane and who's on the flight with you? Luiz Felipe Scolari, the coach of Brazil's national soccer team. Or at least that's what Mario Sergio Conti,......

I'm playing on for two years, says 39-year-old Totti

IMAGE: Francesco Totti of AS Roma celebrates after scoring. Photograph: Paolo Bruno/Getty Images Veteran AS Roma forward Francesco Totti vowed to play on for another two years in a light-hearted......

Italian Cup: Ronaldo misses penalty but Juve squeeze into final

IMAGE: Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing a penalty against AC Milan during their Coppa Italia semi-final second leg tie at Allianz Stadium, Turin. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters......

Gomez heads Germany to victory over Portugal

Mario Gomez thumped in a superb 72nd-minute header to give Germany a 1-0 victory over Portugal after they had been frustrated for long periods of a cagey Euro 2012 Group B match on Saturday.......

Stay on BCCI proceedings against Modi continues

The Bombay High Court on Thursday continued the stay granted on the proceedings of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Disciplinary Committee, which is probing alleged financial......