BMC polls: Deadlock persists between Sena-UBT, MNS

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray are yet to resolve the deadlock over a couple of seats for the BMC polls as both parties enjoy influence in those areas of......

Team Anna core committee meet postponed

The core committee meeting of Team Anna, scheduled to be held at Ralegan Siddhi on January 2 and 3, has been postponed due to the Gandhian's ill health, his aides said on Saturday . "The core......

AIADMK, BJP begin preliminary talks for 2026 TN polls

National Democratic Alliance constituents in Tamil Nadu--the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday initiated preliminary talks ahead of the 2026......

Core committees notified for implementation of DCT

In a move that shows the urgency and seriousness with which the UPA 2 is planning the execution of first phase of direct cash transfer scheme before the January 1, 2013, deadline it has set for......

Inflation rises to 3-month high of 1.33% in Dec; remains below RBI tolerance band

Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December, mainly due to higher prices of food items, but remained below the Reserve Bank of India's lower tolerance level.......

Budget 2026: Is Customs Amnesty Scheme On The Cards?

Total pending Customs arrears, including amounts under litigation, court stays and cases where the appeal period has not expired, stood at about Rs 1.36 trillion at the end of December 2024.......

Economic activity remained upbeat in Nov

Overall economic activity continued to hold up in November with demand conditions remaining robust, thanks to strengthening urban demand, but manufacturing and rural demand showed some signs of......

RBI's Monetary Policy Committee sees scope for more rate cut

Even if the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to hold interest rates in the October meeting, it acknowledged the scope for further rate cuts while waiting for the impact......

USA stick with proven core for T20 WC

USA name a largely unchanged squad for the T20 World Cup despite board suspension, retaining the core that beat Pakistan and reached the Super Eight last edition.   IMAGE: Monank Patel will lead......

What's behind Balaji's exclusion from Davis Cup squad

'He is a core member of the Indian team and could very well be considered for the next tie, if fit.' IMAGE: Doubles specialist N Sriram Balaji has been left out of the Indian squad for the Davis......

Will Gill make the cut as India set to name T20 WC squad?

IMAGE: Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav face scrutiny ahead of selection. Photograph: BCCI/X With India set to name their T20 World Cup 2026 squad on Saturday in Mumbai, the spotlight has firmly......

Year-Ender: How Sheetal Devi Took Archery World By Storm In 2025

Born without arms due to a rare congenital condition called phocomelia, Sheetal pushed boundaries further by qualifying for her first able-bodied international competition.  IMAGE: Sheetal Devi......

How Irfan defied odds to be Mumbai's pace spearhead!

Irfan moved to Mumbai in 2017 with little more than a dream in his backpack. To make ends meet, he held various jobs, including waiting tables and working at a sushi restaurant, while squeezing in......