Parl passes bill allowing govt to take control of telecom services

Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security and also provide a non-auction route for......

Ajit Pawar replaces BJP's Patil as Pune guardian minister

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was on Wednesday named as the guardian minister of his home district Pune in place of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and cabinet minister......

'You talk about fighting China, Pakistan, but you can't handle a state with 25 lakh people'

'Is this how you plan to run India? Is this how you plan to save India?''If this is your plan, then what happened in Manipur will start happening all over the country.' IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Nitish Kumar must contest from Phulpur in UP, says JD-U leader

Senior Janata Dal-United leader Dhananjay Singh pitched for Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and said party workers in Uttar Pradesh want Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to......

India Inc's capital expenditure slows despite jump in net profits

The stellar rise in corporate earnings in financial year 2021-22 (FY21) and FY22 did not result in a corresponding boom in capital expenditure (capex), with listed companies’ investment in......

After a stunning bull run, private banks are turning laggards

Analysts attribute private sector banks' underperformance to their inability to grow their loan book and thus their interest income in the post-pandemic economic environment. Illustration: Dominic......

How IDBI Bank stands to gain from the LIC deal

Analysts say strengthening bank’s capital will boost earnings, bank needs chief with long stint to run show Although the IDBI Bank (IDBI)-Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) deal may......

'Goods transport agency exempt from GST registration'

R Vignesh, a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India in Chennai, practises indirect taxation. He also addresses GST related issues on various platforms.  He......

Which of these Kannada films will you watch this Ugadi?

Two Kannada films will release on Friday, March 20, ahead of the Ugadi festival weekend. Both films are made by well-known directors. Raate Director: A P Arjun Cast: Dhananjay, Shruthi Hariharan,......

Review: Leader comes at the right time

Be the change you want to see in the world, Mahatma Gandhi had said a long time ago. Taking these words to heart, director Sekhar Kammula gives us Leader, whose protagonist Arjun Prasad's (Rana......

Asian Games: India's rowers off to impressive start

IMAGE: Kiran and Anshika Bharti compete in the lightweight women's double sculls at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter The Indian men's and women's rowing team......

Asia Cup: India set to steamroll minnows Hong Kong

IMAGE: After a hard earned victory over Pakistan, India's focus against Hong Kong will be on batters and their adequate game time. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images KL Rahul couldn't have......

Asia Cup: Sub-continental giants resume rivalry

IMAGE: All eyes will be on Virat Kohli who will be expected to come out of a prolonged lean patch. Photograph: ACC/Twitter The unpredictability of the T20 format and the growth of the game in......

What PT Usha said in her maiden speech in Rajya Sabha

'We are yet to open our eyes to the doping in our country which was earlier confined only to the senior national level but has now reached the junior, college and district levels.' IMAGE: India's......

History beckons Team India at Kandy as they eye series clean sweep

IMAGE: High on confidence, Team India will look take sweep the series with a win in the 3rd Test in Kandy. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli and his men stand on the cusp of history, aiming to become......