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SC dismisses plea against open ballot system in Rajya Sabha polls

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking to allow secret ballot in polls for the Rajya Sabha and state legislative councils, observing that the open ballot system is needed to......

Designer Anishka Jaisinghani gets bail in Amruta Fadnavis bribe case

Designer Anishka Jaisinghani in one of her messages to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta had claimed that her father was in regular contact with Nationalist Congress......

K'taka BJP MLA Virupakshappa held as HC rejects bail plea in graft case

The Lokayukta police arrested Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Madal Virupakshappa hours after the Karnataka high court dismissed his bail petition in a bribery case relating to Karnataka Soaps......

No interim relief for Kavitha from SC against ED summons

Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader K Kavitha on Monday failed to get any interim relief from the Supreme Court on her plea, seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons by the Enforcement......

Janardhana Reddy announces football as party symbol, wife to contest from Ballari

Almost three months after announcing his new party, former Karnataka minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy on Monday announced 'football' as its poll symbol, the first list of candidates,......

Global Banking Crisis: Low Prices To Brighten Prospects Of OMCs

While prices sustaining lower levels is crucial, govt actions are also a key monitorable given the forthcoming elections in 2024. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational......

Securities transaction tax on F&O contracts to be hiked

The government on Friday proposed hiking the securities transaction tax on Futures & Options (F&O) contracts, a move that will increase the trading costs in the derivatives segment as well as help......

India's forex kitty jumps by $12.8 bn to $572.8 bn

India's forex kitty rose by $12.80 billion to $572.80 billion in the week ended March 17, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters In the previous reporting week,......

Bank stocks can slide more; stay away for now: Analysts

The global turmoil in the banking sector has made analysts cautious, who advise that investors stay away from stocks of this sector till the overall sentiment improves. Illustration: Uttam......

RIL hits 52-week low. Should investors worry?

Analysts see the stock regain some of the lost ground over the next few weeks, but the overall market sentiment needs to improve for the counter to regain its lost glory. Puneet Wadhwa reports.......

Review: Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga Keeps You Hooked

The Yami Gautam-Sunny Kaushal starrer has enough twists and turns to keep you engrossed, observes Namrata Thakker. Ankit Sethi (Sunny Kaushal) is a businessman, who deals in diamonds. Neha Grover......

John Wick Rules The Box Office

Yet again, it's a Hollywood film that's scoring in Indian cinemas this season. Last year, there were quite a few Hollywood movies that did well, most notably Avatar: The Way of Water, followed by......

'Parineeta was an important film to me'

IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan in Parineeta. One of Saif Ali Khan's early films of note, where he played a leading man of substance, was Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta, an adaptation of Sarat......

'Dada, you will be missed'

'Life was a canvas and Pradeep Sarkar painted with full intensity -- be it an ad film or a feature film.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajol/Twitter Director Hansal Mehta took to Twitter on Friday......

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket Review: Scratches Only The Surface

Earnest attempt at uncovering the truth behind the match-fixing saga, but fails to highlight any new information, observes Namrata Thakker. Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket sheds light on......

IPL 2023: Nitish Rana to lead KKR

IMAGE: Nitish Rana has played 74 matches for KKR, scoring 1744 runs. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday named left-handed batter Nitish Rana as the team's new skipper for the......

India's boxers hit jackpot but job not done yet

India won four gold at the IBA Women’s World Championships in a depleted field. To put things in perspective, five of the boycotting nations -- USA, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Netherlands --......

Nikhat Doesn't Want A Mercedes Anymore

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen became only the second Indian after Mary Kom to win two World titles. Photograph: BFI The appeal of a brand new Mercedes is not lost on anyone! Following Sunday's historic......

SRH Players Enjoy Pool Volleyball

IMAGE: Umran Malik with Abdul Samad. Photographs: Kind courtesy SRH/Twitter SunRisers Hyderabad are hoping for a return to glory days. With 12 players being released ahead of the auction, SRH......

When Raina, Bhajji, Sree met Pant

Photograph: Kind courtesy Suresh Raina/Twitter Rishabh Pant was in for a surprise visit from cricketers Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth. The trio visited Pant, who is currently......

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