Mumbai: 17 kids held hostage for 3 hrs; captor killed

A three-hour hostage drama in Powai ended successfully on Thursday with the rescue of 17 children and two adults but the hostage-taker Rohit Arya was killed after sustaining a bullet injury during......

CBI files corruption case against Rolls-Royce in Hawk jet trainer deal

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a corruption case against British aerospace and defence company Rolls Royce PLC, top executives of its Indian unit and arms dealers for alleged......

Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to join BJP next week

Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh will join the Bharatiya Janata Party next week, a party spokesperson said on Friday. Singh will also merge his newly formed......

Amarinder's party gets 'hockey stick with ball' symbol

Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's newly launched political outfit Punjab Lok Congress on Monday said it has got a "hockey stick with ball" as the party symbol for the February 14 state......

M&M, Manulife to form life insurance JV with 7,200 crore investment

Canadian firm Manulife and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), an Indian automaker with interests in financial services, have signed an agreement to form a 50:50 life insurance joint venture (JV) with a......

ICICI Bank to raise stake in asset management arm by up to 2%

Private sector ICICI Bank on Friday said its board has approved additional 2 per cent increase stake in its asset management arm ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company. Photograph: Francis......

Sensex sheds 239 pts on selling in FMCG, auto shares

Stock markets declined for the second straight day with benchmark Sensex falling by 239 points, dragged by FMCG major ITC after British multinational BAT Plc trimmed its ownership in the......

Small is big for PEs, companies as M&As rise to $45.4 billion in H1

India’s mergers & acquisitions (M&As) market recorded deals worth $45.44 billion in the first half of 2025, up nearly 3.3 per cent from a year ago, even as ultra large-ticket transactions......

Adar Poonawalla Wants To Buy RCB

It is not yet clear if Diageo Plc is looking to sell its complete stake in RCB. IMAGE: Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India. Photograph: ANI Photo   Serum Institute of India Chief......

India's Cricket Boom Is Just Beginning

'We have just scratched the surface because cricket has been around for the longest time.' IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrate with the IPL trophy in Ahmedabad, June 3, 2025.......

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......

Mary Kom named Global Indian Icon at UK-India Awards

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom with Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, 2nd right, the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, and other members of the High Commission of India in London.. Photograph: High......

Now, Saudi Arabia in race for Manchester United?

IMAGE: A deal for the record 13-times English Premier League winners is likely to exceed the biggest sports deal so far, the $5.2 billion - including debt and investments - paid for Chelsea,......