Guj IAS officer in the dock as ED unearths land clearance bribe grid

IAS officer and former Surendranagar collector Rajendrakumar Patel had allegedly fixed bribe rates ranging from Rs 5 to Rs 10 per square metre for approving change of land use applications,......

'Democracy Is On Sale In Maharashtra'

'This daylight robbery of elections is happening in the commercial capital of India, Mumbai city, so you can imagine what they will do to win elections in the interiors of India.' IMAGE:......

Govt Plans Car-To-Car Alerts To Prevent Crashes

'We hope we will be able to at least end crashes that involve collisions with stationary vehicles as there will be an automatic warning.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT......

Assam Man Gets Life For Raising Terror Module

According to the NIA, Md Kamruj Zaman was found guilty of raising a local module of the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in Assam during 2017-2018. Kindly note the image has been published only for......

ITC Q2 consolidated net profit up 2.6% at Rs 5,187cr

Diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd on Thursday reported a 2.6 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,187 crore for the second quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal (FY'26) as compared......

Axis Bank Q2 net down 26% to Rs 5,090 cr

Axis Bank on Wednesday reported a 26 per cent decline in standalone net profit to Rs 5,089.64 crore annually for the quarter ended September 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The private......

Govt urged not to hike I-T surcharge on super-rich in Budget

The government should refrain from raising income tax surcharge on the super-rich and reintroducing wealth tax in the upcoming 2026-27 Budget, as the move could prompt persons in high-income......

Energy, banking and metal stocks push Sensex up 302 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty found firmer ground on Monday after facing a massive drubbing in the past five trading sessions, propelled by bargain hunting in energy, banking and metal......

The Biggest Bollywood Hits In 25 Years

Selecting one film as the standout of a given year is difficult, since multiple releases often merit the honour. Trade analyst Girish Wankhede puts together a curated list of the 25 biggest hits in......

The Raja Saab Fares Poorly At Box Office

IMAGE: A scene from The Raja Saab. The Prabhas starrer The Raja Saab has failed to do well in its opening weekend in its Hindi version. The promotion and marketing of the film has been going on......

Will Vijay's Jana Nayagan Release On Time?

IMAGE: Vijay in Jana Nayagan. There is growing anger and restlessness among Vijay's supporters over the delay in issuing the censor certificate for his final film, Jana Nayagan. Vijay's political......

Dhurandhar May Become Biggest Hit Ever

IMAGE: Sara Arjun and Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Arjun/Instagram Pushpa 2: The Rule had collected Rs 830.10 crore (Rs 8.3 billion) in its lifetime. This was a huge......

RCB's Mangesh Yadav reflects on Rs 5.2 Cr IPL deal

'I've received more calls than I ever have previously. But these are things I'll have to deal with going forward.' IMAGE: Mangesh Yadav rose into prominence with a splendid show in the Madhya......

Big blow for Giants: Bhatia ruled out of WPL 2026

IMAGE: Yastika Bhatia had undergone an ACL surgery in October. Photograph: ANI Photo Gujarat Giants wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the remainder of the Women's Premier......

'Welcome to RCB, Venkatesh Iyer'

Venkatesh Iyer is bought by the defending champions for Rs 7 crore. IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer set off a bidding war. Photograph: RCB/X Venkatesh Iyer is now part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru after......

Mustafizur Rahman becomes IPL's costliest Bangladeshi

IMAGE: Mustafizur Rahman sets IPL record for Bangladesh. Photograph: KKR/X Kolkata Knight Riders made history at the IPL 2026 mini auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday by securing Bangladesh pace ace......

Two Rs 30 Lakh Picks That May Alter RCB's Future

IMAGE: Vihaan Malhotra and Kanishk Chouhan are part of the U-19 India squad. Photograph: RCB/X Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin praised Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for their smart......