Mumbai civic polls: 41% cent voter turnout till 3.30 pm

As many as 41.08 percent of voters cast their ballots in the first eight hours of polling for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday, officials said. IMAGE: A couple takes a selfie......

Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations

Russia on Thursday expelled a British diplomat suspected of spying after FSB counter-intelligence established his links with UK secret services. IMAGE: A view of the British Embassy in Moscow.......

Indigenous equipment a 'strategic necessity': Army chief

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday said the institution is moving forward as a future-ready force and underscored the need for indigenous equipment, calling it a "strategic necessity".......

SC raps Mamata govt over ED I-PAC raid drama, stays FIR

The Supreme Court on Thursday described the ED's allegation that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee caused "obstruction" in its probe as "very serious" and agreed to examine whether a state's......

Bajaj Chetak Takes the Slow Road To Global Reach

Bajaj Auto is planning a slow, calibrated push to take the Chetak, its electric scooter, to more than 100 countries on the strength of its distributor network and market-specific localisation......

Mercedes-Benz Hits Speed Bump In 2025, Vows To Stay Course

Despite a 2.8 per cent fall in 2025 volumes, Mercedes-Benz India reported its best-ever revenue and profitability, led by top-end models, AMG growth and higher BEV mix, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE:......

Maharashtra overtakes Tamil Nadu in NITI's 2024 export preparedness index

Maharashtra has pipped Tamil Nadu in NITI Aayog’s latest Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for 2024. Photograph: Tatiana Meel/Reuters While Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh gained ground,......

Home loan growth: Tier-2, Tier-3 account for 64% of volumes

Home loan demand is moving away from core metropolitan markets, with Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities emerging as the dominant contributors to growth in 2025, a report said. Illustration: Dominic......

Richa-Ali Party With Shabana Azmi, Rekha

Film folk enjoyed a soulful evening at Kaifi Azmi's 107th birth anniversary. Shabana Azmi and her brother, the celebrated cinematographer Baba Azmi, celebrated their poet-father Kaifi Azmi's 107th......

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web Review: A Neeraj Pandey thriller

It is difficult to make conveyor belt and baggage-scanning scenes thrilling -- which is how most people trying to sneak out through the Green Channel are caught -- but Neeraj Pandey and co-director......

Aamir Khan Casts His Vote

Film stars arrived at polling booths in Mumbai to cast their votes in the ongoing Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. The elections are seen as crucial for major cities such as......

Imran Khan Watches Happy Patel With Lekha

It was a pleasure to see Imran Khan return to the spotlight with his cameo in this week's release, Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos. Pictures from a special screening in Mumbai. Imran Khan was last......

Why Nitish Reddy deserves a longer run

'Ravindra Jadeja didn't become what he is overnight, nor did Hardik Pandya. They became complete players because of the time they spent in international cricket. Nitish Reddy also needs that time.'......

How a former electrician shocked mighty Real Madrid!

Currently on loan at Albacete from Olympiacos, Jefte finally found the spotlight, but his road to Wednesday's heroics might never have been paved had Jefte followed through on retiring from......

New Manchester United Boss Carrick Faces Stern Pep Test

IMAGE: Michael Carrick, a former Manchester United player, had served as caretaker manager in 2021 following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Michael Carrick......

Gujarat Titans' noble initiative to get kids away from gadgets!

'It's about teamwork, working together, making friends, and not just restricting yourself to indoor stuff and gadgets.'  IMAGE: Gujarat Titans' grassroots programme 'Junior Titans' uses sport as......

T20 WC snub: 'Gill will return better, stronger'

'He respects the decision of the selectors. And all I can say is, knowing him, he'll come back even stronger as you can see now in the two games that he's played.' IMAGE: Shubman Gill was not......