Zee withdraws Sony merger plea at NCLT
MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises has decided to withdraw its application asking an Indian tribunal to order Sony to honour its obligations to close a $10-billion merger deal that the local…
India Inc votes to punch in at polling booths
MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Corporate India doesn’t want ‘work’ to be an excuse for you to not vote. Nearly 97 crore people are eligible to vote this year and organisations are doing their…
Higher the Covid toll, greater the faith in gold
MUMBAI: People in the districts most affected by Covid put more of their savings in gold than those in other regions. The share of gold in household savings in Covid…
Rupee hits new low of 83.54 per dollar as global tensions mount
Mumbai: The rupee closed at a record low on Tuesday, ending at 83.54 against the dollar, nine paise lower than its previous close of 83.45.The rupee’s decline reflected the firming…
21 years on, high court relief for babu over abusive language | India News
CUTTACK: Quashing criminal proceedings initiated against an IAS officer nearly 21 years ago for remarks made against a lawyer, Orissa HC recently observed that “abusive and insulting language, not amounting…
Gratifications to voters will kill democracy: HC | India News
MADURAI: Madras high court on Tuesday sought follow-up details from the state election commission on cases registered for distribution of cash to voters during 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 state…
Following Supreme Court directive, Centre sets up panel to address queer community concerns | India News
NEW DELHI: The Centre has constituted a six-member committee to examine and recommend on various issues affecting queer community. This is in keeping with the Supreme Court’s judgement in Oct…
50% of Lok Sabha candidates of both NCP factions are turncoats | India News
MUMBAI: BJP functionary Dhairyasheel Mohite-Patil leads the list of defectors from Maharashtra who have secured nomination for the LS polls. While Dhairyasheel is among those who quit BJP and there…
Step-aunt gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in Pocso case for sexually assaulting boy | India News
DEHRADUN: A special Pocso Act court in Dehradun sentenced a 30-year-old woman to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) on Tuesday after finding her guilty of sexually assaulting her 16-year-old…
Manipur shifts Churachandpur SP days before Phase-1 polls | India News
GUWAHATI: Gunmen positioned on hilltops fired at two fuel tankers near Keimei village on NH-37 in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Tuesday, wounding a driver in the leg. The highway connects…