Sonam Wangchuk (File photo) SRINAGAR: A draft proposal submitted by Leh Apex Body (LAB) to the Centre says granting “general amnesty” to its member and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other detainees over the Sept 24 violence is a must for talks to continue smoothly.LAB is an amalgam of social, political and religious groups spearheading…
NEW DELHI: The governmentt would be compelled to press for the passage of bills in “national interest” without discussion if Parliament proceedings are disrupted, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju warned on Monday, as the opposition continued its protest over the revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls, with Lok Sabha failing to take up two key proposed…
Sachin Tendulkar (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Thirty-five years ago, Sachin Tendulkar scored the first of his record 100 international centuries — an unbeaten 119 that rescued India in the second Test of the 1990 England tour at Old Trafford, Manchester. Just 17 at the time, the young prodigy’s innings on the final day helped secure…
NEW DELHI: A balmy April night under the Lucknow lights offered a high-scoring thriller not so long back, with Mumbai Indians chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in the 16th match of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).The equation had boiled down to 24 runs off seven balls with five wickets in hand when, suddenly,…
Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 has achieved a remarkable box office success, crossing Rs 255.75 crore in India within five days. The film has shattered records, becoming the highest-grossing Kannada film of the year. This prequel, set a millennium before the original, depicts a conflict between a jungle village and a neighboring kingdom. Rishab Shetty’s…
Lucknow: More than a year after it joined the BJP-led NDA bandwagon, the Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal’s organisational membership soared by around 45% in UP. The party also managed to double its membership in other states, including Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab.UP RLD chief Ramashish Rai told TOI that the drive, conducted between Apr 14…
Fixed-income mutual funds in India witnessed a massive net outflow of Rs 1.02 lakh crore in September 2025, a sharp rise from modest redemptions of Rs 7,980 crore in August, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). The surge was primarily driven by large institutional withdrawals from liquid and money…
NEW DELHI: On June 20, after protests from lawyers representing several bar associations, ED was forced to withdraw summons issued to senior advocate Pratap Venugopal in connection with a money laundering probe against Religare’s former chairperson Rashmi Saluja.Four months later, the agency has named Venugopal as one of the accused, along with Saluja, in its…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court’s ruling on telecom AGR (adjusted gross revenue) empowers the Cabinet to review the entire gamut of issues related to recovery of thousands of crores of rupees from Vodafone Idea, when it comes to matters of duplicate payments, double-counting, interest and penalty on interest, as pointed out by the company. Estimates…
India is exploring deeper collaboration with Israeli startups across sectors such as cybersecurity, medical devices and mobility to strengthen its innovation ecosystem, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said during a visit to Tel Aviv, PTI reported. He said technology-driven cooperation is likely to form a key pillar of the proposed bilateral trade agreement.Goyal, who…