New Delhi: Shares of Reliance Industries rallied 3 per cent on Thursday after Jio Platforms Ltd, the digital and telecom arm of the firm, set a price band of Rs 1,065 to Rs 1,119 per share for its initial public offering that could raise about Rs 30,213 crore at the top of the range, making…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have issued a notice to Bollywood actor Imran Khan, an American national, directing him to leave India by October 28 for allegedly violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, officials said on Thursday. The action follows the actor’s participation in an agitation at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan on October 10,…
Chennai: High-decibel celebrations, the bursting of firecrackers, ceremonial cake cutting, traditional milk ‘abhishekam’, and folk percussion marked the worldwide theatrical release of superstar Rajinikanth’s highly anticipated action entertainer ‘Jailer 2’ on Thursday. Across the state, cinema halls transformed into carnivalesque grounds as fans thronged early morning shows to celebrate the sequel directed by Nelson Dilipkumar….
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology to the Supreme Court in a contempt case over alleged violation of the apex court’s direction to ensure no “complete prohibition” on Metro and train services in Delhi in the wake of the October 10 protest called by the Cockroach Janta…
When allegations become a substitute for evidence, constitutional institutions become collateral damage in a politician’s desperate search for relevance. For nearly two years, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has kept the political pot boiling with his explosive refrain of “vote chori”. The Congress leader has accused the Election Commission of…
Online Sports Desk Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar tore into West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph over his lack of sportsmanship during the 4th T20I in Hyderabad on Wednesday. This came after Joseph bouncer hit India’s tail-ender Arshdeep Singh on the shoulder, leaving his fellow pacer in pain. Despite visible discomfort, Arshdeep decided to continue his…
Meerut (UP): A Meerut court on Wednesday sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla to death for murdering her husband, merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput, whose dismembered body was concealed in a blue drum filled with cement. District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra pronounced the sentence on Wednesday, two weeks after convicting the pair. The…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other opposition leaders over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. As per the cause list of October 15 uploaded on the apex court website, the plea would…
Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his Georgian counterpart Maka Botchorishvili in Abu Dhabi and discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in areas including business, connectivity and culture. The meeting came as Jaishankar began a three-day visit to the UAE. “Glad to meet FM Maka Botchorishvili of Georgia,” Jaishankar said in…
Hyderabad: India skipper Shreyas Iyer on Wednesday stressed the need for better execution and the right mindset going forward after the hosts suffered a 24-run defeat against the West Indies in the fourth T20I here. India’s innings ended at 223/9 in 19.3 overs after Arshdeep Singh retired hurt while chasing the West Indies’ imposing total…
