Mumbai: A city court sentenced filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to three months imprisonment in a cheque bounce case and issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Y P Pujari on Tuesday convicted Varma for the offense punishable under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court has also directed RGV…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon people to stay united in pursuit of ‘viksit Bharat’ and warned them against the forces seeking to weaken the country and break its unity. Addressing a ‘Parakram Diwas’ event held in Cuttack to commemorate Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary in the city of his birth,…
Gurugram: A motivational speech and a few trademark square cuts demonstrated on the 22-yard strip. Legendary former India captain Kapil Dev had a fun interaction with children at a private school on Thursday afternoon where he advised them to avoid becoming autograph-seekers and focus on growing into autograph-givers. Kapil’s two-hour presence at Satya School in…
New Delhi: Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd has approached the Centre for partial de-notification of its multi-product SEZ in Mundra, Gujarat, and the proposal will be taken up by the commerce ministry on Friday. The proposal will be discussed in the meeting of the Board of Approval, the highest decision-making body for special…
Mumbai: The high-profile return of India’s stars in the Ranji Trophy ended up as a damp squib with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Shubman Gill falling cheaply on Thursday, unable to click in the face of some hostile bowling on the opening day of their respective matches across different venues. Veteran all-rounder…
Davos: Attributing the fall in the Indian rupee solely to the US dollar getting stronger, former Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan has said any intervention by the RBI on this can end up harming Indian exports even as he urged policymakers to focus on creating more jobs and boosting household consumption. Asked what the second…
Davos: India will comfortably maintain a 6-8 per cent economic growth rate while keeping inflation under check in the years to come, senior Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Speaking at a session during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, the minister said inclusive growth remains a key pillar of the country’s economic…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that over 1,200 electric buses provided by the central government are running in the national capital as part of the wider efforts to reduce carbon footprint. He cited the program to promote rooftop solar panels as another initiative to this effect. Modi made the remarks during…
The 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos showcased a stellar performance by India’s Telugu-speaking states, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which emerged as frontrunners in attracting global investments. Competing with eight other Indian states, these two accounted for a significant share of the $95 billion investment commitments India secured at the summit. Telangana, under the…
Castaic, Calif: More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand. The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within six hours…
