Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was arrested late on Wednesday, hours after he appeared at the Congress headquarters and addressed a press conference, more than a day after he was reported missing and wanted in connection with alleged violation of FIPB norms in the INX media case.
Poda beimaani, somaari (get lost you cheat, lazy fellow). Innu oru daba sollamaten (I won’t say it again) and OCla kadacha vudamaaten (If I get it for free, I won’t let it go).
The lines above are in Madras bashai, or a slang that is unique to Che...
A Supreme Court-appointed one-man panel, holding inquiry into allegations of "larger conspiracy" to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, has completed its task and is likely to submit the report by mid September.
Sources said on Tuesday (Aug...
The CBI has booked NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy, and others in connection with alleged violation of foreign direct investment rules, officials said on Wednesday.
The agency has also booked the media outlet’s former CEO Vikra...
Washington: President Donald Trump has indicated that the US forces will not completely withdraw from warn-torn Afghanistan and America will have "somebody there" to make sure that Taliban does not regain control.
During the presidential election campaign in ...
The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering probe against former finance minister P Chidambaram has been enlarged as it suspects his role in granting alleged illegal FIPB clearances to at least four more business deals, apart from INX Media a...
In 2003, when Pokémon was first aired in India, it flooded classrooms with trading cards and tazos of Pikachus, Charizards, and Bulbasaurs. Surprisingly, even an anime as innocuous as Pokémon bucks gender norms as we are taught to understand them. Anime can have a profound impact on the way young viewers are introduced to concepts around queerness and gender at a young age, often without the biases that come with growing up in our society. Click to read more.
There is a growing fear that Jagan Mohan Reddy’s penchant for reversing his predecessor Chandrababu Naidu's decisions may have unintended consequences. This comes at a time when Andhra Pradesh is still grappling with bifurcation blues, and struggling to attract investments.
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has called slowdown in the economy “very worrisome” and said the government needs to fix the immediate problems in power and non-bank financial sectors and come out with a new set of reforms to energise private...
Mumbai: After over a dozen public sector banks, including State Bank, have voluntarily linked their loans and deposits pricing to the repo rate, Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday (August 19) stressed on the need for the entire system switc...
Mumbai: Regional social media platform ShareChat on Friday (August 16) said that it has raised $100 million in its Series-D funding with participation from microblogging site Twitter and private equity firm TrustBridge Partners.
Existing investors in...
New Delhi: Retail inflation eased marginally to 3.15 per cent in July on the back of softening fuel and light prices even as overall food prices moved up, showed government data on Tuesday (August 13), leaving room for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to go...
Automobile sales in India witnessed its sharpest decline in nearly 19 years this July, dropping 18.71 per cent, rendering almost 15,000 workers jobless as the sector reels under a prolonged slump, auto industry body SIAM reported.
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani on Monday (August 12) announced that Saudi oil giant Aramco has agreed to take a 20% stake in his flagship Reliance Industries’ oil refinery and chemical business at an enterprise value of $75 billion (around ₹5,32,466 crore).
New Delhi: The government on Sunday (August 11) said it will soon address issues affecting the real estate sector after industry bodies and homebuyers met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to flag their concerns regarding liquidity crunch, demand slowdow...
Chennai: Harley Davidson, the iconic American motorcycle manufacturer, considers south Indian market as one with the most potential set of consumers.
Speaking at The Federal South India Media Summit Season 2 in Chennai on Friday (August 10), Sajeev Ra...
New Delhi: Former skipper Anil Kumble's ability to boost confidence of the players makes him an ideal candidate for the role of chairman of selectors said Virender Sehwag, who also advocated a hike in remuneration for the job.
Never to mi...
New Delhi: One 97 Communications Pvt. Ltd, owners of Paytm, on Wednesday (August 21) retained the sponsorship rights for BCCIs International and domestic matches with a winning bid of Rs 3.80 crore per match.
The Board of Control for Cric...
New Delhi: Celebrated Indian boxer MC Mary Kom on Wednesday (August 21) said proven performers should not be made to undergo selection trials and asserted that she did no wrong by seeking an exemption from the ones for the world championship...
North Sound (Antigua): A perfect combination and a winning start will be foremost on skipper Virat Kohli's mind when India take on West Indies in their inaugural World Test Championship opener here on Thursday (August 22).
A win in the opening Test w...
North Carolina: A profligate Prajnesh Gunneswaran went down to world No.30 Benoit Paire in the second round to crash out of the Winston Salem Open ATP 250 tournament here.
The left-handed Indian, ranked 89, could convert just one of his five break chances to suffer a 3-6 5-7 loss to his French opponent in a match that lasted one hour and 10 minutes on Tuesday night.
Prajnesh struggled from the beginning as Paire broke his serve to take an early 2-0 le...
Islamabad: Pakistan plans to raise the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Foreign Office spokesperson Muhammad Faisal said on Wednesday (August 21).
Briefing the Sen...
Washington: President Donald Trump has indicated that the US forces will not completely withdraw from warn-torn Afghanistan and America will have "somebody there" to make sure that Taliban doe...
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (August 20) said he would discuss the tense situation in Kashmir with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they meet at the G7 Summit in France during this weekend.
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued an ultimatum to the European Union (EU) over what he has branded an "anti-democratic" Irish border backstop, which must be scrapped ...
With early exposure to the internet, children and adolescents don’t just have to face the perils of the real world, as the pervasive virtual world has made them all the more vulnerable.
