File photo: Industrialist Anand Mahindra (Pictur ecredit: ANI) Industrialist Anand Mahindra has welcomed the sweeping Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts announced on Wednesday, urging policymakers to accelerate further reforms to strengthen India’s economy.Mahindra framed the GST cuts as a step in the right direction but stressed that this should mark the beginning of…
NEW DELHI: Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya said on Saturday that he has decided to quit politics, declaring that she was disowning her family a day after the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan’s poll debacle in Bihar.Taking all the blame, Rohini hit out at Sanjay Yadav, who is a close confidant of Tejashwi Yadav, for…
New Delhi: Amid the increased pace of construction and the laying of new road and rail corridors, the PMO has directed the road transport and railway ministries to introduce independent third-party audits to ensure high-quality work. They have also been asked to eliminate delays in project execution.TOI has learnt that PM Narendra Modi has also…
Steve Smith of Australia shakes hands with Pavan Rathnayake of Sri Lanka after the match. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A shattered Mitchell Marsh did not hide his emotions after Australia crashed to a crushing eight-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in a must-win clash at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Monday, conceding his side’s fate…
NEW DELHI: The CBI, in coordination with the FBI and law-enforcement agencies from the UK, Kuwait, Ireland, and Singapore, launched a multinational crackdown called “Operation CyStrike” to target transnational cyber-enabled financial crime networks operating from India and the five other participating countries, an official release said on Monday.As part of the operation, the CBI conducted…
Kiara Advani’s first look as Nadia in ‘Toxic’ with Yash stuns fans in a tearful black gown. She calls it her toughest role post-motherhood to Saraayah. Director Geethu Mohandas praises her transformation; hubby Sidharth cheers. Multi-starrer releases March 19, 2026. Kiara Advani is set to star opposite Yash in the eagerly awaited movie ‘Toxic: A…
Raj Kapoor is remembered as one of the most influential filmmakers Indian cinema has ever produced, and a word of appreciation from him was considered a huge honour. He was called ‘The Showman’ and hence, filmmakers that time would wait to earn praise from him. Such recognition did come for Vijay Anand, popularly known as…
NEW DELHI: Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday defended the four Labour Codes in the Lok Sabha, citing their impact on women workers, particularly in Assam’s tea plantations, amid opposition’s criticism that the reforms dilute labour protections. His remarks came in response to questions on implementation and safeguards under the Codes.Responding to a question…
‘De De Pyaar De 2’ arrives as the follow-up to the 2019 hit ‘De De Pyaar De’, which featured Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh and Tabu. The sequel brings back Ajay and Rakul, continuing their unconventional love story while delving deeper into the challenges that stem from their age difference. Packed with humour, mishaps and…
The conversations around nepotism, insiders and outsiders, continue to resurface—most recently around star-kid-led projects such as Nadaaniyan and Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies. Now, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has addressed the issue head-on, offering her perspective on how the Hindi film industry actually functions. ‘The industry is not a room, it is an infrastructure’ In a clip…
