Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Friday turned in a bizarre performance at the United Nations, where he said Pakistan was ready for a composite dialogue with India while making claims about downing Indian jets during Operation Sindoor, and “delivering a bloody nose”. Predictably, he glossed over Pakistan’s losses, including the loss of warplanes and destruction of…
Former India batter Sanjay Bangar has underlined the importance of clearly defining Shubman Gill’s role at the top of the order, urging the opener to concentrate on sound cricketing shots rather than chasing big hits. Bangar believes Gill’s value lies in providing stability, especially with explosive batters like Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma and Shivam Dube…
With global banks, broker-dealers and capital markets players weighing India as an offshore financial base, Deloitte has urged the government to use Budget 2026 to have parity rulesa among players, remove tax asymmetries and compliance frictions that are limiting the scale-up of IFSC GIFT City as a full-service international BFSI hub.According to Deloitte, the International…
Businessman Raj Kundra, granted bail in the alleged bitcoin scam case, expressed faith in the Indian judiciary and criticized media sensationalism. After his release, he said “Satyamev Jayate,” emphasizing truth will prevail. Kundra also dropped his signature mask, remarking, “All masks are off now,” signaling confidence and cooperation with investigators. After being granted bail in…
Global pop icon Jennifer Lopez showed other music performers how its done as she brought her A-game and set the stage ablaze in Udaipur on Sunday night. The singer, who made her first appearance in India, brought the extravagant wedding celebrations of Netra Mantena, daughter of US-based billionaires Padmaja and Rama Raju Mantena, to an…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will on Friday virtually inaugurate the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS) — a platform for storing, collating and disseminating improvised explosive device-related data for use in post-blast investigations and analytics — at the National Security Guard (NSG) Garrison in Manesar near Gurugram. “NIDMS is a secure, national-level digital…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has laid bare the sequence of events that led to its refusal to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with president Aminul Islam Bulbul stating that Mustafizur Rahman’s removal from an IPL franchise on security grounds was the tipping point.Speaking to media in Dhaka, Bulbul…
The income tax notices suggest that the assessment of income tax returns and the release of refunds have been paused for these categories of taxpayers. (AI image) Income Tax alert! The Income Tax Department is sending emails and SMSes to taxpayers, just ahead of the year-end, alerting them of mismatches in their deduction and exemption…
Even as Bollywood continues to battle a dry spell at the box office, another long-standing issue continues to trouble producers, which is the mounting bills of celebrity entourages. Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore, who never faced such demands during her career peak, admits she became aware of the scale of it only because her family’s Pataudi…
China said on Thursday it will suspend for one year certain export restrictions, including those related to rare earth materials, that were announced earlier in October, signalling a temporary easing in trade tensions with the United States, AFP reported.According to Beijing’s commerce ministry, the decision to “suspend the implementation of the relevant export control measures……
