Virat Kohli in new RCB jersey Few franchises in the Indian Premier League have built a brand as powerful and enduring as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). At the heart of that rise stands Virat Kohli, whose association with the team since 2008 has defined its identity.Kohli’s loyalty to the franchise, having never represented another IPL…
BSE Index Services Pvt Ltd on Wednesday announced the launch of two new Government Securities (G-Sec) indices — BSE 4-8 Year G-Sec Index and BSE 8-13 Year G-Sec Index — aimed at strengthening debt market benchmarks and supporting passive investment strategies, ANI reported.According to a statement by BSE Index Services, the indices are reconstituted monthly,…
Representative image (AI) Financial experts are urging investors to cash out their profits from gold and silver investments following unprecedented gains over the past 18 months. Both precious metals have more than doubled in value, with gold rising over 100 per cent and silver surging nearly 200 per cent in rupee terms. However, wealth managers…
When cigarette prices began climbing across India in early February, the effect was immediate and oddly chaotic. Smokers paid different prices for the same pack on the same street. Retailers blamed wholesalers. Wholesalers blamed the new tax regime. What was framed as a clean public health reform quickly revealed a messier economic story.Popular culture has…
Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar has emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film of 2025, crossing the Rs 1,000 crore mark at the global box office. However, despite its massive worldwide success, the Aditya Dhar-directed spy thriller failed to release in several Middle Eastern countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman—leading to a significant…
India’s Charge d’Affaires at the United Nations, Eldos Mathew Punnoos NEW DELHI: In an address at the UN Security Council Open Debate on ‘Conflict-Related Sexual Violence’ on Tuesday (local time), India’s Charge d’Affaires Eldos Mathew Punnoos brought attention to Pakistan’s history of sexual violence since 1971.During his statement, Punnoos acused the neighbouring country of sexual…
PUNE: Pune Police’s economic offences wing (EOW) has filed an 1,886-page chargesheet relating to the 40-acre Mundhwa land deal, saying arrested power of attorney (PoA)-holder Sheetal Kisanchand Tejwani (44) executed the sale deed with Amadea Enterprises LLP despite knowing the plot was owned by state govt. Late Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s son Parth is…
