NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Uttarakhand govt for being a silent spectator for two decades to rampant encroachment of forest land in Rishikesh, which was allotted in 1950 to Gandhian Mira Behn by the then UP govt, and said it smacked of nexus between the executive and squatters. The court also sought…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India on Monday warned non-banking financial companies in Mumbai to tighten underwriting and monitor risks closely, marking the third caution in eight days.The RBI met managing directors and CEOs of select NBFCs, including govt NBFCs, housing finance companies and microfinance institutions. The governor said while NBFCs play a key role in…
India’s Suryakumar Yadav(PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his confidence in out-of-form India skipper Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the T20 World Cup, which is set to begin on February 7. Despite a rough run in 2025, where Yadav has scored just 218 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of…
Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone’s relationship has long been one of Bollywood’s most talked-about chapters. The two began dating after meeting on the sets of Bachna Ae Haseeno around 2007–08 but parted ways in 2010, a breakup that Deepika has previously described as painful. Over the years, however, the former couple maintained a cordial bond…
TRICHY: Union home minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to poll-bound Tamil Nadu ended on an inconclusive note Monday, with no apparent breakthrough in BJP’s efforts to strengthen NDA in the state. There was anticipation that Shah would initiate alliance talks with potential partners, PMK and DMDK during the visit, while also seeking a resolution to…
NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian stock market indices were in the red on Monday, while the rupee extended its weakness against the US dollar, amid concerns over American President Donald Trump’s fresh comments over tariffs.The bellwether BSE sensex closed 0.4% or 332 points lower at 85,440 points, while NSE closed 0.3% lower at 26,250. The sensex…
NEW DELHI: In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru.As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament, against Andhra and Gujarat. He scored 131 and 77 in those…
In a setback to Bollywood filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who is currently lodged in jail along with his wife in a cheating case, the Rajasthan High Court on Monday dismissed his petition seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him and his associates in Udaipur.According to PTI, Justice Sameer Jain refused to interfere in the matter,…
AMRITSAR: The officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, has summoned Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to appear at its secretariat on Jan 15 over alleged “anti-Sikh remarks”, “objectionable conduct”, and a recently surfaced video that the Takht says deeply hurt Sikh sentiments.Mann posted on X that he would appear before Sri Akal Takht…
NEW DELHI: Crude oil prices are expected to soften significantly in 2026 and may touch $50 per barrel by June, an analysis by SBI Research showed on Monday. The deceleration is likely to be faster which could have a positive impact on inflation and growth, it added.The report said that the US Energy Information Administration…
