New Delhi: Directed by Ayan Mukerji, War 2 - the highly-awaited action thriller has opened in theatres today and will be clashing with Megastar Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie. While both films are much-hyped and eyeing the long Independence Day weekend to cash-in their maximum, some early reviews for War 2 have started coming in on social media. Let's check out what fans are saying about this stylised actioner. Some diehard fans thronged cinemas First Day First Show and here's what they feel about ...Read More
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was on Wednesday informed that nine Tihar Jail officials were suspended and transferred for allegedly running an extortion racket in cahoots with inmates inside the prison. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted eight weeks time to the state government and the CBI to file their status report in the matter and kept the matter on October 28. After the allegations surfaced, the Delhi government said it initiated disciplinary ac...Read More
BENGALURU: The death of two 10-day-old tiger cubs and the disappearance of their mother for the past two days in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS), 227 km from Bengaluru, has alarmed the forest department and the conservation community. On Monday, a forest foot-patrol team found a dead cub near Kirubanakallagudda in the Holemurdatti range of CWS. The following day, another cub was found dead a few metres away. The carcasses, a male and a female, were estimated to be at least three days old. ...Read More
BSE India Defence Index: BSE Index Services has launched BSE India Defence index (defence index) to track the growth of defence sector. The BSE India Defence Index will be reconstituted semi-annually (June and December). BSE India Defence Index Launched: BSE Index Services, a wholly subsidiary of BSE Ltd -- Asia's oldest exchange and the world's largest exchange in terms of the number of listed companies, has announced the launch of BSE India Defence index (defence index). The BSE India Defenc...Read More
New Delhi: The appearance of three army personnel associated with Operation Sindoor in the latest promo of quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati has sparked a debate, with many criticising the development as a "PR stunt" by the ruling government to "milk votes". Colonel Sofiya Qureshi (Indian Army) and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh (Indian Air Force) -- the two officers who addressed briefings during Operation Sindoor -- are set to appear in the Independence Day episode of the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted ...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 14 (ANI): Telangana state BJP President N Ramchander Rao welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to transfer the probe of the murder case of a lawyer couple in the state to CBI and reiterated the demand to introduce the "Advocate Protection Act". The apex court on Tuesday transferred the investigation into the 2021 daylight murder of advocate couple Gattu Vaman Rao and his wife, P V Nagamani, in Peddapalli district. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: Preside...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve banking operations in India by up to 46 per cent, according to a report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The central bank noted that AI can help financial institutions better understand customer behaviour, improve efficiency, and offer more personalised services at scale. Also Read | Fact Check: Did EC Overlook 50 'Sons' of a Single Man in Varanasi? Congress' Claim Is Misleading, Ram Jan...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the 11 documents required to be submitted by an elector for Bihar's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll as opposed to seven documents in summary revision conducted previously showed the exercise was "voter friendly". A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which resumed hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the June 24 decision of Election Commission to conduct SIR in poll bound Bihar, said despite petitioners' argument...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections will be held on September 18, with vote counting scheduled for the following day, the university announced on Wednesday. Voting for day classes will take place from 8:30 am to 1 pm, while evening class students will cast their votes between 3 pm and 7:30 pm. According to DU's notification, the last date to submit nomination papers -- along with a Rs 500 annual fee and a Rs 1 lakh bond -- is September 10 by 3 pm. Scrutiny of paper...Read More
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal in a case alleging that she disclosed the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who later died. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal also acquitted Bhupender Singh, then DCW's Public Relations Officer, saying the prosecution had failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Prosecutors alleged that Singh, at Maliwal's behest, sent a copy of a notice issued ...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is in the process of rolling out a policy that aims to provide Group 'A' jobs to sportspersons who win medals in international events, besides rewarding them with a cash prize of Rs 7 crore, Minister for Home, Education, Power and Urban Development Ashish Sood said on Wednesday. Sincere efforts are afoot to ensure the best possible facilities for these athletes, he added. Speaking at the 26th edition of the 'Delhi Dialogues' programme hosted by TMS, the Minister ...Read More
Mumbai: Stock markets rebounded on Wednesday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 304 points on buying in metal, auto and pharma shares as steady US inflation data propelled a sharp rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 304.32 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 80,539.91. During the day, it jumped 448.15 points or 0.55 per cent to 80,683.74. The 50-share NSE Nifty edged up by 131.95 points or 0.54 per cent to 24,619.35. Analysts said retail inflation slowing to an 8-year...Read More
Mumbai: Capital markets regulator SEBI has banned Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd's former Chairman and Managing Director Kapil Wadhawan, ex-director Dheeraj Wadhawan, and four others from the stock markets for up to five years and slapped a penalty of Rs 120 crore on them for diverting funds and fabricating books. They have also been barred from holding any key position in a listed company for up to five years. According to the SEBI investigation, the main culprits involved in the fraudu...Read More
Mumbai: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said US tariffs-related challenges will dissipate in the next one or two quarters, and urged the private sector to do more as the country navigates through other longer-term challenges. He attributed the growth slowdown in FY25, which saw a deceleration to 6.5 per cent from FY24's 9.2 per cent, to tight credit conditions and liquidity issues. The right agriculture policies can add 25 per cent to real GDP growth, Nageswaran added. ...Read More
New York: India has been a 'bit recalcitrant' on trade negotiations with the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. "That's aspirational," Bessent said on Fox Business on Tuesday, responding to a question on wrapping up all the tariffs and trade deals by the end of October. "But I think we are in a good position. The big trade deals that aren't done or aren't agreed - Switzerland is still around, India has been a bit recalcitrant," he said, adding that US Trade Representative Jamieson G...Read More
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has issued notification on Introduction of Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System, thus allowing for your cheques to be cleared within hours. " It has been decided to transition CTS to continuous clearing and settlement on realisation in two phases. Phase 1 shall be implemented on October 4, 2025 and Phase 2 on January 3, 2026. All banks are advised to make their customers adequately aware of the changes in the ch...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro on Wednesday stated that it will begin its operations at 4 am on all lines on August 15 to facilitate special guests, invitees, and the public attending the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort. The train services will be available at a frequency of 30 minutes till 6 am. "To facilitate the special guests, invitees and general public to attend the Independence Day ceremony on Friday, the Delhi Metro will commence its services at 4 am on all its Lines from all term...Read More
Delhi rape case: A 24-year-old woman was raped by a man known to her and three others at his home in the Civil Lines area of Delhi on Sunday. Her drink was spiked during a party, after which she was assaulted and the act was filmed to threaten her. A woman was raped by four men in Delhi on Sunday night who allegedly spiked her drink. The incident happened in the Civil Lines area of the capital, and the accused were known the victim. The accused are on the run, and the police have registered a c...Read More
Thane, Aug 14 (PTI) A fire broke out at a cafe located in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city early Thursday morning, following which 35 persons were evacuated from the structure, officials said. No casualty has been reported as of now, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said. The blaze erupted in the Parsik Cafe located on the ground floor of the six-storey building at Kharegaon in Kalwa (West), he said. The disaster managemen...Read More
NEW DELHI: In a major setback to 42-year-old Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar, the SC on Wednesday cancelled his bail and ordered him to surrender within a week. A two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, set aside the March 4 order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to the wrestler. The court passed the order cancelling Kumar's bail after going through the ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the world is facing a "volatile and uncertain era", having experienced the successive impact of the Covid pandemic, multiple conflicts and "trade upheavals", and asserted that 'atmanirbharta' (self reliance) is the mindset needed to deal with "global turbulence". In his address at a conclave here on Wednesday, Jaishankar also said that in an era of globalisation and urbanisation, "traditions are often lost with time". But, ...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct a preliminary inquiry into alleged collusion between Noida officials and builders over inflated land acquisition compensation to farmers. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi formed a new SIT, comprising three IPS officers, which will replace the earlier SIT. The bench was hearing a case wherein it had ordered an SIT probe while dealing with the anticipa...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve banking operations in India by up to 46 per cent, according to a report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The central bank noted that AI can help financial institutions better understand customer behaviour, improve efficiency, and offer more personalised services at scale. It stated, "GenAI is poised to improve banking operations in India by up to 46 per cent". The report said AI is incr...Read More
New Delhi: As August inflation print likely to top 2 per cent and be closer to 2.3 per cent, a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in October looks difficult, SBI Research said on Wednesday, adding that even a rate cut in December looks a tad difficult if growth numbers for Q1 and Q2 are taken into consideration. India's CPI inflation moderated to 98-month low of 1.55 per cent in July, compared to 2.10 per cent in June and 3.60 per cent in July, 2024. The July reading is marking the nint...Read More
Hyderabad: Amazon India has launched an innovative on-package advertising campaign for the upcoming film Coolie. The film features renowned actors Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Upendra, Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan, and Pooja Hegde. The campaign is active across the metro cities of Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Mumbai and Pune. Abhinav Singh, VP-Operations, Amazon India, said:"We are delighted to bring the cinematic world of Coolie and the magic of Thalaiva directly to fans...Read More
New Delhi, August 14: President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on Thursday evening, marking the eve of the 79th Independence Day. The address is scheduled to be broadcast at 7 p.m. across the entire national network of Akashvani and telecast on all Doordarshan channels -- first in Hindi, followed by the English version. Doordarshan's regional channels will then air regional language broadcasts, while Akashvani will carry the regional versions at 9.30 p.m. on its respective networks, a go...Read More
Vijayawada: Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd (AWHCL), India's leading integrated solid waste management company, on Wednesday announced that its material subsidiary, Antony Lara Enviro Solutions Private Limited, has been awarded two significant 15-MW waste-to-energy (WTE) projects each in Andhra Pradesh. The projects have been awarded by New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCO), with a total project value of Rs3,200 crore. These projects mark a significant ent...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve banking operations in India by up to 46 per cent, according to a report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The central bank noted that AI can help financial institutions better understand customer behaviour, improve efficiency, and offer more personalised services at scale. It stated, GenAI is poised to improve banking operations in India by up to 46 per cent. The report said AI is increa...Read More
Jhunjhunu: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh Tuesday visited the home of Sergeant Surendra Moga, who was martyred in Operation Sindoor on May 10, and met with his wife, mother, and children in Mehradasi village in Jhunjhunu district.The Air Chief Marshal arrived at the Jhunjhunu airstrip around 3pm on a special military aircraft, where he was welcomed by Air Force officers. He travelled by road to the ancestral home of the martyr in Mehradasi. There, he met with the martyr's mother, wife, and c...Read More
Actor Rana Daggubati appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad concerning a money laundering case linked to illegal online betting and gambling. The ED had summoned Daggubati and other actors like Prakash Raj and Vijay Deverakonda, who have already appeared, for endorsing online betting apps allegedly generating illicit funds. The agency is recording statements under the PMLA. Actor Rana Daggubati on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad in con...Read More