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Govt collects ₹1.22L crore from excise duty on fuel in H1 FY25

THE Central government has collected ₹1.22 lakh crore from excise duties on petroleum products in the first six months of the current financial year, according to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum.

CINEMA FACES SHRINKING SALES, NEW CHALLENGES

THERE may be an occasional boost in box office collections for recent releases like 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. Both made ₹260 crore each for the first 20 days. But the overall picture in recent years and months is that the Indian film industry is crawling.

Adani's many legal challenges

Exchanges seek information from group companies cited in alleged bribery case in the US

Fourth airstrike in seven days leaves 11 people dead, dozens hurt in Beirut

ISRAELI airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said.

UN treaty coming on crimes against humanity as Russia lifts roadblock

A key UN General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that would have derailed the effort.

37 people killed in sectarian violence in NW Pak

THIRTY seven people have been killed and over two dozen others injured in sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the last 24 hours, police said on Saturday.

Billionaire Scott Bessent named next treasury secy

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek.

Two groups vulnerable to global warming walk away from COP29 talks

AT least two groups of the world's most vulnerable countries staged a walkout of the negotiation room at the UN climate conference here on Saturday expressing strong dissatisfaction with the draft agreement on climate finance for the Global South.

Lanka a step closer to $333 mn from IMF

SRI Lanka's new NPP government on Saturday got the International Monetary Fund approval for a staff-level agreement to secure the fourth tranche of the nearly $3 billion bailout package.

Amid uncertainty, NATO head holds talks with Don

Both discussed global security issues facing the alliance: Statement

Mixed bag for kin of 7 former CMs in J'khand

Separate state in 2000

Infiltration pitch falls flat, BJP wins 1 seat in Santhal Pargana

The BJP amped its Jharkhand poll campaign pitch, raising Bangladeshi infiltrations and demographic change in Santhal Pargana, but failed to make inroads into the region.

Setback for Cong as top guns, dynasts lose plot & bite Maha dust

THE results of the Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday came as a severe jolt to prominent members of the Congress, many of whom come from political dynasties.

Voters give clear mandate, reject independents and smaller parties

Smaller parties in Maharashtra failed to impress people in the assembly elections, but they played spoilsport for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in closely contested seats.

Future tense for Sharad, Uddhav

IT seems that Sharad Pawar's party, the NCP, faced significant challenges in the Assembly polls due to his failure to fulfill the promise of introducing fresh faces into the leadership and nurturing them, much like how Yashwantrao Chavan-Maharashtra's first chief minister-mentored him.

Maha poll drubbing a wake up call for Cong

STILL smarting from the shock defeat in Haryana, the near-wipeout in Maharashtra proved to be yet another punch for the Congress, which is struggling to keep afloat as a national force.

BJP firms up grip on coalition politics

A spectacular victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections has elevated the BJP morale that plummeted after the parliamentary polls a few months ago.

A BATTLE BEYOND THE FAIRY TALE

AMIL cinema was set ablaze earlier this week when actor Nayanthara accused Dhanush of withholding an NOC (no objection certificate) for using clips and videos from her film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) in her Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale.

'Jalebi' replaces 'ladoo' as BJP HQ decked up after Maha mandate

EVEN as the BJP-led alliance failed to wrest power from ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the decisive victory in Maharashtra provided the reason for the saffron party to celebrate this in a big way, but not with traditional 'ladoos', instead with 'jalebis'.

Victory of good governance, says PM

'Jalebi' replaces 'ladoo' as BJP HQ decked up after Maha mandate

HOW A QUEEN BECAME A GODDESS

HEN the founder of the Draupadi Dream Trust visited Chennai, she was shocked to learn of the many Draupadi temples in the south.

THE CLOCK STRIKES SAFFRON. AGAIN

A GAP had opened up in India's polity this summer.

MAHA MANDATE: SOPS SUCCESS AND SURGE OF POPULISM

THE turnaround of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has few parallels in political history and can only be compared with a legendary triumph in cricket.

Greening the waste stream

Farooq Ganai's approach to recycling food waste is benefitting him and the community too. Fayaz Wani highlights Ganai's eco-friendly entrepreneurship

A superhero for Oppressed kids

Homemaker by day and saviour by night. Nupur Ghosh has saved over 80 children from being trafficked. Sulagna Sengupta meets this 'Wonder Woman'

MAKING SENSE OF TOUCH

IN an era marked by rising sexual offences against women and children, especially girls, a traffic police subedar Yogesh Singh Rajput in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district is making a difference.

Muslims to participate in Basava Purana, other Hindu rituals at Gajendragad Mutt

'We are all Indians'

Lodge case against Lay Secretary of Church of South India: HC to CBI

TAKING into account that the government issued land for establishing industrial home and other purpose was sold illegally, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court directed the CBI to register a case against the persons concerned from the Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA) and Church of South India (CSI) Madurai Ramnad Diocese, government officials and others who were involved in the illegal sale of government property in Madurai city.

UDF celebrates Wayanad victory at Indira Bhavan

THE air was thick with anticipation at Indira Bhavan on Saturday as the election results trickled in. Congress workers gathered at the state office to watch the by-election results live.

Raichur first district in India to use solar power in its health centres

RAICHUR has become the first district in India to fully power its health centres using solar energy.