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Not part of any 'power group', claims Mohanlal

IN his first response since the publishing of the Justice Hema Committee report, which highlighted sexual harassment allegations in the Malayalam film industry, top actor Mohanlal said he was not part of any 'power group' and was unaware of its existence.

PM calls for swift justice in crimes against women

Modi praises the judiciary for its role in upholding fundamental rights

Sporting a vision on canvas

SPORTS is an integral part of our lives, whether you are genetically predisposed to athletic activities or not. In one’s growing up years, it always served as a break from the monotony of geographical map drawings and mathematical calculations.

Jurassic World 4 is now titled Jurassic World Rebirth

|NIVERSAL has officially announced that Jurassic U₁ World 4 has now been titled Jurassic World Rebirth.

Avani creates history, India bag four medals

22-year-old becomes India's 1st para-athlete to clinch two straight Paralympics gold

TNCA XI thrash Mumbai by 286 runs; enter semis

R SAI Kishore (3/52) and CV Achyuth (3/37) picked up three wickets each to propel the TNCA XI to a creditable 286run over Mumbai in the TNCATake Sports All-India Buchi Babu Invitation tournament played at Coimbatore.

Chennai set for India's first night street race

CHENNAI is the country's Mecca for tennis and chess.

INDIANS SHARE BIT MORE FREELY: UPTON

HERE is perhaps a perception that Indians consider talking about their vulnerabilities as taboo.

1500m runner Parvej Khan fails dope test

PARVEJ Khan's journey had been meteoric.

B'luru houses 35% of BFSI global capability centres

BENGALURU secures the top spot as the premier destination for Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) Global Capability Centres (GCCs), as it houses 35% of all BFSI GCCs.

Vistara to fly for last time on November 11

Customers will no longer be able to book Vistara flights from September 3, for travel on or after November 12

Sebi tightens norms for entry, exit of F&O stocks

CAPITAL market watchdog Sebi has tightened norms regarding the eligibility for the entry and exit of securities into the derivatives space by increasing the value and volume caps by three times.

39 stock, 7 commex brokers, 22 DPs lose registration

THE markets watchdog Sebi has cancelled the registration of as many as 39 stock brokers and seven commodity brokers for not meeting their registration requirements apart from cancelling registration of 22 depository participants who aren't affiliated with any depositories.

Fiscal deficit touches 17.2% of annual target as of end-July

THE country's fiscal deficit reached 17.2% of the annual target as of the end of July in the current fiscal year (FY25), according to data published by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday.

APSEZ acquires 80% stake in Astro for $185 million in all-cash deal

ADANI Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 80% stake in Astro, in an all-cash deal for $185 million, implying an enterprise value (EV) of $235 million and EV/FY25E earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at 4.4 times.

Govt taking many policy measures to promote fintech sector: PM Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government is taking many policy measures to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over $31 billion foreign investments in the past 10 years and has grown by over 500% in terms of their number.

ONGC Videsh steps up efforts to recover dividends from Russia and Venezuela

ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the overseas arm of ONGC, on Friday said it has stepped up efforts to recover divideds stuck in Russia and Venezuela due to the US sanctions.

Berlin deports 28 to Af, first since Taliban took control

GERMANY deported Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power.

UN to deploy team to probe abuses in Bangladesh rights

THE UN human rights office said on Friday that it will deploy a fact-finding team to Bangladesh to investigate alleged rights abuses and violations through use of excessive force by security forces to quell protests led by students against the former government this summer.

Pak relaxed rules to give contract to build key highway to China: report

PAKISTAN relaxed bidding rules to directly award a USD 2 billion contract to China for the construction of a strategically important road, according to a media report on Friday.

Harris defends policy flip flops in first interview

KAMALA Harris declared on Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump as she reached out to centrist voters in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election.

Israeli air strike kills three in West Bank

ISRAEL said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday, taking the death toll from a large-scale military operation now in its third day to at least 19.

Brazil freezes financial assets of Musk's Starlink

Top judge's spat with Musk over appointment of legal officer escalates

New rules to kick out members lacking 'revolutionary spirit'

THE ruling Communist Party of China headed by President Xi Jinping has issued a new set of rules to remove incompetent members deemed lagging in their faith, loyalty and performance, in a bid to further strengthen the party's control over the conduct of its nearly 100 million members.

Chirag: No rift with BJP, love for PM unshakable

UNION minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday denied any rift between him and ally BJP, and claimed that his love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi was \"unshakable\".

Rain respite, but floods wreak havoc in Gujarat

EVEN as rains abated in most parts of Gujarat on Friday morning, several towns and villages witnessed water logging due to swollen rivers.

Didi again writes to Modi seeking Central laws, hikes salary of civic volunteers

CHIEF Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the lack of response to her earlier appeal for a stronger legislation on crimes against women in the wake of a trainee doctor's rape and murder in Kolkata.

Assam Assembly abolishes 2-hr Friday namaz break rule

THE Assam Assembly has abolished a British-era rule that granted a two-hour break to Muslim MLAs to offer namaz on Fridays.

Hit by flash floods, U’khand rescues 189 tourists from Valley of Flowers

A sudden downpour on Thursday afternoon led to a flash flood in the Valley of Flowers trekking route, sweeping away a concrete bridge over a stream and leaving 189 tourists stranded in Uttarakhand.

Champai joins BJP, levels snooping charge against Hemant-led JMM govt

FORMER Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Friday joined BJP along with his supporters in Ranchi.