New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) India's biggest real estate firm DLF's Chairman Rajiv Singh's remuneration rose 34 per cent annually to Rs 36.65 crore in the last fiscal, following better performance of the company, according to its latest annual report. As per the list of remuneration paid/payable to directors/KMPs (key managerial personnel) during 2024-25, the DLF's Chairman and whole-time director has received Rs 36.65 crore as remuneration for the last fiscal against Rs 27.30 crore in the preceding...Read More
Srinagar, July 13 (PTI) Three buses part of the Amarnath Yatra convoy collided on Sunday on their way to a base camp in Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring at least 10 pilgrims, officials said. The injured pilgrims were taken to a hospital for treatment, they said. Officials said the condition of all injured was stated to be stable. The three buses were damaged in the road accident. Other pilgrims from the affected buses were moved to reserve buses and the convoy went ahead with th...Read More
Hyderabad, Jul 13 (PTI) MLC Teenmaar Mallanna's gunman fired into the air on Sunday to disperse a group of protesters -- allegedly affiliated with Telangana Jagruthi -- who had entered Mallanna's office in Medipally, police said. Telangana Jagruthi, led by BRS MLC K Kavitha, allegedly attacked Mallanna's office in protest against his remarks about her. Mallanna was present in the office when the incident occurred. According to preliminary information, a group of Telangana Jagruthi members, en...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The first thing Grandmaster Shyam Sundar Mohanraj noticed about Harikrishnan A Ra was his calculation skills when he joined his academy, Chess Thulir in Chennai, as an early bird in 2022. Harikrishnan, 24, on Friday earned his third GM-norm at the La Plagne International Chess Festival in France to become the country's 87th Grandmaster and bring joy to his coach Mohanraj, who has seen two players from his academy become GMs in a span of months. The Chennai-based Harikri...Read More
Chennai, Jul 13 (PTI) Founder-chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, actor-politician Vijay on Sunday slammed the DMK regime over "custodial deaths" and alleged the "empty, publicity-model DMK sarkar has now got transformed into a sorry model sarkar." Addressing TVK's protest rally here, Vijay said the custodial torture victim Ajith Kumar hailed from an ordinary family and the chief minister apologised to the victim's family and it is appropriate. Clad in black, Vijay held a placard that read, "Sor...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 13 (PTI) Police have constituted a nine-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe into the alleged rape of a woman by a student at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta, officials said on Saturday. The team is led by an assistant commissioner from the South West Division, they said. The alleged incident took place inside the boys' hostel of IIM-Calcutta on Friday, a police officer had said. The accused student was arrested on Saturday on the basis of an FIR lodged by...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save an Indian nurse, who is likely to be executed in Yemen on July 16 for murder charges. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta is likely to hear the matter. The matter was mentioned for urgent hearing on July 10 after advocate Subhash Chandran KR said diplomatic channels need to be explored at the earliest. He had submitted that payment of blood mo...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The Delhi Police has registered a case of negligence in connection to the building collapse in northeast Delhi's Welcome area on Saturday that killed six members of a family and injured eight others, an official said. The rescue operation at the four-storey building has now concluded, he said. The deceased include building owner Abdul Matloob (50), his wife Rabia (46), sons Javed (23) and Abdulla (15), daughter Zubia (27), and two-year-old granddaughter Fozia. Their bod...Read More
Bhopal, Jul 13 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh minister Narendra Shivaji Patel has said MP and Nepal share unique and special cultural ties which will be bolstered, and efforts will be made to enhance bilateral economic cooperation between India and the neighbouring country. The minister of state for public health and medical education was speaking at the 'India-Nepal Economic Cooperation Meet 2025' hosted by the Embassy of Nepal in India and the PHDCCI India-Nepal Centre here on Saturday evening. "Madhy...Read More
Hyderabad, Jul 13 (PTI) NLC India Ltd, a public sector enterprise, is planning to invest Rs 1.25 lakh crore by 2030 to expand its capacity from the existing 6.7 gigawatt to 20 gigawatt, Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company has said. He said, out of Rs 1.25 lakh crore planned capex, the company will be spending around Rs 65,000 crores on renewables and other green initiatives, while around Rs 45,000 crores will be earmarked for thermal and around 15,000 c...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) India's import of crude oil from Russia rose to an 11-month high in June as refiners topped up tanks amid the Israel-Iran war, analysts said. India imported 2.08 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude in June, the highest since July 2024, according to vessel tracking data from global commodity market analytics firm Kpler. "While India's global imports of crude oil dropped by 6 per cent in June, Russian volumes saw an 8 per cent month-on-month rise to their highe...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh, among others, extended their wishes to billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary. The duo tied the knot on July 12, 2024, in Mumbai. The ceremony was attended by several celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff, and Varun Dhawan. It also had reality TV star Kim Kardashian a...Read More
Kannur (Kerala), Jul 13 (PTI) Senior BJP leader C Sadanandan Master, who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, on Sunday said the party high command's decisions and his new responsibility are aimed at realising its core objective of "Viksit Keralam" (Developed Kerala). He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated the new position two days prior during an interaction and he learned of the nomination this morning. A senior leader of the saffron party from politically volatile Kannur district,...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 13 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said it is necessary that his party chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena head Raj Thackeray form an alliance, claiming it will give a "new direction to the state". In his weekly column Rok Thok in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, Raut also claimed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nothing to do with the fight for Maharashtra's unity and Marathi "asmita" (pride). "The BJP's policy is to first loot Mumbai,...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Billionaire Anil Agarwal's mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd nearly quadrupled its donations to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), contributing Rs 97 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2025, according to its latest annual report. Under "Miscellaneous Expenses', Vedanta detailed the political donations as well as the management and brand fee expenses it paid to its parent, London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc. Political donations totalled Rs 157 crore in 2024-25, u...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 13 (PTI) The alleged rape case of a woman by a student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta inside a hostel on the campus has taken a new turn, with her father claiming that the reported incident did not take place. The accused student was arrested on Saturday on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman, a police officer had said. The alleged incident took place inside the boys' hostel of IIM-Calcutta on Friday, he said. However, the woman's father told reporters later o...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) World's largest hotel franchisor Wyndham Hotels and Resorts sees India becoming one of its top markets with more than 50 hotels in the pipeline and plans to bring more brands to the country, according to top company officials. In an interview with PTI, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts' President for Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa, Dimitris Manikis, and Market Managing Director for Eurasia, Rahool Macarius, shared the leading hotel franchisor's expansion plans for Indi...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) "Param Sundari", featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles, will release in theatres worldwide in August. Set against the backwaters of Kerala, "Param Sundari" is described as a "rollercoaster of laughter, chaos, and unexpected twists". Dinesh Vijan is producing the film under his production banner, Maddock Films. The film, which was previously scheduled to hit the big screen on July 25, has been postponed to August, according to a press release. T...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contributions of former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, special public prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala BJP leader C Sadanandan Master and historian Meenakshi Jain after they were nominated to the Rajya Sabha. In a notification issued late Saturday night , the Union Home Ministry said the President has nominated the four to the Rajya Sabha. "Shri Ujjwal Nikam's devotion to...Read More
Idukki (Kerala), Jul 13 (PTI) A four-year-old boy was killed when a car hit him while his mother was holding him close at a roadside EV charging station in Kerala's hilly Vagamon region on Friday afternoon. The child, from Nemom near Thiruvananthapuram, was on a short holiday with his parents when the accident occurred, police said. His father, an Indian Air Force officer, had driven the family from their home in Pala in Kottayam district to Vagamon. They had stopped to charge their car at a ...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jul 13 (PTI) The Odisha government has started working on securing copyright for the rituals of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri to protect its traditional cultural expressions, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the titular king of the pilgrim town, said. The statement came amid resentments among the devotees of Lord Jagannath over the untimely celebration of Lord Jagannath's rituals by the ISKCON abroad and the West Bengal government's declaration of a temple in Digha as "Jagannath ...Read More
Mumbai: The NCP (SP) has convened its general body meeting on Tuesday, party leaders said, amid speculation over the Sharad Pawar-led outfit's next Maharashtra unit chief. Reports in a section of media have claimed NCP (SP) Maharashtra unit chief Jayant Patil has resigned from the post and that party MLC Shashikant Shinde will take over from him. Shinde has said if he is given an opportunity, it will a turning point for him. "On July 15, all party leaders will meet to discuss the future cours...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The combined market valuation of eight of the top 10 valued firms eroded by Rs 2.07 lakh crore (Rs 2,07,501.58 crore) last week, with Tata Consultancy Services and Bharti Airtel emerging as the worst hit. Last week, the benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 932.42 points or 1.11 per cent. From the top 10 pack, only Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever closed the week with gains in their valuation. Among major losers, the market valuation of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) tumbl...Read More
New Delhi: Veteran actor Kota Srinivasa Rao, a towering figure in Telugu cinema known for his magnetic screen presence and unmatched versatility, passed away on Saturday at the age of 83. His death marks the end of an era for Indian cinema, particularly Telugu films, where he made an indelible mark across four prolific decades. News of Rao's passing emerged early Sunday morning, triggering an outpouring of grief across social media and film circles. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrabab...Read More
Pune, Jul 13 (PTI) The Armed Forces Medical Services is exploring the use of drone technology to deliver blood bags, medicines and other medical supplies in hilly and hard-to-reach areas, Director General of AFMS, Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, has said. She also said the AFMS was responsible for the health requirements of all four astronauts currently part of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station. Vice Admiral Sarin was speaking on Saturday on the sidelines of a commissioni...Read More
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has once again made a mark on the national stage by securing multiple honours in the prestigious Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024 as Super Swachh League Cities, reaffirming its commitment to cleanliness and urban sanitation. Five municipal corporations from the State have been selected for awards across different population-based and special categories. The awards will be presented by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and the Minister for Power at a grand...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Before India significantly relaxed sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission control norms exempting a large number of coal-fired power plants, an independent analysis had warned that key scientific studies being cited to justify the move were riddled with contradictions and risked undermining public health. In an analysis released last month, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) alleged that studies by institutions such as NEERI, NIAS and IIT Delhi were being "se...Read More
Srinagar, Jul 13 (PTI) Authorities on Sunday sealed all roads leading to Martyrs' graveyard in Nowhatta area of the old city even as the ruling National Conference claimed that several of it's leaders have been placed under house arrest. Police and central paramilitary forces were deployed in strength at all entry points leading to Srinagar city as there were apprehensions of law and order problems on the occasion of Martyrs Day. Only vehicles of officials and security forces were allowed to c...Read More
Chandigarh, Jul 12 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers held protests against the BJP at many places in Punjab on Saturday, alleging that its leader and Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has made a statement in support of the accused in the killing of a businessman from Abohar a few days ago. The demonstrations were held in Jalandhar, Pathankot, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Abohar and several other cities. Several ministers, MLAs and senior officials of the ruling AAP in Punjab p...Read More
Jaipur, Jul 12 (PTI) The Rajasthan government has disbursed over Rs 42,131 crore in interest-free short-term crop loans to more than 75 lakh farmers since the formation of the new government, said an official statement on Saturday. The cooperative department has also expanded its network, setting up over 600 new cooperative societies across the state by June 30, 2025, the statement said. The state budget for 2025-26 includes a provision to distribute Rs 25,000 crore in interest-free loans to a...Read More