Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Actor Rajkummar Rao on Tuesday said he was looking for an opportunity to step out of the box and he found it in "Maalik" where he essays the role of a gangster. Set against the gritty backdrop of 1980s Allahabad, the action thriller is a hard-hitting tale of ambition, power, and survival that explores the price of rising in a world ruled by guns, greed, and loyalty. It is directed by filmmaker Pulkit of "Bhakshak" fame. "There are very few instances when an actor gets the o...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jul 1 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday asked major private banks to extend more credit to poor people of the state under various welfare schemes. Majhi said this while meeting representatives of ICICI, Axis and HDFC Banks and suggested that they should provide more loans to the poor in various welfare schemes, an official statement issued by the CMO said. The chief minister issued such a suggestion after it was noticed that the performance of these banks i...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed an order directing Amazon Technologies Inc to pay around Rs 340 crore as damages and costs for trademark infringement of the luxury lifestyle brand, Beverly Hills Polo Club. The decision of a bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul came on the plea against a single judge's order directing Amazon Technologies to pay Lifestyle Equities damages of 39 million dollars after finding that Amazon infringed upon its "...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) A group of tourists from Maharashtra is stranded at Yamunotri, a key Char Dham site in Uttarakhand, and efforts are on by local authorities to rescue and move them to a safer location, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday. The Maharashtra government is in touch with its Uttarakhand counterpart to ensure the safety of devotees, he said. Shinde, however, did not disclose how many tourists from Maharashtra are stranded in the hill state where the sacred Char Dha...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) "Housefull 5", starring Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar and Jacqueline Fernandez among others, has crossed Rs 300 crore with its worldwide box office collection. Produced under Sajid Nadiadwala's production banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film has been directed by Tarun Mansukhani of "Dostana" fame. It released in theatres worldwide on June 6 in two parts "Housefull 5A" and "Housefull 5B". While both versions have the same beginnings, the last 20 minutes of clim...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said very heavy rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan over some of the next six to seven days. It said the monsoon will remain active in many parts of northwest, central and east India during this period. Heavy rain is also likely in Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Jharkhand. Some days may see heavy showers in Madhya Pr...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Hyundai Motor India on Tuesday said its total sales declined by 6 per cent year-on-year to 60,924 units in June. The company's total sales stood at 64,803 units in June last year, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) said in a statement. The automaker said its dispatches to dealers in the domestic market declined 12 per cent to 44,024 units in June as compared with 50,103 units in the year-ago period. Exports stood at 16,900 units last month as against 14,700 units in June 202...Read More
Jammu, Jul 1 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha will flag off the first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims for the twin base camps in Kashmir from here amid tight security on Wednesday. The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high shrine will commence on July 3 from the Valley via the twin tracks -- the traditional 48-kilometre Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter (14 kilometres) but steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal district. The yatra will conclude on August 9. A...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Gross GST collections increased by 6.2 per cent to over Rs 1.84 lakh crore in June, as per government data released on Tuesday. Gross GST collections during the same month a year ago was Rs 1,73,813 crore. During the last month, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection was Rs 2.01 lakh crore. The GST collection touched a record high of Rs 2.37 lakh crore in April this year. In June, gross revenues from domestic transactions rose 4.6 per cent to about Rs 1.38 lakh cr...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 1 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said there is no discussion on leadership change and stressed on strengthening the hands of CM Siddaramaiah and the party's government in the state. Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President, asked party leaders and legislators not to speak to the press on the leadership change issue. He said a notice will be issued to Ramanagara MLA H A Iqbal Hussain, who has been making statements that Shivakumar shou...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his remarks on the Waqf Act, calling him a "Maulana" and accusing him of polarising the society in Bihar on communal lines sensing opposition Mahagathbandhan's "imminent" defeat in the assembly polls due later this year. Doubling down on Yadav's assertion that the opposition grand alliance in Bihar will consign the Waqf Act to the dustbin if voted to power, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bha...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 1 (PTI) AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday alleged that Ravada Chandrasekhar was appointed as the new Kerala police chief as part of a deal between the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala and the BJP government at the Centre. "There is no doubt that the new DGP is the compromise candidate of the Left Front government and the central government," he told reporters in Kannur. Venugopal said Chandrasekhar was made the secretary of the Prime Minister's security department ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) India's manufacturing sector growth rose to a 14-month high of 58.4 in June marked by improved trends in output and new orders, alongside a record upturn in employment, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index - an indicator of sector performance - was 57.6 in May. In the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction. "India's ma...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Actor Kajol says she isn't a fan of horror films and will be watching "Maa", her own entry in the genre, solely for professional reasons. "Maa", directed by Vishal Furia, is the first horror project of Kajol's career of over 30 years. The movie shares the same universe with the 2023 movie "Shaitaan", which featured her actor-husband Ajay Devgn. "I don't watch horror films. I have watched a lot of big films. I'm not a horror film aficionado at all. "I haven't watched 'Ma...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 1 (PTI) With less than a year to go for assembly elections, the BJP is all set to announce its new West Bengal president this week, amid intense lobbying, internal deliberations and factional negotiations within the saffron party's state unit. The party's returning officer and MLA, Deepak Barman, issued a notification confirming the schedule, sparking speculations over who will take over the reins of the state unit ahead of the assembly polls in April-May next year. Nomination for...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday asserted that eligible citizens should register themselves as voters only in constituencies of which they are ordinary residents and not the place where they own a house. His remarks come as the poll machinery in Bihar undertakes a special intensive review (SIR) of the voters list of the state, which is going to the polls later this year. One of the key objectives of the drive is to identify "many persons" who have, kn...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Bangladesh made its single largest payment of USD 437 million in June, clearing pending dues, including carrying costs, and issues related to the power purchase agreement, reaffirming the Indian conglomerate's asset as a reliable and cost-competitive power source for meeting the country's growing energy needs, sources said. Bangladesh is now regular in payments. Additionally, an LC (Letter of Credit) worth about two months of billing and sovereign guarantee for all dues a...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Research Development and Innovation Scheme with a corpus of Rs one lakh crore to spur private sector investment in research. The scheme, approved by the Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to encourage the private sector to scale up research, development and innovation in sunrise domains and in other sectors relevant for economic security, strategic purpose, and self-reliance. The scheme aims to pro...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Cutting short the seven-day losing streak, gold prices rebounded by Rs 1,200 to Rs 98,670 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday due to fresh buying by stockists in line with strong global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had settled at Rs 97,470 per 10 grams on Monday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity climbed by Rs 1,100 to Rs 98,150 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) on Tuesday. It had closed at R...Read More
Jammu, July 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atul Dulloo, who on Tuesday reviewed the overall preparations a day ahead of the commencement of Amarnath Yatra, said that all necessary measures, including the elaborate security arrangements, have been put in place to ensure a safe pilgrimage for devotees. The annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath will begin from Jammu on Wednesday and from Kashmir on Thursday. The 38-day yatra to the 3,880 metres high shrine will commence...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) On the eighth anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the indirect tax regime stands out as a landmark reform that has reshaped India's economic landscape. He said on X, "By reducing the compliance burden, it has greatly improved the ease of doing business, particularly for small and medium enterprises. GST has also served as a powerful engine for economic growth, while fostering true cooperative federalism by...Read More
Srinagar, Jul 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said a special cell will be established to address the concerns of the families of terror victims and directed deputy commissioners and SSPs to reopen cases which were deliberately buried. The LG chaired a high-level meeting to discuss issues concerning victim families whose loved ones were killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists. "Special Cell to be established in LG Secretariat to address concerns of families. A ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) completing eight years, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that it is a "brutal tool of corporate cronyism" and asserted that a reformed GST must be "people-first, business-friendly, and truly federal in spirit". The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha said India deserves a tax system that works for all, not just the privileged few, so that every Indian, from the small shopkeeper to the farmer, can be a stakeholder ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Luxury carmaker Audi on Tuesday said its half-yearly retail sales declined 63 per cent year-on-year to 2,128 units. The company sold 2,477 units in the January-June period of last year. The brand with the four rings is facing headwinds as slowing demand -- driven by price increases from a weakening exchange rate and heightened market uncertainty amid evolving geopolitical tensions -- continues to impact performance, Audi India said in a statement. However, the company r...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The government on Tuesday approved an Employment Linked Incentive scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.07 lakh crore to support job generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The scheme aims to incentivise the creation of more than 3.5 crore job...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his remarks on the Waqf Act, calling him a "Maulana" and accusing him of trying to polarise the society in Bihar on communal lines sensing opposition Magathbandhan's "imminent" defeat in assembly polls scheduled later this year. Yadav on Sunday claimed that the ruling NDA in Bihar was "on its way out," and the new government in the state led by the opposition alliance will "consign to the dust...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) CPI(ML) Liberation leader Dipankar Bhattacharya on Tuesday said the Election Commission's attempts to provide clarification on the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar were only adding to the confusion and misinformation surrounding the exercise. In a statement issued here, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary said the poll panel must call off the special drive, calling it "arbitrary and utterly ill-planned". "The...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 1 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Madan Mitra has offered an unconditional apology to the party leadership for his controversial comments about the victim of an alleged gangrape at a law college here, particularly his remark questioning why the student had gone to the institution "alone". The Kamarhati MLA submitted his reply to the TMC's show-cause notice late on Monday, within the three-day deadline. Mitra also provided an explanation of the context in which the remarks were made, party...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Ravindra Jadeja's inability to make decisive inroads on the fifth day of an up and down Headingley track did raise eyebrows and questions of him not being as effective as he is on Indian turners. The fifth day of the opening Test saw unhinged Ben Duckett reverse sweep Jadeja out of the match in a chase of 371. He could not turn the ball from the rough created outside the left-hander's off-stump by the Indian pacers. As India team is pondering over best combination, quest...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) JSW Paints aims to significantly increase its market share in decorative and industrial coating segments, following the acquisition of Akzo Nobel India Ltd, the makers of Dulux paints, a top company official said. Last week, JSW Paints announced the acquisition of 74.76 per cent stake from the Dutch promoters of Akzo Nobel India Ltd (ANIL) for a consideration of Rs 8,986 crore and announced an open offer of up to Rs 3,929.06 crore. JSW Paints, part of Sajjan Jindal-led USD ...Read More