Representative image NEW DELHI: Government on Monday said that there were 576 individuals who had disclosed a gross income of over Rs 100 crore during financial year 2024-25 (assessment year 2025-26), with 161 added during the year.The additions during the year also mark the highest number in at least four years. While it is a...
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‘Extra payout’ to Maharashtra PSU: HDFC board slaps Rs 1 lakh fines on MD, CFO
The review found instances of “business overreach” but no evidence of mala fide intent or personal gain MUMBAI: HDFC Bank’s board on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on managing director & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, chief financial officer Srinivasan Vaidyanathan and group head of retail assets Arvind Vohra, and also issued warning...
‘Let Sooryavanshi open with Rohit’: Ex-cricketer wants Gill to bat at No.4
Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Sharma (Agency Image) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Farokh Engineer believes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already done enough to earn an ODI call-up and wants the 15-year-old to open alongside Rohit Sharma ahead of the 2027 World Cup. Engineer feels India should reshuffle their batting order by moving Shubman Gill to No....
Need out-of-box thinking to plug paper leaks, says Supreme Court
Structural reform must NEW DELHI: As government informed Supreme Court that a high-powered committee has been formed for education reform, the court said Monday that some “out-of-box thinking” was needed to address problems faced by the sector, including the recurring problem of paper leaks.Appearing before a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe,...
INS Sudarshini departs for Portugal after participating in US’s 250th I-Day celebrations
The ministry said INS Sudarshini has now set sail for Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal) NEW DELHI: Indian Navy Sailing Ship Sudarshini has set sail for Portugal, wrapping up its month-long visit to the US to participate in the celebrations of the country’s 250th anniversary of independence.“The Indian Naval Ship Sudarshini, a sail training vessel of...
Anti-defection law: Supreme Court ready to hear plea for its interpretation
The apex court has issued notice to the Centre for its response NEW DELHI: Observing that there are “enormous issues” with the working of 10th Schedule, Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear senior advocate Kapil Sibal’s plea for interpretation of anti-defection law in order to curb illegal defections through the route of political party merger.Though...
Supreme Court: Insolvency shield is for firm, not promoters
IBC is to facilitate the resolution process and not to eclipse the statutory remedies NEW DELHI: Promoters of real estate companies use pending insolvency proceedings as a shield to protect themselves in court cases filed by homebuyers for not giving possession of flats, but Supreme Court on Monday clarified that a moratorium against the corporate...
CWG: Sarvesh Kushare becomes 1st Indian to win silver in men’s high jump
Sarvesh Anil Kushare poses after winning the silver medal in the men’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo) Sarvesh Kushare became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games after finishing second in Glasgow on Monday.The...
CWG: Ajaya Babu wins silver in 79kg weightlifting after record-breaking duel
Erry Hidayat Muhammad of Malaysia with his gold medal alongside Valluri Ajaya Babu of India with his silver medal, left, and Chris Murray of England with his bronze medal, right. (AP) Fast-rising Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu won the silver medal in the men’s 79kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, adding another medal...
‘I am a street fighter’: Combative Pradhan arrives in Parliament to a rousing welcome
NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex on Monday NEW DELHI: “Nothing happened. I am a street fighter, not an AC-room activist,” was former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan‘s riposte to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh’s “It happens” remarks to him as he came to Parliament Monday two days after quitting...
