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SC warns Sena (UBT) against 'irresponsible' remarks on pending dispute with Shinde faction

India, May 16 -- The Supreme Court on Friday strongly objected to public statements made by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) blaming the judiciary for delays in hearing its long-pending disput... Read More


C. Sivasankaran: the price warrior who failed to price in his own risks

New Delhi, May 16 -- In the mid-1980s, when a personal computer in India cost as much as Rs.80,000, a young Tamil entrepreneur walked into the stalled market and crashed prices by more than half. Chi... Read More


The week in charts: PM Modi's austerity call, MSP hike, sugar export ban

New Delhi, May 16 -- From Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging austerity measures as the West Asia war inflated India's import bills, to the Centre raising minimum support prices for key kharif crops t... Read More


Dame Anna Wintour's daughter Bee Shaffer splits from husband Francesco Carrozzini

United Kingdom, May 16 -- Dame Anna Wintour's daughter Bee Shaffer and her husband Francesco Carrozzini have split. The 38-year-old ATG Entertainment producer and the 43-year-old filmmaker-and-direct... Read More


HC permits felling of mangroves for coastal highway, asks turtle nesting sites to be protected

India, May 16 -- Observing that the upgradation of the Revas-Reddi Coastal Highway was a project of "public importance" aimed at improving road connectivity between Maharashtra and Goa, the Bombay Hig... Read More


BMC turns to AI to digitise old records; pilot underway in E ward

India, May 16 -- In a major step towards modernising civic administration and preserving historical records, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched an initiative to create a digital... Read More


"We are well prepared to handle pressure," says Indian Women's Hockey team captain Salima Tete ahead of Australia tour

New Delhi, May 16 -- As the Indian Women's Hockey team prepares for its upcoming tour of Australia, Captain Salima Tete emphasised that the squad is leaving no stone unturned at the Sports Authority o... Read More


Nashik IGP shunted as part of police top brass reshuffle

India, May 16 -- Special Inspector General of Police (IGP), Nashik range, Datta Karale, who had shared the dais with dubious godman Ashok Kharat, was among a clutch of senior police officers transferr... Read More


BJP holds protest in Srinagar, demanding liquor ban

Srinagar, May 16 -- Police on Friday stopped a protest march of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), demanding a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir, said officials. Scores of BJP leaders, led b... Read More


Police foil farmers' march; detain protestors, oppn leaders

India, May 16 -- Chaos reigned in South Mumbai as police intercepted a protest by mango and cashew farmers, who were to march from Girgaon Chowpatty to Varsha, the chief minister's bungalow, on Friday... Read More