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Rajinikanth’s much-awaited action-packed film ‘Coolie’ hit the big screens on 14 August and has now stepped into its third week. Even after twenty days, the film is managing to pull crowds and keep the box office buzzing. Though weekdays have brought their share of dips, the film’s steady pace shows the star power of Thalaivar.Coolie…

Ravichandran Ashwin (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Ravichandran Ashwin could soon make history as the first high-profile Indian cricketer to feature in the Big Bash League. If all goes to plan, the 38-year-old off-spinner may turn out in Australia’s premier T20 competition as early as this season. Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has already opened talks with…

NEW DELHI: Amid renewed global efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, Germany’s foreign minister Johann David Wadephul is visiting India and is scheduled to hold talks with his counterpart S Jaishankar Wednesday. Wadephul will also hold talks with commerce minister Piyush Goyal, as the two countries look to expand their trade and investment ties.The visit…

MUMBAI: Shortly after Manoj Jarange called off his hunger strike, CM Devendra Fadnavis said blanket reservation for Marathas as Kunbis was just not possible. “There are HC and SC decisions against it. Also, reservation cannot be applied to an entire community. An individual has to apply for it,” he said.On his demand for all Marathas…

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Ahead of a crucial meeting of the GST Council starting Wednesday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the proposed rollout of next generation reforms in eight-year-old indirect tax will make an economy absolutely open and transparent and further lower the compliance burden, helping small businesses thrive.At an event organised by City Union…

NEW DELHI: Govt has allowed production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, syrup and all types of molasses “without any restrictions” during the ethanol supply year (ESY) 2025-26 starting Nov. This has been notified now considering that oil marketing companies (OMCs) are likely to float the tender for supply of ethanol from different feedstocks. Sugar stocks…

NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will airlift around nine heavy construction equipment for restoration of two stretches of the Kullu-Manali highway which has become inaccessible following heavy rain-triggered floods.On Monday, the highways authority said that restoration work is being taken up at 12 completely damaged locations on the Kullu-Manali section of…

PATNA: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit back at the RJD and Congress, saying the people of Bihar and the country must hold them accountable for humiliating “matri shakti” by using indecent language against his late mother. “Har gali mohalla se aawaaz aani chahiye: Maa ka apman.., RJD ka atyachar … ijjat par…

NEW DELHI: A person can avoid a jail term after being convicted in a cheque bounce case if they reach a compromise with the complainant, Supreme Court said on Tuesday, holding that once a compromise deed is signed between the parties, conviction under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be sustained.A bench of justices…

JAIPUR: The Bhajan Lal Sharma-led state govt seems to have decided to defy the Union education ministry’s guidelines that bars students under 16 years of age from enrolling in coaching institutes. In the amended draft of The Rajasthan Coaching Centre (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025, likely to be introduced in the assembly on Wednesday, the…