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MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) has acquired a 50.1% stake in Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor’s Sikhya Entertainment for Rs 150 crore. The acquisition has been routed through Reliance Strategic Business Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of RIL. The investment strengthens the content portfolio of Jio Studios, RIL’s media and entertainment arm, which has produced over…
NEW DELHI: For decades, India’s fiscal federal system has had one core element that stood out: poorer states would be supported so that growth could be shared.The 16th Finance Commission has not broken that promise on paper. States will still receive 41 percent of the divisible pool of central taxes. But beneath that headline number,…
Irfan Pathan picks MI as greatest team (Image Credit: ANI) Former India left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan said Mumbai Indians (MI) hold the edge over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the debate over the greatest Indian Premier League (IPL) team, citing the former’s role in contributing to giving match-winners to the Indian team. MI vs CSK…
A Parliamentary panel has recommended an urgent and comprehensive review of the Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, saying the amount is no longer sufficient to meet the basic needs of beneficiaries amid rising living costs, reported PTI.The recommendation assumes significance as pensioners have been demanding that the minimum pension…
Shreyas Iyer, Jaydev Unadkat MULLANPUR: Abhishek Sharma wasn’t in a rush at the prematch training session on Friday. He strolled out, glanced around and exchanged a few easy words in Punjabi with the ground staff, the kind of small talk that only comes when a place feels like your own. The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International…
West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates his fifty (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Shimron Hetmyer produced a blistering knock to propel West Indies to a competitive 182 for 5 in their second T20 World Cup match against Scotland at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Saturday. The left-hander smashed 64 off just 36 deliveries, anchoring the innings after a shaky…
National and festival holidays are largely decided at the State level. Employers are expected to follow notified holiday lists. (AI image) Leave is often seen as a simple workplace benefit – an approved absence from work. In reality, it is one of the more structured and regulated aspects of employment in India. With the implementation…
For years, the Indian car market has been moving in one direction. Bigger stance, higher ground clearance and SUV badges everywhere. Almost every new car today wants to look like an SUV. Hatchbacks have turned into crossovers, compact cars are called “micro SUVs”, and slowly and steadily SUVs are becoming the default answer to most…
OPEC+ may approve an oil output increase at its meeting on Sunday, though the move is expected to remain largely symbolic as key producers are unable to raise supply due to disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran, Reuters reported citing sources.Eight OPEC+ members are scheduled to meet at 1300 GMT to discuss production…
India is not the only market to have seen losses in the wake of the Middle East situation. (AI image) Indian stock markets have been bleeding – and multiple triggers in the last few quarters have left BSE Sensex and Nifty50 well below their record highs. The fresh negative for the stock markets is the…
