Right now, every day is Olympics: Boxer Parveen

AFTER undergoing a gruelling training session, Parveen Hooda seems to be in good spirits.

TVS, Hero profits up, expect momentum to continue

AIDED by improving volume, better product mix and stable commodity prices, two of India's top twowheeler players - Hero MotoCorp and TVS Motor - had a stellar March quarter (Q4FY24) as they reported double-digit growth in net profit and revenue on Wednesday.

Canara Bank net profit jumps 18% to ₹3,757 crore

PUBLIC sector lender Canara Bank on Wednesday reported a healthy set of numbers for the fourth quarter of the past fiscal with a record net income for the reporting period as well as for the full-year logging in over 18% year-on-year profit at 3,757 crore for the three months ending March For the full fiscal year 2023-24, the Bengaluru-based bank booked 37.25% more net profit at Rs 14,554 crore as against Rs.10,604 crore in FY23, its managing director and chief executive Satyanarayana Raju told reporters on a concall.

L&T profit inches up 10% as overseas business declines

ENGINEERING and construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday reported tepid numbers with consolidated net profit rising 10% to 4,396 crore for the for the March quarter on an annualised basis as its revenue from overseas operations stumbled.

RBI Guv meets stakeholders to further widen UPI reach

WITH as much as four-fifths or over 80% of all digital transactions taking place through the UPI platform that has grown exponentially to the tune of 90 times in the past decade, the Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das and T Rabi Sankar, his deputy in-charge of the payments department, on Wednesday met with all the major stakeholders in the payment ecosystem to discuss potential strategies and challenges to further expand its reach.

RBI lifts ban on BoB mobile app

Bank is now free to onboard customers via app as per the applicable guidelines, regulations

Three Indians accused of killing Nijjar appear before Canadian court

THREE Indian nationals accused of killing Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year have appeared before a Canadian court through video for the first time to face homicide charges in a case that has soured Canada-India relations.

Court bans protest song Glory to Hong Kon@’ after govt request

HONG KONG An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub.

Missing ex-Chinese defence minister Gen Fenghe safe

BEIJING CHINA's former Defence Minister Gen Wei Fenghe, whose prolonged absence from the public has sparked speculation about his fate, is believed to be politcally safe after a wreath bearing his name was spotted at the funeral of a senior Chinese legislator who passed away early this week, South China Morning Post reported.

'VIBGYOR' FORMAT OF BIHAR POLITICS

Nitish minister’s son contesting against daughter of another minister in Samastipur which goes to polls on May 13

Low polling in Maha story of Baramati

MAHARASHTRA recorded a 54.99 per cent voter turnout across eleven Lok Sabha seats, with Kolhapur registering the highest at 63.71% and Baramati recording the lowest at 45.68%.

Eyeing clean sweep, BJP faced tough fight in four Gwalior-Chambal seats

THE third and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, which were held on Tuesday, may turn out to be the toughest phase for the ruling BJP, which has been aiming to win all 29 seats in the state this time.

Rift in Cong, NC widens as INDIA falters in Ladakh

IN Ladakh Lok Sabha seat where three candidates are in the fray, the INDIA Alliance parties have landed in a spot as both National Conference and Congress units in Kargil district have revolted against their parties and backed an independent candidate, an NC leader Haji Hanifa Jan.

Gujarat marks lowest turnout in last decade

GUJARAT recorded its lowest turnout in the past two Lok Sabha elections, with a voter turnout of approximately 59.51 per cent on Tuesday.

Cong slams PM for Adani-Ambani jibe

IN response to PM Modi's charge that Rahul Gandhi has \"stopped talking about Adani and Ambani,\" the Congress leader posted a video on X, saying the PM should ask CBI and ED to probe the charges of Congress receiving money from the top industrialists.

Conventional capabilities need to be scaled up along with tech use: Lt Gen

Bengaluru BOOTS on the ground continue to be necessary for national security despite the emergence and use of cutting edge technologies (in security operations), said Lt Gen AK Singh, general officer Commandingin-Chief, Southern Command while delivering a keynote address on the second day of the 'Southern Star Army Academic Industry Interface (S2A2I2)' in Bengaluru.

‘Over 50% diseases due to unhealthy diets’

ICMR guidelines say balanced diet will help prevent adverse effects of nutritional deficiencies, ensure growth

CBI busts racket involved in sending youth to conflict zones of Ukraine

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted the trafficking racket and arrested four accused, who were involved in sending Indian nationals to Russia under the guise of 'better employment opportunity', only to make them fight the ongoing RussiaUkraine war, officials said on Wednesday.

Conventional capabilities need to be scaled up along with tech use: Lt Gen

ICMR guidelines say balanced diet will help prevent adverse effects of nutritional deficiencies, ensure growth

ED enters J’khand ministry office; seizes cash from min’s PS chamber

FOR the first time in Jharkhand, Enforcement Directorate sleuths on Wednesday entered the state rural development ministry office at Project Building in Ranchi and searched the files following the cash haul of ₹35.23 crore from the residence of Jahangir Alam, the domestic help of Sanjiv Lal who is the personal secretary to the Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam.

CAN HIGHER RESERVATIONS HELP TACKLE INEQUITIES IN SOCIETY?

Rahul Gandhi has been speaking about it at almost every campaign meeting and the BJP has not been able to effectively articulate its stand. Is a caste census necessary and should the cap on reservations be lifted? The 2011 census says 16.6 percent of India's population are SCs and 8.6 percent STs.

SOUR NOTES IN THE LOVEFEST WITH AMERICA

Washington is telling Delhi indirectly that it cannot simply let slide an attempt to murder someone on its soil. India should heed the message and think creatively

90 AI Express flights cancelled, flyers stranded at airports

ThOUSANDS of passengers were left stranded at airports across the country on Wednesday after Tata Group-run Air India express cancelled over 90 flights as 300 senior crew members went on mass sick leave to protest the new employment terms at the airline

Nityanand Rai eyes hat-trick, hopes Ujiarpur voters would caste away anti-incumbency

UNION Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai could not have asked for more when his senior colleague Union Home Minister Amit Shah called him his jigri (favourite) and promised to make him a bada aadmi (big man) after the Lok Sabha polls.

Pitroda quits party post after his foot-in-the-mouth racial analogy

Modi pillories Congress, says people will not tolerate the insult on the basis of skin colour

Apex Court Reverses Decision, Extends Relief To Tobacco Manufacturers

IN a recent development, the Supreme Court, upon reviewing a petition by Urmin Products, has decided to grant relief to tobacco manufacturers.

Number Of 'Ghost Malls' Increases In Major Cities

OWING to growing preference towards online shopping and the advent of top 'Grade A' class shopping centres, number of ghost shopping malls, characterised by a vacancy rate exceeding 40%, rose from 57 in 2022 to 64 in 2023 across eight major cities, said real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank on Tuesday.

Israel Stops Short Of Full-Fledged Offensive In Rafah

Takes control of border crossing with Egypt; rejects warnings from allies; truce negotiations with Hamas on edge

HC Questions Delhi Govt Over Delay In Distribution Of Books In Schools

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday questioned the city authorities over the delay in the distribution of books to students in government schools, and observed that the the academic year's first session has virtually gone by without books.

For An Akshaya Trittiya Without Child Marriages

Nearly April 2024, the world woke up to the disturbing news of a 62-year-old high priest in Ghana marrying a 12-year-old girl at an event attended by many community members.