National Tech Day: Focus on innovation across sectors

Be it healthcare, life sciences, retail or banking, technology now plays a vital role across sectors.

Kohli serves treat with intent in Dharamsala

SHORTLY after 8.25 PM local time, a light drizzle at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala had eventually transformed into a gentle hail.

With eyes on Paris, Neeraj begins season in Doha DL

The Indian would be aiming to give his best and remain injury-free

UWW takes cognisance of NADA letter on Punia's suspension

A FEW DAYS after being provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for allegedly refusing to give his urine sample for dope test, the United World Wrestling has updated its record and listed Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia as suspended.

Joselu scripts improbable Real comeback

REAL Madrid produced a spectacular comeback with \"heart\" against Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final on Wednesday with Joselu striking twice in the dying minutes, earning them a 2-1 win to progress 4-3 on aggregate.

Domestic mobile market heading towards premium segmen

DOMESTIC mobile market witnessed a significant shift towards the premium segment in Q1, 2024, as for the first time ever premium smartphones captured a remarkable 20% share in terms of volume and a 51% share of the overall market value.

SBI topples RIL as most profitable co in Q4

Bank's annual profit peaked at 61,077 crore, RIL still tops the chart with ₹69,621 crore

IOB net profit soars to ₹808 cr, NPA declines

AN improvement in the asset quality has helped public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank on Thursday report a record ₹808 crore net income for the March quarter, up from ₹650 crore in the year-ago period, making it the highest-ever number for the Chennai-headquartered bank.

Asian Paints Q4 profit up 1.34% at ₹1,275.3 crore

ASIAN Paints on Thursday reported a 1.34% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹1,275.3 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024.

Maruti launches new Swift at ₹6.49 lakh

WITH an aim to revive the hatchback segment, Maruti Suzuki (MSIL), country's largest carmaker, on Monday launched the fourth generation of Swift at a starting price of 6.49 lakh that goes up to 9.64 lakh (exshowroom price).

TCS CEO and MD took home ₹25.4 cr salary in 2023-24

K KRITHIVASAN, who took charge as the CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on June 1, 2023, took home about 25.36 crore salary in FY24.

AI will play key role in all deals: Sonata Software CFO

MID-TIER IT firm Sonata Software Chief Financial Officer Jagannathan Chakravarthi said Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to play a key role in all deals in the coming days.

Oil companies register 71 times profit in FY24

AFTER a tepid FY23, the PSU oil marketing companies have turned the table and raked in record profits in FY24.

Shift in Byju's strategy: Does away with sales target, offers incentives, cuts course fees

CASH-strapped Byju's has slashed its product prices by at least 30%.

SIP scales to 20K cr in Apr; AUM at ₹57.3 L cr

CONTINUING inflows into the most popular mutual fund segment, the systematic investment plans or SIPs set new records in April topping the ₹20,000 crore mark for the first time, and coupled with this and fresh inflows into debt and equity funds took the total assets under management to 57.26 lakh crore in the month, up from ₹55.01 lakh crore in the previous month.

Stormy Daniels returns to NY court to testify against Trump

Trump's defense attorneys grilled Stormy Daniels Thursday on the transaction at the centre of the former president's hush money trial, pressing her on why she accepted a $130,000 payment to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump instead of going public.

US ship passes Taiwan Strait inviting China's ire

TAIPEI CHINA's military criticized a US destroyer's passage through the Taiwan Strait, which occurred less than two weeks before the island's new president takes office and while Washington and Beijing are making uneven efforts to restore regular military exchanges.

Russia's nuclear forces on alert to West's threat: Putin

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his nuclear forces were \"always\" on alert and added that Moscow would not tolerate any Western threats, during an address on the annual Victory Day parade.

Pak civil, military leadership vows to punish May 9 protesters

PAKISTAN's top civil and military leadership Thursday strongly condemned the unprecedented violence by the supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on May 9 last year and vowed not to allow its \"executors\" to get away with their acts which were aimed at establishing an \"individual's dictatorship\".

Israeli jets bomb Rafah despite Biden warning on arms transfers

Netanyahu defiant, says his country will stand alone if it has to in its war against Hamas

Celebrated Iranian director gets 8 years in prison

TEHRAN AWARD-WINNING Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday.

24 IN FRAY ON FAROOQ TURF

Triangular contest among NC, PDP and Apni Party in the high-profile constituency in 1st major election after abrogation of Article 370

'MY LIFE CHANGED COMPLETELY AFTER HEMANT'S ARREST'

KALPANA Soren, the wife of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Sroen, has projected herself as the JMM top leader since the arrest of her husband in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.

Maha Yuti in muddle as Ajit trains guns on BJP

Patil said Sharad Pawar was not a contender for Baramati eat, so defeating him would be a real victory.

Uproar over BJP leader's minor son casting vote

AN FIR has been lodged against a ruling BJP leader in Bhopal for allegedly getting his vote cast by his minor son and capturing the entire \"illegal\" act on camera at a polling booth in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls held on Tuesday.

'Gandhi family ties with Amethi never broken'

ACCUSING BJP leaders of turning the people of Amethi against Gandhi family, AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said for some time they (people of Amethi) got swayed by the narrative of rivals and voted against Rahul Gandhi leading to his defeat in 2019 but their ties with Gandhi family were never broken.

Afghan envoy, caught smuggling gold, left for US before she resigned

ZAKIA Wardak, the lone Afghan woman diplomat in India who was caught smuggling in 25 kg of gold last month, fled to the US soon after the incident.

After PM's jibe, Cong asks BJP for probe into funding by industrialists

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Adani-Ambani jibe at Congress, the grand old party dared the BJP to order a probe on the allegations, saying that the PM's sensational revelations had shaken the BJP leadership including Home Minister Amit Shah.

INDIA bloc to meet EC over delay in Phase-I, II figures

MANY leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will meet the Election Commission on Friday over their demand for release of the absolute voter turnout figures in the Lok Sabha polls after each phase.

'Pregnant women should avoid taking processed foods for healthy foetus'

HIGHLY processed foods high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) with poor nutrient content should be avoided by pregnant women, as their consumption can harm the growth and development of the fetus, according to the latest revised dietary guidelines from the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN).