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Rohit's hand will be on my shoulder through the season: MI captain Hardik
IN what was his first media interaction since being ruled out of the ODI World Cup last year, Hardik Pandya, the newly appointed Mumbai Indians captain, reaffirmed that his predecessor Rohit Sharma's hand will be on his shoulders through the upcoming IPL season.
'IT hiring to remain muted in near term, to see gradual pick-up'
HIRING activity in the IT industry has been muted over the past five quarters due to subdued demand prospects and ICRA expects it to remain muted in the near term with gradual pick-up until the growth momentum improves.
Star Health plans insurance offerings targeting NRIs
STAR Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited plans to offer international insurance products in the upcoming 202425 financial year (FY25).
Airlines in expansion spree to cater to summer demand
PREPARING for the upcoming summer season when demand for air travel remains elevated level, Indian carriers are adding new flights, connecting new sectors and aggressively expanding their fleet size.
Rane Group Chairman to step down
CHENNAI-BASED auto component manufacturing Rane Group has a change of leadership with its longtime Chairman L Ganesh retiring from March 31.
Coal stocks at comfortable level to meet peak summer demand, says official
THE country's coal stocks are at comfortable levels to meet the demand during the peak summer season, said a senior official from the coal ministry.
SC rejects industry bodies' plea against electoral bond verdict
THE Supreme Court has refused to admit a plea by three industry bodies against the disclosure of unique alphanumeric code assigned to electoral bonds.
Bought bonds in personal capacity: Biocon Chairperson
BIOCON executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Monday clarified Biocon didn't make any political donation to any party for elections and that at a personal level she purchased electoral bonds that she donated to Janata Dal (Secular) and several parties.
‘eRupee to take 4-5 years for gaining popularity among common people'
IT will take nearly four to five years to make central bank digital currency or eRupee popular among common people, according to banking sources.
Murthy gifts ₹240 cr Infosys shares to infant grandson
INFOSYS founder NR Narayana Murthy has gifted 15 lakh shares or 0.04% stake worth more than ₹240 crore in the IT company to his four-month-old grandson Ekagrah Rohan Murty.
Tata Sons to sell ₹9K cr TCS shares
2.34 crore shares of the IT company to be put on sale at ₹4,001/share through block deal
Famine imminent in north Gaza, says UN report
HALF of Gazans are experiencing \"catastrophic\" hunger, with famine projected to hit the territory's north by May without urgent intervention, a UN-backed food security assessment said Monday.
PUTIN EXTENDS RULE IN PREORDAINED RUSSIAN ELECTION
Nearly 76 million cast their ballots for Putin, his highest vote tally ever; friends and allies quick to congratulate him but Western leaders dismiss his victory
Racket in relief for 'dead' workers unearthed in MP
COPS in Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh have busted an alleged inter-state racket which showed living labourers as dead through fake death certificates to siphon monetary benefits under the government's social security scheme for labourers.
Under-construction 'illegal' building collapses in Kolkata, 9 killed & 15 hurt
A five-storey under-construction building, said to be an illegal structure, collapsed in the wee hours of Monday in the adjoining tiled-roof shanties in Garden Reach area, leaving nine persons, including two women, dead and at least 15 seriously injured.
Court summons Rahul in 2018 Shah defamation case
DAYS after the Jharkhand High Court dismissed the petition filed by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi for quashing the proceedings in the trial court in connection with a criminal defamation suit filed against him for calling the then BJP President Amit Shah a \"murder accused,\" the MP-MLA Court in Chaibasa has ordered him to appear before it physically on March 27.
EC: Displaced people can vote if they return to state
UNLIKE in the past, people, displaced by the ethnic violence in Manipur and taking shelter in other states, will not be able to vote in the Lok Sabha elections unless they return to their state.
Drones to keep hawk eye on high-altitude terrain
DURING the Lok Sabha elections, remote and inaccessible areas of Uttarakhand will be monitored with drone cameras.
Left, Cong talks on to keep BJP, TMC at bay
A day after Left leaders skipped the Opposition alliance INDIA bloc's rally in Mumbai, leaders of Congress and CPM asserted that the alliance hiccups in Kerala wouldn't cast a shadow on the ongoing seat-sharing talks in West Bengal.
Cracks surface in SP over Cong tieup, ticket to 'outsiders'
AKHILESH Yadav's decision to give party nominations to three \"outsiders\" in the fifth and latest list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections has not gone down well with the party rank and file.
Maha dissent as banner of revolt strikes all players
THE ruling Maha Yuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra are struggling to pacify ticket aspirants who have threatened to revolt against the official candidates.
Special signals unit to boost Army's tech prowess
THE Indian Army has raised an elite technology unit, the Signals Technology Evaluation and Adaptation Group (STEAG) which will undertake research and evaluation of futuristic communication technologies such as AI, 5G, 6G, machine learning and quantum technologies for defence applications.
CPI zeroes in on 15 seats in 8 states
THE CPI has identified at least 15 constituencies in eight states, including Bihar, Assam, Manipur and Jharkhand, where it wants to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections under the pact of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Left formula Alliance (INDIA).
Viksit Bharat message breach of model code, privacy: Cong
DAYS after the Model Code of Conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections came into force, the Opposition leaders and digital rights activists have flagged WhatsApp messages from the Union government seeking feedback from netizens on its governance initiatives.
EC orders removal of home secys of 6 states, Bengal DGP
TO ensure fair voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly polls in a few states, the Election Commission on Monday issued orders for removal of the West Bengal DGP and home secretaries in six states Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
'Be ready for a surprise result coming from Bengal'
PM Modi has been making frequent trips to Tamil Nadu as the state is Uttar Pradesh of South, says political strategist Prashant Kishor at Hyderabad Dialogues
NEW EV POLICY IS A BREAK FROM THE PAST
THE government's decision to drastically reduce the import duty on fully-built electric vehicles from 70 percent to 15 percent is a big move that indicates a break with the past.
CAA TURNS BENGAL VOTERS' FOCUS FROM SANDESHKHALI
FORCED to demonstrate that the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act are indeed workable, Shantanu Thakur from the Matua community, a junior minister in the Narendra Modi regime, has declared his intent of applying for citizenship under the new rules.
WIDER CONSULTATION NEEDED ON ONE ELECTION PROPOSAL
THE Union government has moved quickly on the issue of simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and all state legislatures.
DEVELOPMENTS THAT RATTLED CHINA IN A FORTNIGHT
Beijing has reacted sharply to some of New Delhi's recent strategic achievements. The Middle Kingdom needs to be clear about the inevitable rise of its neighbouring middle power