Political Switch Costs Raghav Chadha 1 Million Instagram Followers Overnight
New Delhi: In a striking example of how political decisions can instantly impact digital popularity, Raghav Chadha witnessed a massive drop of nearly 1 million Instagram followers within 24 hours of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The sharp decline came...
RBI Cancels Paytm Payments Bank Licence: What it Means for Depositors
The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank, citing concerns over the bank's management and conduct being detrimental to depositors and public interest, leading to its prohibition from all banking activities. Paytm Payments Bank is...
Modi tries photography on the Ganga
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Hooghly river here on Friday morning and met with boatmen and morning walkers. Modi posted a few photographs of his river trip on social media, in which he is seen seated...
Shiv Ratan Agarwal, founder of snacks giant Bikaji, passes away at 74
Bikaji Foods International Limited, the snack mammoth, announced on Wednesday the demise of its promoter, chairman and whole-time director Shiv Ratan Agarwal. The 74-year-old entrepreneur died in Chennai on Thursday morning after complaining of uneasiness. His wife had recently undergone...
Premji Invest backs NewEra Hospitals to expand quality quaternary care in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Premji Invest and NewEra Hospitals on Thursday announced an investment in the Maharashtra-based multispecialty hospital platform. The capital from Premji Invest will be deployed towards the launch of three new hospitals in Nagpur, expanding capacity to 800 beds from...
Baramati bypoll: Sunetra Pawar casts vote
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Sunetra Pawar, contesting the Baramati assembly seat bypoll, cast her vote on Thursday and appealed to electors to turn out in large numbers and support her as a tribute to her late husband...
Voting begins in high-stakes polls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Voting for Tami Nadu and West Bengal Assembly elections has commenced at 7 am on Thursday, April 23. In the first phase, over 3.60 crore electors are eligible to vote in 152 constituencies in Bengal . The election is being seen as...
‘You’re causing traffic jam’: Woman blasts at Maha Minister amid BJP protest in Mumbai
Mumbai: A woman trapped in heavy traffic lost her cool and confronted Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan during a protest over the Women’s Reservation Bill, accusing him for creating a traffic snarl in the Worli area of Mumbai, on Tuesday. The...
Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO after 15 years
Tim Cook will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. and take over as executive chairman of the company's board, with John Ternus set to become the new CEO from September 1, the company announced on Monday. The decision...
Parliament adjourned sine die, Budget Session ends
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Saturday, bringing the Budget Session to a close. In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House shortly after it met at 11 am, following his concluding remarks. The session, which began...
IAF clears Pune runway for flights after frontline jets’ ‘hard landing’
The Pune airport runway was made operational on Saturday morning, the Indian Air Force said, a day after the hard-landing of a frontline aircraft damaged the strip. Flight operations halted last night after the runway was closed following the incident. ...
Chhattisgarh power plant blast: Death toll rises to 21
death toll in the April 14 blast at Vedanta's power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has gone up to 21 after a worker succumbed to injuries, officials said on Friday. The explosion occurred in a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from...
Women’s quota, delimitation bills defeated in Lok Sabha
Constitution Amendment Bill to tweak women quota law defeated in Lok Sabha after division of votes. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says, "The Constitution (131st Amendment) Amendment Bill did not pass as it did not achieve a 2/3 majority during voting...
Akasa, SpiceJet planes come in contact at Delhi airport, clip wings
Wings of an Akasa Air and a SpiceJet plane came in contact on the taxiway at the Delhi airport on Thursday afternoon and both aircraft have been grounded due to damages suffered in the incident, according to officials. The officials said...
Airline ordered to pay for last-minute cancellation
Cancelling a flight and later claiming that it was 'rescheduled' while blaming passengers for a 'no-show' amounts to 'unfair trade practice', a consumer court has said, directing now-defunct Go Airlines to pay compensation. In an order passed last month, the District...
Samrat Choudhary takes oath as BJP’s 1st Bihar CM
Samrat Choudhary takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. He becomes the first Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister of Bihar following the resignation of Nitish...
Next round of Iran-US talks expected soon: Pak
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon. The 21-hour talks between the US and Iran on Saturday were the first of their kind since 1979 due to the involvement of top-level...
Maha Cabinet takes key decisions on recruitment reforms, skill university, health sector
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Monday took several important policy decisions aimed at strengthening governance, improving recruitment processes, boosting skill development and enhancing healthcare infrastructure in the state. A total of seven major decisions...
Huge crowds bid final farewell to Asha Bhosle
Decked in her favourite white and yellow blooms, the vehicle carrying legendary singer Asha Bhosle's mortal remains made its way to Shivaji Park on Monday as thousands lined the streets to bid a tearful farewell to the voice that defined...
Iranian crude arrives in Indian ports after 7 years
Two supertankers carrying Iranian crude have arrived at Indian ports on both the east and west coasts, marking the first such deliveries in nearly seven years, according to ship-tracking data. Felicity, a very large crude carrier operated by the National Iranian...
India boosts 5-kg LPG supply, accelerates PNG rollout
India has ramped up supply of smaller 5-kg LPG cylinders and accelerated the rollout of piped natural gas (PNG) connections as it manages fuel availability amid disruptions triggered by the West Asia conflict. More than 13 lakh 5-kg free trade LPG...
