NEW DELHI: More than two-third people in India are now covered under at least one social security benefit – roughly translating into 100 crore people – International Labour Organisation (ILO) director general Gilbert F Houngbo said Wednesday.“According to ILO running estimates, India’s social protection system now reaches 100 crore people. This milestone offers lessons that…
Sivakarthikeyan meets ‘Jana Nayagan’ star Vijay; Fans flood comments with ‘GOAT’ reference; ‘Bouquet eh pudinga CM’ Actor Sivakarthikeyan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay ahead of the release of ‘Jana Nayagan’. The meeting comes as anticipation continues to build for Vijay’s upcoming film, which is scheduled to hit theatres on July 23. Soon after the…
Diego Maradona (Image: Wikipedia) Diego Maradona‘s life resists a simple summary, genius on the pitch, controversy everywhere else. He captured both sides of that in one sentence during his emotional farewell to football. “I made mistakes, and I paid for them,” he told the crowd. “But the ball is still pure.” He was not denying…
Axar Patel’s match-winning allround show in the first ODI against England at Birmingham on Tuesday may have been worth far more than his unbeaten 57 and figures of 4/62. It reinforced the team management’s long-term plans of making him India’s lead spinner for the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa.The last eight months have…
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has upheld the acquisition of 27 hectares of land in Jaipur for a metro rail depot, ruling that landowners who fail to appear before a land acquisition officer (LAO) and then stay silent cannot later claim they were denied a hearing under the…
AI should augment human intelligence, not replace it, says MKCL founder Vivek Sawant PUNE: Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be treated as a tool to strengthen human thinking rather than as a competitor, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) founder-director Vivek Sawant said while addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Science and…
Stock market today: Nifty seen opening steady as Fed rate-cut hopes, DII buying support sentiment Indian equity markets are expected to open on a steady note on Wednesday, with Gift Nifty trading around 24,085, up 43 points, indicating a mildly positive start for benchmark indices. While global market cues remain mixed, investors will continue to…
Paresh Rawal says he firmly believes Akshay Kumar sending him a legal notice was his emotional reaction.(Image Credit: Instagram) Paresh Rawal’s Babu Rao and Akshay Kumar’s Raju in ‘Hera Pheri’ won millions of hearts and became a cultural phenomenon, long before the word ‘viral’ entered everyday vocabulary. Even the sequel was loved for their unmatched…
Image credit: Major League Cricket The Los Angeles Knight Riders scripted history on Wednesday by reaching their first-ever Major League Cricket (MLC) final after defeating San Francisco Unicorns by seven runs in Qualifier 1 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.Powered by half-centuries from Colin Munro, Andre Russell and a late blitz from Rovman Powell, LAKR…
July brings a series of bank holidays across India, with closure dates varying by state depending on regional festivals and other occasions. If you are planning to visit a bank branch on Thursday, July 16, it is worth checking the bank holiday calendar first. Banks will remain closed in several parts of the country to…
