NEW DELHI: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi slammed PM Narendra Modi as the “most anti-youth PM India has ever had” as opposition jointly condemned BJP for crackdown on the “paper leak” protest march to Parliament Monday.Rahul said the young protesters are not criminals and Modi should accept their legitimate demands. “It is disgusting what govt and police…
MUMBAI: Indian markets closed lower on Monday as fluctuating crude prices and global risk-off cues weighed on sentiment, with the sensex falling 443 points or 0.6% to 77,709 and the Nifty declining 96 points or 0.4% to 24,239, while the rupee weakened to 96.45 against the dollar from 96.28.Banking stocks led the decline after mixed…
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that Tehran had received a proposal from mediators for a 10-day ceasefire in an effort to salvage the interim deal, intended to pave the way to a lasting agreement to end the war that began on Feb 28.Iran’s foreign ministry said mediators had recently presented proposals to…
Taylor Swift was reportedly concerned about Blake Lively drama before tying the knot with Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just had the wedding of the year in New York City’s Madison Square Garden but all eyes remain on how the billionaire pop star refused to invite two of her former…
MUMBAI: Building for startups as employees can come with their own competitive advantage—young ventures being set up by such tech professionals are finding favour with venture capital (VC) investors who are infusing funds into their companies even though the broader flow of investments continues to be selective.VCs are betting on experience here. The number of…
LONDON: A man who once said his favourite biscuit would be “beer, chips and gravy”, who prefers to dress down, who is a fan of The Smiths, The Stone Roses and football, became the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday.“King of the North” Andy Burnham, who in his former role as Greater…
MUMBAI: An arm of NSE, the largest stock exchange in India by turnover, has launched an index constituting stocks of companies from among Nifty 500 companies that do not intentionally harm animals while carrying out their regular business. Named Nifty 500 Ahimsa Index, the gauge is aligned with principles of non-violence, the exchange said through…
The first reactions to Nitesh Tiwari‘s much-awaited ‘Ramayana‘ trailer are slowly trickling in, and they are overwhelmingly positive.Ahead of the global release of the ‘Ramayana’ trailer, several filmmakers and industry insiders who attended a special screenings in New Delhi and Mumbai, have praised the film’s scale, visual effects and performances, calling it a ‘landmark moment’…
Inspiring story of the day: “Mum, it’s OK. One day I will be very rich. I’ll buy a cookie factory so I can eat whenever I want” – How Neymar Jr turned childhood poverty into football greatness (Image via Getty) Before Neymar Jr became one of football’s biggest stars, life looked very different. He grew…
CHENNAI: Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) is laying the groundwork for its next phase of growth in the EV market, where competition is gradually shifting towards affordable, mass-market models. The company is expanding its charging infrastructure and deepening localisation of components ahead of the launch of its first mass-market electric SUV, slated for this fiscal.The company…
