NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will skip the oath taking ceremony of Kerala’s newly designated chief minister VD Satheesan on May 18. Announcing the decision on Friday on his X handle, Tharoor said that he will be in Boston, US to deliver the commencement address at the graduation ceremony of his alma mater, the…
NEW DELHI: India’s third largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea (VI) is finally profitable. On Saturday, it reported a net profit of Rs 51,986 crore in March quarter — probably a record for any company — against a loss of Rs 7,168 crore in the corresponding period of 2025.This was thanks to a one-time accounting gain…
KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday scrapped the Election Commission’s 48hour bike ban order for the second phase of assembly elections on April 29 and said pillion riding would not be allowed on two-wheelers for 12 hours on poll day, unless it was for taking or bringing back children from school, medical emergencies or…
Metro work underway on Blue Line in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: A technical and commercial feasibility study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science’s Sustainable Transportation Lab has found that the upcoming Blue Line of Namma Metro could be fully powered by solar energy.The corridor, once completed, will be 55km long and will stretch from the Central…
Bengaluru: Think twice before reaching for your favourite namkeen or savoury/salted snacks. Namkeens such as boondi, sev, chips and chow chow mixture, along with dairy products, emerged as the most unsafe food items in Karnataka in 2025-26, according to the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA).The findings came after the department analysed 35,639 food samples…
Kolkata, May 20 (ANI): Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma during a warm-up session before the Indian Premier League 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The lead-up to Tuesday’s selection meeting was hectic. As the selectors prepared the roadmap for next year’s ODI World Cup in…
The government has imposed restrictions on silver imports, according to an official order issued on Saturday, as authorities continue efforts to regulate bullion inflows and reduce pressure on the country’s external sector.In a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said the import policy for silver, including silver alloys with gold and platinum, has been…
Rupee extended its losing streak on Tuesday, slipping to a record low of 95.63 against the US dollar in early trade, as it remained under pressure from rising oil prices, intensifying geopolitical tensions and fragile investor sentiment.The decline follows an already weak session on Monday, when rupee fell 82 paise to close at 95.31. Sentiment…
NEW DELHI: A day before campaigning for the first phase of polls in Bengal winds up, CEC Gyanesh Kumar reviewed polling arrangements in the state. “EC will leave no stone unturned to hold elections that are fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, inducement-free, chhaapa-free, booth jamming-free and source jamming-free,” he said Monday. EC suspends Bhowanipore executive magistrates EC…
India and South Korea on Wednesday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) related to self-propelled air defence systems and directed energy weapon systems (that include high-power microwaves and laser beams) during defence minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Seoul, a defence source told TOI. “Both future-oriented projects have a strong make-in-India focus,” the source said. Two…
