AI representational image Boston headquartered Liberty Mutual Insurance has increased its stake in its Indian venture Liberty General Insurance to 74% as of May 18, after raising its shareholding from 49% to 55.4% in Sept 2025. The Indian insurance firm had started as a joint venture between Liberty and the Videocon Group.Videocon exited the joint…
Cockroach Janta Party (Image/website) NEW DELHI: The rapid rise of satirical digital platform ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP) on social media has left the parents of its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, worried that their son could land in legal trouble or even face arrest over his political satire content.Dipke, a student at Boston University and a former…
England pace spearhead Jofra Archer believes bowling in English conditions is a welcome return to “normal cricket” after the batting-friendly surfaces and shorter boundaries of the Indian Premier League (IPL), issuing a subtle warning to India’s young batting unit following their crushing defeat in the third T20I.Archer’s comments came after England dismantled India by 125…
Bengaluru: The main accused in the daycare assault case, who was on the run after cruelty against toddlers came to light, got anticipatory bail Thursday.The accused, Manjula, was the caregiver and supervisor at the daycare centre on Capgemini campus. A senior police officer said Manjula was absconding since HAL police registered the case based on…
India Yamaha Motor has entered the flex-fuel motorcycle segment with the launch of the FZ Blue Flex at an introductory price of Rs 1,24,240, ex-showroom. The new motorcycle is designed to run on ethanol-blended fuels ranging from E20 to E85.The FZ Blue Flex is based on Yamaha’s popular FZ platform and uses a 149cc, air-cooled,…
KOLKATA: The Jharkhand govt has removed hockey coach Sudhir Golla from the Eklavya Hockey Training Centre in Ranchi over absenteeism and harassment complaints, according to an order issued by the Director, Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, dated May 11, 2026.“He has remained continuously absent from training duties and behaved inappropriately with girl trainees. In…
Tovino Thomas and Basil Joseph are enjoying a solid box office run with ‘Athiradi’. The film has continued to attract audiences despite a dip on its second day. After recovering on Saturday, the film posted another increase on Sunday. According to Sacnilk, ‘Athiradi’ collected Rs 5.60 crore in India net on its fourth day. This…
Indigenous bullet train at 350 kmph! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said India’s next-generation bullet train is being planned with a top speed of 350 kilometres per hour. He added that work on the train’s design is expected to commence within the next six months.The 508-kilometre Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, launched in 2016, is…
Mundra port, India’s largest commercial seaport Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has introduced a new shipping service connecting Jeddah Islamic Port with India’s Mundra Port, aimed at strengthening maritime trade ties and improving logistics efficiency between the two countries. New SRS service links three key trade hubs The newly introduced “SRS” shipping service will…
NEW DELHI: Amid continuing scrutiny over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced a series of institutional, technological and administrative reforms while union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level review meeting to assess preparations for the forthcoming NEET (UG) re-examination and tighten security arrangements across states.The reforms…
