Jewellery segment shares fell sharply on Monday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to cut gold purchases. Share prices of Senco Gold and Kalyan Jewellerys tumbled over 8% while Titan was down over 6%.Speaking in a rally earlier on Sunday, PM Modi called citizens to help preserve foreign exchange reserves. His appeal included avoiding unnecessary…
In Love Story, Vijayta Pandit and Kumar Gaurav played star-crossed lovers—and life imitated art. Vijayta shared that while shooting, their bond grew stronger and soon turned into a relationship. After the film’s massive success, she even turned down multiple film offers, choosing instead to focus on her personal life with Kumar Gaurav. However, their love…
Your next petrol, diesel and CNG refill is set to cost more! Fuel prices have once again come under pressure after a recent hike of Rs 3 per litre in petrol, diesel and CNG rates, pushing everyday transport and household fuel costs back into focus. The increase comes amid a sharp rally in global crude…
Bengaluru: The state govt’s move to introduce automated land conversion is beginning to show results, with nearly 1,900 applications covering over 4,427 acres cleared for renewable energy projects since its rollout in Jan.Revenue department officials said applicants have paid more than Rs 15 crore in conversion fees, signalling strong investor interest. Tumakuru district has emerged…
A Swiss man named Jonas Lauwiner has drawn attention across Europe after declaring himself the “king of Switzerland” and assembling a patchwork of land parcels without paying for them. His unusual rise is not based on conquest or wealth but on exploiting a little-known legal provision that allows claims over ownerless or unregistered land. By…
NEW DELHI: K Kavitha on Saturday paid floral tributes to those who died during the 1969 Telangana statehood agitation at Amaraveerula Stupam in Gun Park, Hyderabad, ahead of the launch of her new political party.Nearly seven months after leaving the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is set…
The University of Chicago on Friday said it has conferred its prestigious Alumni Award for Professional Achievement to India’s former chief economic adviser Krishnamurthy V Subramanian.Subramanian is the first Indian economist to receive the honour since its inception in 1941, placing him in an elite global cohort that includes Nobel laureates and intellectual giants such…
In 2017, he bought an apartment for Rs 13 crores in the J and K co-operative Housing Society in Versova, Mumbai, where he lived with his family before moving into his own bungalow. The house took him three years to design and renovate, and is said to be inspired by his old home in his…
In a startling incident during Australia’s World Cup clash with the USA, referee Felix Zwayer collapsed due to heat exhaustion, prompting a six-minute stoppage. Demonstrating a spirit of sportsmanship, Australian defender Aiden O’Neill rushed to aid Zwayer, providing leg stretches. Remarkably, Zwayer managed to recover and continue officiating, etching a memorable moment into the tournament’s…
Bengaluru: The sudden thunderstorm that resulted in 11cm of rain for over an hour on Wednesday brought down hundreds of trees across the city. Even as authorities have been removing fallen trees and branches, city roads and footpaths are not yet free of large trees and branches.According to Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), 476 trees and…
