JP Morgan has a neutral rating on HDFC Bank with the target price at Rs 1,090. Analysts said the bank’s chairman’s exit adds to macro headwinds and investor sentiment has been hit with expected elevated volatility in the near-term. They said two things stood out in the resignation letter. Firstly, the outgoing chairman cited the…
Head of the UN office for disaster risk reduction Mami Mizutori tells Pradeep Thakur Covax is making progress towards having 2 billion doses available by the end of 2021, which should be enough to protect high-risk and vulnerable people. Excerpts from the interview:The World Bank estimates 150 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty…
Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday signalled fresh Covid-era style policy support to cushion the impact of the West Asia conflict, while urging India Inc to step up investment and replace imports with domestic manufacturing.At the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence, Sitharaman said the govt is working on support measures for sectors hit by…
This week’s OTT lineup brings a mix of reality drama, legal thrillers, supernatural mystery, romance, satire, and action. From ‘Desi Bling’ and ‘System’ to ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War,’ ‘The Boroughs,’ ‘Madhuvidhu’ and ‘Ladies First,’ viewers have several new titles to stream across Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and SonyLIV. Here is a quick look…
Representative photo (PTI) NEW DELHI: Nearly 27 lakh of the 60 lakh whose claims for inclusion in West Bengal’s electoral roll were put in the “doubtful” category during the special intensive revision exercise may not be able to vote in the ensuing assembly polls, with judicial officers overseeing adjudication rejecting their claims. The electoral roll…
The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is sending Vice President JD Vance and other senior negotiators to Pakistan for mediated talks with Iran this weekend aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire.Press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed during a press briefing that the talks will begin in Islamabad on Saturday morning local time,…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday ordered the revamp and modernisation of Amma Unavagams across the state.At present, 383 Amma Unavagams are functioning under the Greater Chennai Corporation, while another 237 are operated by other corporations and municipalities across the state. The chief minister held consultations with senior govt officials and…
Mumbai Indians Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Danish Malewar, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Shardul Thakur, Will Jacks, Mayank Markande, Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar…
Source: X/@abhijeet_dipke NEW DELHI: A satirical political group calling itself the Cockroach Janta Party has sprung up online after Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly compared unemployed youth to “cockroaches”; the group says it drew more than 40,000 members within two days of launching.The party, founded by former AAP social media worker Abhijeet Dipke, has already…
Mangaluru: Ten years after the harrowing Trasi incident that killed eight schoolchildren in Udupi district, stakeholders say children’s safety remains a concern, especially as uninsured private (white board) vehicles ferrying students continue to operate in large numbers.This is despite the district education department issuing directions to field officers, and bringing the issue to the notice…
