Bharat Forge registers 59 pc surge in Q4 net profit
New Delhi, May 8 - Auto and defence component manufacturer Bharat Forge on Wednesday reported a 59.3 per cent surge in net profit to Rs 389.6 crore for the January-March quarter of 2023-24 compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 244.5 crore in
Neeraj Chopra confirms participation in first domestic tournament after 3 years
Bhubaneswar, May 8 - Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has confirmed his participation in the Federation Cup, starting from May 12, which will be his first domestic tournament in three years.
Meghalaya board’s class 12 results announced, CM Sangma says pass percentage increased
Shillong, May 8 - The Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) on Wednesday declared results for Class 12.
What made Madhuri Dixit take a break from acting to start her family
Mumbai, May 8 - Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene has spoken about her decision of taking a break professionally to start a family with her husband Shriram Nene.
Dead, wounded or missing — Sri Lanka takes action against racketeers sending former soldiers to Russia-Ukraine warzone
Colombo, May 8 - Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry has revealed that a large number of the country's ex-servicemen, who fought in the war against Tamil rebels, have now joined the mercenaries involved in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Elected members of municipalities can’t be removed at whims and fancies of civil servants or their political masters: SC
New Delhi, May 8 - The Supreme Court has said that elected members of municipalities cannot be removed at the whims and fancies of the civil servants or their political masters only because some of such elected members are found to be inconvenient
NSE, BSE to conduct special trading session on May 18
New Delhi, May 8 - NSE and BSE will hold a special live session on May 18 to perform intra-day switch-over to their respective disaster recovery site.
I got him admitted to a school but he didn’t go, he used to say ‘mera sir dard hota hai waha’: Yashasvi’s childhood coach Jwala Singh
New Delhi, May 8 - Yashasvi Jaiswal’s meteoric rise ever since the 2023 Indian Premier League needs to be studied. A young man from humble beginnings has now been announced as a part of the squad that will travel to the West Indies
Embarrassed Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda’s remarks, calls it ‘unacceptable’
New Delhi, May 8 - Hours after Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remark on the 'colour of citizens' stirred a major controversy and left the party red-faced, the latter got into a damage control mode and issued a clarification.
PSG’s Mbappe walks off when asked about Real Madrid after Champions League loss
Paris, May 8 - The final whistle blew at the Parc Des Princes and it was Borussia Dortmund, that jumped with joy as Mats Hummels' goal made all the difference in the second leg of the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League.
Gates Foundation-backed Axmed raises funds to help poor countries access critical medicines
Basel, May 8 - Axmed, a Switzerland-based B2B marketplace platform, on Wednesday announced a $2 million seed funding round to accelerate the affordability, availability, and distribution of essential and innovative medicines to low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Congress fought elections on caste, religion lines: Goa CM
Panaji, May 8 - Alleging that Congress has always done politics on the lines of caste and religion, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that BJP will win both the Lok Sabha seats in the state by a huge margin.
Furious over Pitroda’s ‘racist’ comment, PM Modi says it is now clear why Cong opposed Prez Murmu’s candidature
Warangal (Telangana), May 8 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress party and its senior leader Sam Pitroda over the latter's alleged racist remarks, warning that he would not tolerate "such insult on the basis of skin colour" and that
High possibility of 8 pc GDP growth for India in 2023-24: CEA Nageswaran
New Delhi, May 8 - There is a high possibility of India's economic growth touching 8 per cent in 2023-24, government's Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Wednesday.
5 big announcements from Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event
New Delhi, May 8 - Apple has made big announcements at its 'Let Loose' event in which it unveiled the new iPad Pro, M4 chip, redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air with M2 chip, Final Cut Pro for iPad 2, and the
US-based Lam Research to expand chip fabrication equipment supply chain in India
Bengaluru, May 8 - As India begins its ambitious semiconductor journey under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US-based Lam Research Corporation on Wednesday announced plans to expand its global chip fabrication equipment supply chain to include India.
BSP Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha candidate Rakesh Soman joins AAP
Chandigarh, May 8 - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha candidate, Rakesh Soman, has quit the party and joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday.
Delhi HC imposes fine on petitioner seeking permission, facilities for CM Kejriwal to govern from jail
New Delhi, May 8 - Turning it down as not maintainable, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday imposed a Rs one lakh fine on a petitioner, who sought permission and facilities for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to govern from judicial custody.
Singapore’s F-16 jet crashes at air base
Singapore, May 8 - An F-16 fighter jet of the Singaporean Airforce crashed within Tengah air base on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Defence.
IPL 2024: We’re making ‘few too many’ casual mistakes, says Sangakkara after RR’s loss to DC
New Delhi, May 8 - After Rajasthan Royals were subjected to their second defeat on the trot in IPL 2024, director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara thinks his team has been making a ‘few too many’ casual mistakes in their back-to-back losses in the