Improving global risk appetite and a strong rally in equities helped nine of India’s 10 most valuable companies add a combined Rs 2.15 lakh crore in market valuation last week, with Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest gainer.The benchmark BSE Sensex climbed 1,274.95 points, or 1.68%, during the week, PTI reported.“Indian equity markets extended their…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: What was once a distant ambition for BJP has turned into a defining milestone. With its breakthrough victory in West Bengal in 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has completed a symbolic arc in eastern India, stretching across Bihar (Anga), Bengal (Banga), and Odisha (Kalinga).The win is…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (Left: Photo credit: X/@Udhayanidhi Stalin), Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay (Right: Photo credit: X/@ANI) CHENNAI: Former deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin slammed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government saying that chief minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK govt cheated farmers by diluting its poll promise on complete crop loan waiver.“Now, they are carrying out…
Chennai: Mounds of paper waste, leftover food packs, campaign posters plastered across walls were common scenes across the govt schools in the city and suburbs that served as polling stations. While politicians unwind and election officials take a breather, the burden of restoring order falls squarely on school staff, who are left to handle the…
NEW DELHI: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim on Friday resigned as mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), citing an “inability to work properly.”He stepped down “with his head held high” after obtaining the consent of Trinamool supremo and former West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee.At a pre-resignation press conference, the Kolkata Port…
(Source: The Halton Regional Police Service) A Mississauga man has been charged after police said he secretly recorded women inside fitting rooms at a retail store in Oakville. The case that investigators say may involve more victims, reports CP2436-year-old Dishanth Srideva is facing two counts of voyeurism following incidents at a Winners store on Winston…
Farah Khan is known for making those larger-than-life entertaining movies. While ‘Main Hoon Na’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’ are now considered cult classics, even ‘Tees Maar Khan’ which was perceived as a box office flop, is loved by Gen Z today. Farah also had made ‘Happy New Year’ with an ensemble cast including Shah Rukh…
New Delhi: For each victim’s family, the Saidulajab building collapse has brought to the fore a different set of challenges.The family of Dr Ravi Prakash Verma said they were contacted for Rs 5 lakh compensation from govt of UP, as he was from that state. However, Delhi or central govt has not checked on them.The…
Police record says RAF fired plastic pellets during July 20 NEET protest NEW DELHI: Rapid Action Force personnel fired two rounds of non-lethal plastic pellets, along with tear smoke grenades and several other crowd-control munitions, during CJP’s July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ march over the NEET-UG paper leak, news agency PTI reported citing official records.The disclosure…
The medical camps have been started by Surat Municipal Corporation in flood affected areas and along with preventive measures the civic authorities are working to provide treatment to the needy patients in time. Surat: Health check-up camps set up by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in flood-affected areas have detected a large number of illness…
