Heavy rains ahead in second half of southwest monsoon, says IMD
NEW DELHI: The Indian Meteorological Department has forecasted above-normal rainfall and temperatures during the second half of the southwest monsoon season (August to September) 2024.
According to the department, the rainfall would most…
Rain halts search operation in landslides-hit Wayanad
Wayanad: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that all those who were found alive in the landslides-hit Wayanad have been already rescued ruling out the possibility of anyone being alive under the slush and boulders.
The…
Two dead, over 50 missing after cloudburst in Himachal
SHIMLA: Approximately 50 people are reportedly missing and two dead in Himachal Pradesh after multiple cloudbursts were reported in Kullu, Shimla and Mandi districts on Thursday. The disaster has left Manali cut off from the rest of the…
More delay in Tejas Mark 1A delivery
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday said that the first light combat aircraft Tejas Mk 1A is likely to be received by November this year, after missing the February 2024 deadline.
Tejas Mk1A is the newer and improved…
Vikrant Massey to star in ‘Aankhon ki Gustaakhiyan’
Mumbai: Actor Vikrant Massey will next be seen leading the film Aankhon ki Gustaakhiyan, helmed by his Broken But Beautiful Season 1 collaborator Santosh Singh.
Aankhon ki Gustaakhiyan is an adaptation of Ruskin Bond’s popular short…
Washington happy to bowl in tough situations
Mumbai: After a Player of the Series performance in Zimbabwe, off-spinning all-rounder was once again at the forefront for India as the Men in Blue clean swept Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series on Tuesday.
Having been in and out…
Mega auction key issue in IPL teams-BCCI meet
CHENNAI: As the ten Indian Premier League franchises met with the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials in Mumbai on Wednesday, the biggest talking point seems to be whether or not to have mega auctions every three years.
In…
Firstcry sets IPO price band at Rs 440-465
MUMBAI: Softbank, Ratan Tata and Sachin Tendulkar backed Firstcry, which claims to be the market leader in the ecommerce space catering to women and children, but has not made a single penny in profits in its 14 years of operations, has…
Hero Fincorp marginally scales down IPO size
MUMBAI: Retail-focused non-bank lender Hero Fincorp, the financial services arm of the world’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero Motorcorp, has filed the final papers with the markets regulator Sebi seeking to raise Rs 3,688 crore, marginally…
Cognizant June quarter profit up 22% at $566 million
BENGALURU: Nasdaq-listed technology major Cognizant has reported $566 million net profit, up 22.2%, in the quarter ended June 2024. The company's net profit in the same quarter last year was $463 million.
Its revenue in the June quarter…
Sensex, Nifty reach record levels
MUMBAI: Benchmark BSE Sensex jumped 388 points to breach the 82,000 level for the first time while broader Nifty spurted 108 points to hit the record 25,000 mark in early trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve indicated a rate cut…
Exchanges need to disclose shareholding patterns: Sebi
MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi has amended the rules requiring stock exchanges and clearing corporations to disclose their shareholding patterns on their websites on a quarterly basis, in line with the listing obligations (LODR) regulations…
Russia frees US reporter in one of the biggest prisoner swaps with West
Moscow: US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan were released from Russia Thursday, the Turkish government announced, in one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War.
A total of 26 people,…
Israel confirms death of Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Deif in July strike
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the…
Blinken calls on ‘all parties’ in Middle East to ‘stop escalatory actions’
BlinkenULAANBAATAR: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged "all parties" in the Middle East to stop "escalatory actions" and achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, after Hamas's political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that…
Russia launches its largest drone attack on Ukraine in 7 months.
KYIV: Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the country, Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday, in what was one of the largest drone barrages this year.
No damage or injuries were…
Calls for revenge at Iran funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh
TEHRAN: Iran held funeral processions on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike blamed on Israel.
The Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led…
Spanish Media Reports India’s Story: Growth remains above 6%
With beginning of new month August 2024, we launch a news sharing collaboration with a leading Spanish journal ATALAYAR, from Madrid, to bring Europe's and particularly Spanish media coverage of Indian, Asian and Global Affairs, for the…
Today’s Motto: ‘A good leader starts by defining goals. He ends by saying thank…
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Heavy rain lashes Delhi; mother-son drown in drain
New Delhi: A woman and her son drowned in a drain in East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar Phase 3 amid the heavy rain that lashed the Capital Wednesday evening. Police said the two were returning home when the boy, Priyansh, slipped into an open drain…
