Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 11 (ANI): The mortal remains of former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna have been taken to Maddur, his native place, for the last rites. His last rites will be conducted with full state honours in Mandya district on Wednesday. The Karnataka government has declared three days of mourning on his demise. According to the notice, "His last rites will be performed with full state honours. No functions and no celebrations will be held in these three days fr...Read More
NEW DELHI: The number of High Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra High Net-Worth Individuals (UHNIs) in India is growing at an impressive compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12 per cent, according to a report by Motilal Oswal. The report attributed this growth to India's robust economic expansion and buoyant equity markets, which are also helping their wealth grow at an even faster pace. It said "With robust economic growth, the number of HNIs and UHNIs has been growing in India (at 12 ...Read More
HYDERABAD: As many as four students of Tribal Girls Welfare Hostel in Saipur, Vikarabad fell ill due to alleged food poisoning after consuming food at the hostel on Tuesday. The affected girl students were immediately taken to the government hospital for treatment. "The girls complained of uneasiness, stomach ache and vomiting. After checkup, the doctors found their condition better and asked them to return to their hostel," SP K Narayana Reddy told TNIE. Videos of students getting treatment i...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index traded around 10:19AM(IST)on Wednesday in a weak market. Federal Bank Ltd.(up 0.35 per cent) and State Bank of India(up 0.03 per cent) were among the top gainers. ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 1.0 per cent), Punjab National Bank(down 0.9 per cent), IDFC First Bank Ltd.(down 0.64 per cent), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 0.41 per cent) and Canara Bank(down 0.38 per cent) were the top losers on the index. The Nifty Bank index was 0.41 per cent at 53357.75 at the time of writing this...Read More
Mumbai: The Indian stock market continued its flattish opening trajectory this week, as selling was seen in Nifty's financial service and private bank sector in early trade on Wednesday. At around 9:27 am, Sensex was trading at 81,515.06 after gaining 5.01 points or 0.01 per cent, while the Nifty was trading at 24,623.8 after rising 13.75 points or 0.06 per cent. The market trend remained positive. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1,634 stocks were trading in green, while 565 stocks were ...Read More
The Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2024, one of India's largest platforms for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, is set to culminate in its Grand Finale at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee from 11th to 15th December 2024. As part of its 7th edition, SIH 2024 continues to exemplify the vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji to make India self-reliant and globally competitive through youth empowerment and innovation. He will interact with young innovators at th...Read More
Chennai: In a landmark feat, IT-Madras has released the world's first high-resolution detailed 3D images of the human foetal brain, pushing the frontiers of brain mapping technology and placing India in the global league in this segment of science. This data set, termed 'DHARANI', is open source, meaning it is freely available for all researchers world-wide. For the first time globally, 5,132 brain sections have been captured digitally using cutting-edge brain mapping technology developed by Su...Read More
Hyderabad: Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan, known for his roles in Welcome and Stree 2, has shared a chilling account of his kidnapping experience. Khan was allegedly lured to an award function in Meerut on November 20, only to find himself held hostage for nearly 12 hours. According to Khan's business partner, Shivam Yadav, the actor was invited to the event and received flight tickets and an advance payment. However, upon arrival in Delhi, Khan was driven to a secluded area near Bijnor, where he...Read More
Jalna: A 30-year-old truck driver was injured after three persons allegedly opened fire at him in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said on Wednesday. Some relatives of the driver are suspected to be involved in the firing, which took place at around 10 pm on Tuesday following a financial dispute, they said. The driver, Mohammed Rizwan, a resident of Mumbai, had stopped his scrap-laden truck at a roadside eatery near Nagewadi toll plaza when a car arrived there, a police official said. Three...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has lost 857 elephants in the past 11 years, with electrocution being the key cause of unnatural death of the animal, the State Assembly was informed on Tuesday. Diseases, accidents, poaching and electrocution were some of the other reasons for elephant deaths in the State, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said in response to a query in the Assembly. According to the statistics furnished by the minister, 149 elephants were electrocuted ...Read More
NAGAPATTINAM: The next part of 'DMK Files-3' would be released in early 2025, BJP state president K Annamalai said on Tuesday. The expose, particularly on various tenders floated by the ruling government, would shake up state politics, he added. Addressing media persons in Nagapattinam after taking part in an event paying tributes to late BJP district president S Karthikeyan, Annamalai said, "The central government provides Rs 10 lakh crore per year but the Tamil Nadu government declares each s...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Realty index traded around 10:14AM(IST)on Wednesday in an upbeat market. Raymond Ltd.(up 4.85 per cent), DLF Ltd.(up 0.87 per cent) and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.(up 0.23 per cent) were among the top gainers. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(down 1.26 per cent), Brigade Enterprises Ltd.(down 1.08 per cent), Phoenix Mills Ltd.(down 0.77 per cent), Sobha Ltd.(down 0.7 per cent) and Macrotech Developers Ltd.(down 0.67 per cent) were the top losers on the index. The Nif...Read More
New Delhi: University Grant Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has announced changes in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), undergraduate and postgraduate 2025, saying the total number of subjects has been reduced to 37 from 63 and there will be uniform exam duration of 60 minutes. He said 20 language subjects have been discontinued and admissions to the dropped subjects can be done based on General Aptitude Test (GAT) scores. The domain-specific subjects were 29 earlier, but th...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): The INDIA bloc alliance for Delhi that was stitched during the 2024 general elections appears short-lived as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Congress. In a post on X, Kejriwal said, "Aam Aadmi Party will be fighting this election on its own strength in Delhi. There is no possibility of any alliance with Congress." The statement comes after reports suggested that Congress...Read More
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that his party will go solo in the upcoming Assembly elections in the national capital and there was no possibility of any alliance with the Congress. Setting aside the murmurs of an alliance between Congress and the AAP, Kejriwal posted on X that his party will be fighting the elections on its own. "Aam Aadmi party will be fighting this election on its own strength in Delhi. There is no...Read More
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha is poised for a stormy session on Wednesday as the INDIA bloc has submitted a notice to bring a motion to remove Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar from his role as the Chairman of the Upper House. The opposition has accused Dhankhar of "partisan" conduct, a move that intensifies the escalating tensions in Parliament. The notice, submitted on Tuesday, was spearheaded by Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Naseer Hussain and signed by 60 MPs from opposition parties, includ...Read More
Jajpur: Hundreds of people from several social organisations, including college students, under Sachetan Nagarika Manch (SNM), on Monday staged a dharna near Kabatabandha village on National Highway (NH)-53 demanding early completion of highway stretch between Chandikhole and Duburi and construction of a second bridge over Brahmani river. They sought the Chief Minister's intervention as the delay in the four-lane expansion work was leading to frequent accidents. The protesters warned that they ...Read More
Bengaluru: Tennis legend Andre Agassi on Tuesday emphasised the importance of keeping sports as a part of education, stating that sports teach children the value of losing. Agassi was discussing the future of sports and education as a foundation for excellence at the TiE Global Summit 2024 in Bengaluru. "Even when you have a failure, you have to get up and play again the next day. So, what sports is teaching you is that focusing on winning and losing is really a distraction from what we need to ...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance department arrested a junior clerk on Tuesday, a day after she was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at the office of the Sub Registrar here. The woman, the junior clerk in the office of the Sub-Registrar of Khandagiri in Bhubaneswar, has been placed under arrest by the Odisha Vigilance department and will be forwarded to the court. "She was arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a person for the execution of a registered sale deed (RSD) of...Read More
Mumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) Equity benchmark Sensex and Nifty edged up in volatile trade on Wednesday amid mixed global trends ahead of the US inflation data. Market analysts said investors will monitor the November US CPI, the final inflation reading for further cues before the Federal Reserve's year-end policy meeting. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 55.04 points or 0.04 per cent to 81,565.09 in the morning trade. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty went up 30.40 points or 0.12 per cent to 24,640.45. F...Read More
Mumbai: The Kurla Police have arrested Sanjay More, a 54-year-old driver with the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), in connection with the horrific bus accident that occurred on December 9. He faces charges of culpable homicide, and the court has ordered his remand to police custody until December 21 to assist in the ongoing investigation. The case was initiated following a complaint lodged by Police Sub-Inspector Prashant Chavan, 35, from the Kurla Police Station. Based on the...Read More
BARGARH: Irked over delay in procurement of paddy, farmers of Kumbhari village under Barpali block locked the chief civil supplies officer (CSO) of Bargarh inside his office for an hour and staged protest on Tuesday. The agitating farmers claimed that around 4,000 bags of paddy are lying unsold at the local market yard for the last 10 days. Due to the delay in procurement, the quality of their paddy is on the verge of deterioration as it is now prone to moisture due to unseasonal rain. "We had...Read More
NEW DELHI: Vedanta (Rs. 795.36 crore), Raymond(Rs. 757.14 crore), Titagarh Wagons(Rs. 440.58 crore), Waaree Energies(Rs. 423.69 crore), Zomato(Rs. 321.66 crore), ITI Ltd(Rs. 312.91 crore), BSE(Rs. 280.04 crore), HDFC Bank(Rs. 266.83 crore), Mazagon Dock Ship(Rs. 256.20 crore) and PNC Infratech(Rs. 252.12 crore) were among the most traded securities on the National Stock Exchange at 10:08AM in Wednesday's session. The NSE Nifty index traded 9.86 points up at 24619.9, while BSE Sensex was 5.84 po...Read More
NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - London copper prices climbed to a nearly one-month high on Wednesday, as markets drew support from top consumer China's recent announcement that it will ease monetary policy and adopt a proactive fiscal policy to propel growth next year. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 0.8% at $9,290 per metric ton, as of 0353 GMT. The contract briefly touched $9,314 per metric ton, its highest level since Nov. 12. The most-traded January copper contra...Read More
Bhawanipatna: Odisha on Tuesday remembered freedom fighter and tribal icon Rando Majhi on his 169th martyrdom day. Rando headed a movement against the British from 1853 till he was shot dead by the police two years later. Taking to X, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said: "A humble tribute to the great freedom fighter, tribal leader Rando Majhi, on his Sacrifice Day. His dedication and sacrifice for the protection of motherland will always be remembered." Rando, along with his 19 associates, w...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP Vijay Vasanth on Wednesday gave a notice to move an adjournment motion to discuss the urgent need for improving tourism infrastructure in Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu. "I rise to draw attention to the urgent need for improving tourism infrastructure in Tamil Nadu, especially in Kanniyakumari, as well as across India. The tourism sector is a key contributor to our economy and the lack of adequate infrastructure hinders its growth potenti...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former President Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary on Wednesday. In a post on X, PM Modi remembered Mukherjee as a towering figure in Indian politics who left an indelible mark on the nation's development. "Pranab Babu was a one-of-a-kind public figure--a statesman par excellence, a wonderful administrator, and a repository of wisdom. His contributions to India's development are noteworthy," the Prime M...Read More
The US India Business Council (USIBC) Global Private Limited, part of the US Chamber of Commerce, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (IT E&C), Government of Telangana, to enhance collaboration in technological innovation. The MoU was formalized in the presence of Honourable Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications, and Industries & Commerce, Shri D. Sridhar Babu, and Special Chief Secretary to the Govern...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday targeted the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), asking whether the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party will have the courage to support the opposition's motion seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. "Will Jagan party have the courage to support the opposition's motion on the Rajya Sabha Chairman issue, or will he stay loyal to Modi and Shah while making empt...Read More
Mumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) The rupee fell 2 paise to all-time low of 84.87 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, amid rising expectations of a shift in the Reserve Bank's monetary policy stance post the appointment of Sanjay Malhotra as the new RBI governor. Forex traders said markets now expect a rate cut in the upcoming monetary policy in February. While a muted tone in the domestic market and the overall strength of the US dollar index further pressurised the rupee. Also Read | Shill...Read More