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Results 1 to 30Rishi Sunak's makes £1,000 bet about Rwanda deportation flights. The condition is....
2024-02-05, 21:56British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made a £1,000 bet about migrant deportations to Rwanda in the coming months. The Tory leader insisted during a recent interview with TV host Piers Morgan that the first flights would leave within the year — before the UK held general elections. The initiative...
King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, receiving treatment: Buckingham Palace
2024-02-05, 18:20King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday.The palace says...
Layoffs continue to roil software industry with 32,000 jobs cut
2024-02-05, 18:20The tech industry has started 2024 with another wave of job cuts, paring back even further after widespread layoffs last year.So far, some 32,000 tech workers have lost their jobs in 2024 according to Layoffs.fyi, a startup that has been tracking job cuts in the industry since the pandemic.Snap Inc....
FMCG ad dollars seen rising in Q4
2024-02-05, 18:02New Delhi: Cooling raw material prices and competition from local players have prompted large packaged goods companies to plough more money into advertising and promotion (A&P) in the December quarter, a trend that is likely to pick up in the coming quarters.“Given moderation in input cost...
Show outcome, get capex loan: Centre to states
2024-02-05, 17:44New Delhi: The Centre will link a large chunk of 50-year interest-free loans to states with specific outcomes, in a bid to nudge them to make capital investments for infrastructure in a time-bound manner, a senior finance ministry official said. Of the ₹1.3 trillion earmarked for the ‘special...
Rahul Gandhi retaliates at PM Modi's ‘Biggest OBC’ remark, asks ‘Why scared of caste-census?'
2024-02-05, 17:44Retaliating to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's accusations on the Congress and opposition parties, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that it is important to change the mentality of considering someone small or big. In one of his social media posts, the Congress leader questioned, “Why is PM Modi scared of...
Ladakh protests: Sonam Wangchuk to launch fast unto death from February 19 for constitutional safeguards
2024-02-05, 17:44Sonam Wangchuk, a key campaigner for the group demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, on Monday said they would launch a fast unto death from February 19 to press their demands, reported PTI.According to the report, the details of the participation of local residents in the agitation were...
Are branded apartments worth the premium that you pay?
2024-02-05, 17:44Why you should remain invested in large-caps now
2024-02-05, 17:44In 2023, we saw risk being disproportionately rewarded. India’s equity market had a photo finish in the previous calendar year, with the indices hitting all-time levels. In retrospect, the year belonged to the small & mid-cap stocks. The Nifty delivered 20% return during the calendar year and...
Dr Agarwals Health Care plans IPO for $300 million
2024-02-05, 17:44Mumbai: Dr Agarwals Health Care Ltd (AHCL), parent of publicly listed Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital Ltd (AEHL), is planning a $300–400 million public share sale later this year, three people aware of the plans said.The company, which is 60% owned by TPG and Temasek, will hear IPO pitches from investment...
Box office popcorn for cinemas; but where are the viewers?
2024-02-05, 17:44The Indian movie industry...
China tightens some trading restrictions for domestic and offshore investors
2024-02-05, 17:44China is tightening trading restrictions on domestic institutional investors as well as some offshore units as authorities fight to stem a deepening stock rout, according to people familiar with the matter.Officials this week imposed caps on some brokerages’ cross-border total return swaps with...
Gold loans without gold? Bizarre but true at BoB
2024-02-05, 17:44Mumbai: Gold loans without gold. Processing fees paid by branch. And repayments backdated to hoodwink the system.This was the bizarre way in which employees at a clutch of Bank of Baroda (BoB) branches disbursed fake gold loans last year to meet stiff targets, four employees aware of the matter...
Exicom Tele-Systems to raise ₹430 crore via IPO by February end : Report
2024-02-05, 17:26Exicom Tele-Systems, an electric vehicle charging solution providing company, is poised to become the first company to go public in this sector, according to a report by CNBC-TV18.The report further reveals that the company is looking to raise over ₹430 crore through its public offering, of which...
How BoB branches gave out gold loans without collateral
2024-02-05, 17:26Mumbai: Gold loans without gold. Processing fees paid by branch. And repayments backdated to hoodwink the system.This was the bizarre way in which employees at a clutch of Bank of Baroda (BoB) branches disbursed fake gold loans last year to meet stiff targets, four employees aware of the matter...
The one-way ride on PSU stocks is beginning to look scary
2024-02-05, 17:26Mumbai: Euphoria has gripped stocks of government-owned companies, with their rally over the past three months making the benchmark Sensex’s returns pale in comparison, and prompting notes of caution from analysts.The latest leg of the rally from 26 October has seen the BSE PSU index return 52.6% to...
Confident of poll win, PM Modi sets aim for 3rd term
2024-02-05, 17:26Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave a peek into the primary agenda of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) if it wins a successive third mandate in the upcoming national election—to make India the world’s third-largest economy while accelerating its growth as a developed nation, or...
Mumbai comedian Kashyap Swaroop set off social media storm after landlord refuses to return deposit; police responds
2024-02-05, 17:07A Mumbai-based comedian on Monday took to X to share his ordeal with his landlord, who refused the refund his security deposit. While sharing the screenshots of his chats with the landlord, the comedian Kashyap Swaroop asked if there was any lawyer who could help him recover the amount.'My landlord...
Paytm denies FEMA probe, terms media reports ‘misleading, baseless and malicious’
2024-02-05, 17:07Paytm parent One97 Communications Ltd (OCL) Monday rejected reports of investigation or violation of Foreign Exchange rules by the company or its associate Paytm Payments Bank Limited and termed the recent media reports as entirely misleading, baseless and malicious.The company in an exchange filing...
Oil prices steady after sharp decline last week, Brent crude at $77.43 bbl
2024-02-05, 17:07Oil prices remained steady on Monday, February 5, as a strong U.S. job report which curbed sharp falls last week dampened hopes of swift rate cuts, but a U.S. pledge to continue air strikes in the Middle East kept geopolitical tensions high.Brent crude futures gained 10 cents, or 0.1%, to $77.43 a...
RBI should educate retail borrowers as a risk mitigation project
2024-02-05, 16:49The Indian banking system’s bad-debt level is the lowest in over a decade, but the sector’s regulator, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is ever vigilant. It has spotted...
A skin-tone bias lingers from the early days of photographic technology
2024-02-05, 16:49As an amateur photographer, I have long been interested in...
Breathing bad: A lung surgeon’s prescription for our air pollution
2024-02-05, 16:49Every breath we take holds the potential for life or disease, and as a lung surgeon tracking and treating respiratory diseases, I am a witness to the...
Elon Musk should ensure that Neuralink is more transparent
2024-02-05, 16:49When researchers at Elon Musk’s Neuralink implanted a chip in someone’s brain, they were...
Rahul Gandhi promises caste census, removal of 50% cap on reservation if INDIA bloc voted to power
2024-02-05, 16:49Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the 50 per cent cap on reservation will be removed if the INDIA bloc is voted to power after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.While addressing a rally in Ranchi during his Manipur-to-Maharashtra Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, he also promised a nationwide...
Paytm rejects speculations of selling wallet business to Mukesh Ambani's Jio Financial Services
2024-02-05, 16:31Fintech giant Paytm, on Monday, clarified that it is not in talks with any company to sell its wallet business. Amid media speculations about the sale of the Paytm wallet business to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance-owned Jio Financial Services, a Paytm source has confirmed that the company is not...
Give the gift of grooming this Valentines Day with best trimmers for women
2024-02-05, 16:14Valentine's Day is an opportunity to show your significant other how much you care, and what better way to do this than with a gift that enhances her daily routine? Trimmers for women have emerged as a thoughtful and practical gift, perfect for those who value grooming and self-care.Today's market...
Valentines Day gifts for him: Choose from premium trimmers for your partner
2024-02-05, 16:14Valentine's Day is a special occasion to show your partner how much you care, and what better way to do this than by giving a gift that combines practicality with a touch of luxury? Premium trimmers are an excellent choice for the modern man who values grooming and style.When selecting the perfect...
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