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Impact of this win on our chess will be massive
EVER SINCE I'VE WORKED WITH HIM, HE'S EXCEEDED EVEN MY OPTIMISTIC SCENARIOS VERY, VERY FAST. IN 2022, HE HAD A GREAT GROWTH SPURT. 2024 AS WELL HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR HIM.
Bad assets of PSBs fell to 3.12% in Sep: Fin Min
NEW DELHI: The government said on Thursday that policy reforms in the financial sector have restored the health of the banking sector, with the gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio of public sector banks (PSBs) falling to 3.12% in September 2024 from a peak of 14.58% in March 2018 and 4.97% in March 2015.
Telecom cos to focus on network coverage, capacity in small towns
NEW DELHI: Indian telecom operators would look to focus on improving network coverage and capacity in small towns and rural areas in the coming year, as availability of 5G service enables higher data consumption in these geographies compared to metros, analysts said.
WITHDRAW YOUR PF DIRECTLY FROM ATMs FROM NEXT YR: LABOUR SECY
NEW DELHI: The Labour Ministry is upgrading its IT systems to provide enhanced services to the country's massive workforce.
Centre may raise green bond target by 25% in FY26
NEW DELHI: The government plans to raise ₹25,000-26,000 crore through sovereign green bonds in the next financial year, marking a 25% increase from its ₹20,000 crore target for FY25, to boost financing for climate-friendly projects, two people familiar with the matter told Mint.
India to regain growth momentum in Q3: Goyal
NEW DELHI: India's economy will regain its higher growth momentum in the third quarter and achieve the estimated growth rate to remain the world's fastest growing economy in 2024-25, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Options fever begins to cool as Sebi curbs kick in
The number of index options traded plunged 30% in week ended December 6
Macron seeks political deal to appoint new premier, end deadlock
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and \"guarantee the stability of the country\", following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a spokesperson for the outgoing government has said.
Syria vows 'rule of law' post Assad overthrow
Syria's interim government vowed on Thursday to institute the \"rule of law\" after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as the United States warned against any action that risked triggering further conflict.
Fingerprints, ballistics, Reddit writings: How the CEO death case evolved
NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione's arrest this week over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan has failed to fill in some key details of the shocking killing that has gripped the U.S.
BRAZIL PRESIDENT UNDERGOES NEW PROCEDURE AFTER 1ST BRAIN SURGERY
SAO PAULO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent a procedure on Thursday morning to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of his brain, following an unplanned head surgery earlier this week, his doctors told reporters in Sao Paulo.
Israeli PM appears ready for Gaza ceasefire deal: US NSA
Some of Netanyahu's critics have accused him of stalling in negotiations, while Israel has repeatedly blamed Palestine's Hamas for delays
Macron seeks political deal to appoint new premier, end deadlock
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and \"guarantee the stability of the country\", following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a spokesperson for the outgoing government has said.
Supreme Court draws the line
Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely
Nudging government to conserve wetlands
The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.
The US deep state and its discontents
The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles
Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation
As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation—the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January—a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.
DRDO: New light tank test-fired successfully with accurate results
NEW DELHI: India's new light tank Zorawar, designed for rapid deployment and high mobility in the mountains, has achieved a \"major milestone\" by firing several rounds at different ranges at an altitude of more than 4,200 metres, with accurate results, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea
The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.
SIX KILLED AFTER FIRE ENGULFS TN PRIVATE HOSPITAL
DINDIGUL: Six people were killed on Thursday after a massive fire broke out at a private hospital in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, officials familiar with the matter said.
HC REJECTS PLEA TO START PROBE INTO MOVIE INDUSTRY
The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to order an inquiry into gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment allegedly faced by female artists in the film industry, saying that it cannot direct a \"roving and fishing inquiry\" without a specific complaint.
'VERY SERIOUS': HC ON VIP DARSHAN AT SABARIMALA
KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Thursday admonished the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala, and the chief police coordinator over \"VIP darshan\" provided to actor Dileep at the temple on December 5 during the ongoing annual pilgrimage.
Ex-coal secy among 6 acquitted in 2012 case
A Delhi court has acquitted former Union coal secretary HC Gupta, and five others, including two senior officials from the ministry of coal (MoC), in a high-profile corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to a coal block allocation in Odisha in 2012.
Oppn MPs may submit notice in RS today to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: Lawmakers from the INDIA bloc are likely to submit a notice on Friday to move a motion for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event earlier this week sparked a controversy.
WOMAN KILLS KIDS, DIES BY SUICIDE IN ACT OF REVENGE
BENGALURU: A 35-year-old woman allegedly killed her two children and died by suicide in Bengaluru to \"punish her husband for mistreating her\", police said on Thursday.
4 schoolgirls walking back home crushed to death by truck in Kerala
Four Class 8 students of a government school died on Thursday after a truck ran them over while they were returning home after taking an examination, at Kalladikode in Kerala, police said.
Disaster management bill passed in Lok Sabha amid Oppn uproar
NEW DELHI: The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday despite strong criticism from Opposition members.
TMC MP SUBMITS PRIVILEGE NOTICE AGAINST RIJIJU
Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju for allegedly making a derogatory remark against opposition leaders in the Upper House.
RS impasse continues as MPs refuse to relent
NEW DELHI: There was no let-up in the acrimony between the government and the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, with both sides hardening their stance—the government demanding an explanation on Congress leadership’s alleged links with billionaire George Soros and the Opposition demanding a probe into the allegations of wrongdoing against the Adani Group.
MANUFACTURING COOPS TO GET 15% LOWER TAX RATES: AMIT SHAH IN RS
Newly set up cooperatives that undertake manufacturing activities will get benefits of lower tax rate of 15%, as is available to new manufacturing firms, Union minister for home and cooperation Amit Shah said in a reply in Parliament.