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Rajesh Varrier new Cognizant India MD and Chairman

COGNIZANT on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rajesh Varrier as Global Head of Operations, effective September 2, 2024.

'India to miss 15% natural gas target'

INDIA may not meet its target of increasing the share of natural gas in the country's energy mix to 15% by 2030, according to Spencer Dale, group chief economist at BP plc.

NCLT okays ICICI Securities delisting, stock falls over 5.4%

THE Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has green-lighted the delisting plan of ICICI Securities, the largest full service brokerage in terms of demat accounts, setting aside the objections raised by two minority shareholders.

TRAI proposal on OTT regulation by month-end

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) may announce its recommendations on regulation of OTT platforms by the end of this month.

Kalyan Jewellers promoter to acquire 2.36% from Warburg

KALYAN Jewellers promoter Trikkur Sitarama Iyer Kalyanaraman will acquire a 2.36% stake from private equity (PE) firm Warburg Pincus for Rs 1,300 crore.

Brookfield-backed Evren to invest $5 billion in Andhra Pradesh

EVREN, a clean energy platform promoted by Brookfield and Axis Energy, has committed to invest $5 billion in Andhra Pradesh.

Paytm to sell entertainment ticketing business to Zomato for ₹2,048 crore

FINTECH major Paytm is selling its entertainment ticketing business to Zomato for ₹2,048 crore.

'RBI P2P norms make biz unviable'

Industry says no incentive to continue in the biz as nobody can make money with new rules

Russia destroys 11 Kyiv drones over Moscow

MOSCOW came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported on Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the capital.

UK univ to digitise post-Partition archives

COVENTRY University in the UK is leading a new research initiative that will involve around 20,000 images, prints and documents from two decades following India's Partition in 1947 being digitised.

Pakistani arrested for peddling fake news that lit UK riots fuse

AUTHORITIES in Pakistan on Wednesday arrested and charged a man with cyber terrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the UK earlier this month.

Iran House approves new prez's cabinet

IRAN's hardline parliament on Wednesday approved all members of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian's Cabinet, the first time in over two decades a leader has been able to get all of his officials through the body.

Cop recruitment results put on hold in Haryana

THE Election Commission of India (ECI) today barred the Haryana government from announcing the results of tests for the recruitment of police constables and teachers till the Assembly elections are over on October 1.

Outsiders, says CM as Maha Oppn calls for bandh on Aug 24

EVEN as Chief Minister Eknath Shinde dubbed Tuesday's protests in Thane's Badlapur against the sexual assault on two minor girls as politically motivated, the Opposition MVA gave a statewide shutdown call on August 24 against the alleged failure of law and order in the state.

134 Gujarat teachers absent without sactioned leave

THE Gujarat government acknowledged on Wednesday the first day of the monsoon session of the assembly -- acknowledged that a total of 134 teachers in the state are absent without authorised leave.

State of affairs: PhD scholar sells dry fruits and spices on cart in Shopian

AMID growing unemployment, a PhD scholar with double BEd hailing from J&K Pulwama district is selling dry fruits and spices on a cart in a market at Shopian district in south Kashmir to earn a living.

Destination RS: MP safest route for BJP leaders from Kerala, TN

WITH BJP naming first-time union minister of state, George Kurian as candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, the saffron party-ruled central Indian state seems turning out to be the perfect and safest passage for party's politicians from Kerala or Tamil Nadu to enter the upper house of the Parliament.

Mixed response to Bharat bandh

Move by Dalit & Adivasi groups comes after SC verdict allowing sub-classification of SCS/STS

Delhi-returned Champai says will float new party or join like-minded people

WITHIN hours of returning from Delhi, former Chief Minister Champai Soren on chapter he has started will keep changing.

'Govt shielding ex-principal, no concrete steps taken yet'

Protesting doctors call for swift CBI probe Eminent sportspersons join the agitation Many hospitals ask senior docs to report on duty

Doctors' body moves SC seeking safety of healthcare workers

THE Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court and filed an urgent application for intervention and directions regarding the safety of healthcare workers, following the rape-murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Docs refuse to relent, say will continue strike to push for Protection Act

AGITATED resident and junior doctors will continue their nationwide indefinite strike, which has entered its 10th day on Wednesday, to push the Central government to enact a law to protect healthcare professionals.

NHRC seeks info on healthcare facilities in states

THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought Action Taken Reports from the Centre and the states of Odisha, Assam and West Bengal on the health care facilities available in Primary Health Care Centers (PHC), Community Health Care Centers (CHC), and District Headquarter Hospitals (DHH).

MPox alert: Centre to issue advisory to states

THE Centre will soon issue a detailed advisory to states and Union Territories on the new Mpox strain that is more virulent, and its diagnosis, symptoms and management, sources said on Wednesday.

WB tops in count of lawmakers with cases of crimes against women: ADR

AT a time of heightened national concern over recent cases of sexual violence in Kolkata and Thane, 16 MPs and 135 MLAs, in their elections affidavits, have declared cases related to crimes against women, according to a report by political watchdog ADR.

1,600 CAPF personnel to provide security to poll candidates in J&K

THE Election Commission (EC) has decided to provide personal security to contestants in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections following intelligence inputs of possible attacks by terror outfits.

THE SHADOW WAR BEING WAGED IN MYANMAR

ON the bright sunny day of March 30, 2012, I was in a beeline of visitors that included journalists, diplomats and members of the multilateral community at the picturesque Yangon residence of the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi on University Avenue Road overlooking Inya Lake.

THE BUDGET & JOBS: PRESCRIPTIONS WITHOUT DIAGNOSIS

Unemployment in India is more structural than seasonal. The budget talks big on jobs and women's empowerment, but its schemes fail to make much economic sense

HDK will be held in mining case if necessary: Siddu

IN a retaliatory mood, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday sent a strong message to Opposition parties stating that JDS leader and Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy will be arrested, if necessary, in the alleged illegal mining lease case.

Six arrested as hooch claims two lives in Odisha

GANJAM was rocked by a hooch tragedy as two persons, admitted to MKCG medical college and hospital in Berhampur, succumbed two days after consuming illicit country liquor in Chikiti, on Wednesday.