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Balasore: Man-made disaster

That India cannot afford or find a full-time minister to hold the Railway portfolio tells you the sad story of the Indian Railways. Ashwini Vaishnaw joined the government on July 7, 2021. He is the Minister of Electronics and IT, the Minister of Communications, and Minister of Railways (where, it is claimed, he has been 'on the job' since June 3, 2023) better late than never

Money talks

The PGA and DP World Tours have merged with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Tour

Long-term vision

Apple's Vision Pro shakes up the Virtual Reality space

Power games

An engaging insider account provides valuable insights into the functioning of the PMO & UNSC

Football excitement shifts axis

With Messi leaving Europe for an American club, and Ronaldo already in Saudi Arabia, fans can look outside Europe

That haunting trip

Spooky destinations have their own attractions, and abound the world over

Biparjoy may miss Gujarat: IMD

THE \"VERY SEVERE\" cyclonic storm, Biparjoy, is likely to intensify into an \"extremely severe\" one within the next 12 hours, an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said on Saturday.

Unemployment rate falls to 7.7% in May

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE in India fell to 7.7% in May due to a decline in the labour participation at 441.9 million, as per data released by private economic think tank CMIE.

Petroleum pricing a dynamic issue: Puri

Will see what can be done for reduction, said the minister

ICE midsize SUVs may be having their last hurrah

After Honda Elevate, all-new SUVs in the segment unlikely

Twitter to pay creators for ads in replies

TWITTER WILL SOON begin paying verified content creators for ads in their replies, with the first payment block of around $5 million, company owner Elon Musk said.

Finmin, RBI on same page: CEA

GROWTH ESTIMATE OF 6.5% IN FY24

India Inc shakes up policies to be more queer-friendly

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION are driving a rethink of corporate policies around the world, with recruitment drives, job fairs, medical and insurance policies, HR counselling, common facilities like gender-neutral washrooms supporting a conducive work environment for the differently-abled and LGBTQI+ employees.

IndiGo offers codeshare flights to US via Istanbul

TIE-UP WITH TURKISH AIRLINES

Ola Electric to kick off investor meet for IPO

OLA ELECTRIC WILL hold talks next week with investors in Singapore and the US on its planned stock market listing, the first of a series of meetings for its up to $1 billion IPO, two sources with direct knowledge said.

Putin: Russia to place N-weapons in Belarus

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR Putin said Friday that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an attempt to blackmail the West.

Making a case for reducing GST on two-wheelers

How GST reduction from 28% to 18% will provide a boost to the industry, the economy and the environment

RBI notifies measures to strengthen UCBs

AIMING TO STRENGTHEN 1,514 urban co-operative banks, the Centre on Friday said the Reserve Bank has notified four key measures, including giving them two years more to meet the priority sector lending targets.

FLDG to deepen partnerships between lenders and fintechs

RBI guidelines leave little room for ambiguity, say experts

As competition grows, DMart Ready steps up discount play

BANKS ON EVERYDAY LOW PRICE STRATEGY

Freebies rain for cricket lovers as Disney+Hotstar joins in

STREAMING OF ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP, ASIA CUP FREE FOR APP USERS

Centre to step in if gaming firms delay self-regulation body

IF THE INDUSTRY does not come up with a proposal for forming self-regulatory organisations (SROS) for online gaming in the next one month, then the government will have no choice but to take over that task, minister of state for electronics and information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday.

ED notices to Xiaomi, CFO, ex-MD and 3 foreign banks

THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) on Friday said it has issued showcause notices to Chinese mobile manufacturer Xiaomi, its chief financial officer and director Sameer Rao, former MD Manu Jain and three foreign banks for alleged foreign exchange violation of more than ₹5,551 crore.

TCS on forex spend may soften further

More FAQs soon to address concerns, says official

Centre proposes fewer GDP estimates to avoid confusion

Four releases from next year likely instead of six now

CEA: India can grow at 6.5-7% till 2030 without overheating risk

FY23 growth could be revised further upwards from 7.2%

Isro to launch Chandrayaan 3 by mid-July, says Somanath

THE INDIAN SPACE Research Organisation (Isro) will begin a fresh bid to land a rover on the moon in the middle of July this year through the launch of the Chandrayaan 3 mission, Isro chairman S Somanath said on Thursday on the sidelines of an international conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations (SMOPS-2023).

India, UK finish 10th round of FTA talks

INDIA AND THE UK concluded their 10th round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in New Delhi on Friday, with detailed discussions on the key aspects of the proposed deal.

Delhi Police takes woman wrestler to WFI office

THE DELHI POLICE Friday took a woman wrestler to the Wrestling Federation of India office at 21, Ashoka Road in New Delhi where, according to her complaint and the FIR, its president Brj Bhushan Sharan Singh had sexually harassed her in 2019.

El Nino confirmed, to affect monsoon

Indian Ocean Dipole may offset impact to an extent