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'Our lives are a speck in timelessness'

In 'Afterness', HUL's Ex-Chairman Ashok Ganguly Reflects On Life & Career

CDSL systems back online after 2 days

Central Depository Services (CDSL) systems came online again early on Sunday, nearly two days after it had shut its connectivity to all stock market-related entities on Friday afternoon following detection of a malware.

Rate hikes will lead to fin stress, says WB economist

The synchronised monetary tightening by central banks would lead to financial stress and regulators would need to be watchful, said World Bank (WB) economist Ayhan Kose.

Govt Members Bullish On Indian Eco, Warn Of 'Western Biases'

PMEAC member slams WB index methodology

NPCI in talks with RBI on deadline for UPI app volume cap

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which runs UPI, is in talks with the RBI on implementation of its proposed December 31 deadline for limiting the volume cap of players to 30%.

Easy money never helps startups find success, says Piyush Goyal

Capital will not determine the success or failure of any startup, and easy money never helps, said Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal at the Economic Times Startup Awards 2022 held in Bengaluru on Saturday.

India to lead from front, help navigate eco recovery: Goyal

India has earned its name as a trusted partner, particularly during the pandemic, emphasised Union minister Piyush Goyal.

Half of India Inc bats for full office return

Less Than 3rd Of Cos Offer Hybrid Option, Just 16% Allow Work-From-Home: Survey

Govt moves on anti-subsidy; dumping levies under lens

Tribunal, HC Dismiss Revenue Dept’s Stand In Several Cases

The remote control

The reason why it is called a remote control is because it has a habit of disappearing. The AC has a bracket for it and you are absolutely sure you put it there but now you need it and it has gone. TV remote controls are masters of the game. By some unexplained logic we always look under the magazines and then the cushions and it is never there. It is a kind of Defcon 3 alert, where is the remote? Legend has it that the guy who invented the remote in tribute was buried under the sofa or under a pile of magazines.

Not Playing Ball

Running world football is no longer the sole preserve of Europe. That rankles some Europeans

Finding The Cash

Funding COP27’s agreement on climate compensation & energy transition will be tough

Decoding The New PDP Bill

The latest version has some wins for privacy but retains wide government exemptions

Weather Shifts In Climate Talks

Two changes: accepting that biggest polluters will pay poor nations pressure on China, India to contribute

Turkish air raids hit Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq

Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets, Turkiye's defence ministry said, in retaliation for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago.

2 militants on death row for killing American blogger flee Dhaka court

Two Islamist militants, who were sentenced to death for killing Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy and his publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan, escaped from the premises of a crowded court in Dhaka on Sunday with the help of unidentified bikers who sprayed some chemical on police and created a smoke screen before whisking away the convicts.

China reports first Covid death since May; Beijing shuts shops, schools

New coronavirus case numbers held steady in China near April peaks on Sunday as many shops and restaurants in Beijing's most populous district were shut and schools in the area said classes would go online for the coming week.

As Biden turns 80, Americans ask 'What's too old?'

Joe Biden turns 80 on Sunday, making him the first octogenarian president in US history. He is set to celebrate his birthday with a brunch hosted by his wife, Jill, a celebration that got an extra lift this weekend with his granddaughter's wedding at the White House on Saturday.

Man shoots dead 5 at gay club in US; patrons fight, stop him

Colorado Springs: \"Heroic\" clubgoers fought and stopped a gunman shortly after he opened fire inside a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing at least five people and injuring 18 others, police said on Sunday.

Malaysia poll delivers hung House, further upends a fix for economy

Ex-PM Muhyiddin Claims Backing To Form Govt

Sporadic violence, low turnout in Nepal polls AED

Observers Predict Hung Parliament

Sikh students allowed to wear kirpan at US university

A prominent US university has announced that it would allow Sikh students to wear a kirpan on campus, a religious article in Sikhism.

Zaporizhzhia N-plant hit; playing with fire, says UN

Russia, Ukraine Trade Blame

Elon Musk reinstates Trump's Twitter a/c after public poll

But Former Prez Sticking To His Truth Social’ For Now

Truck ploughs into 25 vehicles in Pune. 20 hurt

At least 20 people were injured and many vehicles damaged after a Mumbai-bound goods truck rammed into cars, SUVs and two-wheelers stuck in a traffic jam between the Bhumkar and Navale bridges on Sunday night.

In mega op, Carnac bridge razed; 'new one in 19 mths’

The over 150-year-old Carnac bridge between CSMT and Masjid stations was dismantled by the railways on Sunday after a mammoth operation with over 500 people in action and megablocks on Central Railway's main and harbour lines lasting 16-19 hours, report Somit Sen & Richa Pinto.

Cops empty pond to look for body parts of Shraddha

The Delhi police team probing Shraddha Walkar's killing made a third attempt to recreate the crime scene by taking Aaftab Poonawala to their rented flat. Officials also began to empty a local pond to search for her body parts. So far, over 17 bones have been recovered from various places. The police team that is in Mumbai started quizzing people known to Aaftab. While the Poonawalas are not traceable, the possibility of them having been moved to safety by cops has not been ruled out.

Sex with minor wife a crime: HC

The Kerala HC said marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from Pocso Act and sex with a minor, even after marriage, is an offence.

Temp dips in city, 8.5°C in Jalgaon

With the chill setting in,the night temperature in Mumbai dipped below 20° C, while Jalgaon (8.5° C) was the coldest city in the state Sunday and Aurangabad second coldest city at 9.2°C.

Land deals in top 8 cities up 3.5 times

India's top eight cities closed 68 separate land deals accounting for 1,656 acres during Jan-September, up from 20 deals for 925 acres last year, according to a new report.