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On successful trajectory to profitability: Akasa Air

AKASA AIR is hopeful of becoming one of the top 30 airlines in the world by the turn of this decade, the airline said on Wednesday as it completed two years of operations.

Sebi to ease entry barriers for registered advisors

MARKET regulator Sebi is planning to make it easier for new registered investment advisers to register by reducing entry barriers for them by cutting compliance costs and making it more lucrative for new entrants.

Tata enters mid-size SUV segment with Curvv.ev, starting price ₹19.25L

MARKING its entry in the midsize SUV segment, Tata Motors on Wednesday launched Curvvev and showcased the internal combustion engine (ICE) versions of the vehicle.

‘About 70% of 2-wheelers will be electric by 2030'

ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ Bengaluru THOUGH charging infrastructure in the country remains low, Guruprasad Mudlapur, President of the Bosch Group in India, and managing director, Bosch Limited, is confident that by 2030, 20% of passenger cars and 70% of two-wheelers will be electric.

Consultation for satellite spectrum grant to begin

CITING the ongoing growth momentum led by government capex, deleveraged balance sheets of corporate quality banks' assets, and a likely revival in private corporate capex, India Ratings has upped its growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.5% the highest among all analysts and 30 bps over the Reserve Bank estimate.

After three consecutive losing sessions, equity benchmarks make a comeback

AFTER closing in the red for three straight sessions, domestic equity benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50-ended higher on Wednesday amid an improvement in global cues and a rally in the major markets.

From a Telugu village to SBI corner office

CHALLA Sreenivasulu Setty assumes the corner office of the country's largest lender at a time when the bank is in the pink of its health in over a decade as his predecessor Dinesh Khara is leaving a very strong balance sheet with best asset quality and much larger retail franchise.

Adani Ent to raise 12K cr via QIP

Share sale will lead to 2.75-3.3% dilution of promoters' stake in the company

Blow to Ranil as scion of Rajapaksas in poll race

NAMAL Rajapaksa, the 38year-old heir to the Rajapaksa dynasty, was on Wednesday named as the SLPP candidate for the presidential election, thus officially ending Rajapaksa family's backing to the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Walz's link to Tiananmen has Chinese social media buzzing

US presidential candidate Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz as her running mate has raised eyebrows, and plenty of questions, in China, which he first visited in 1989, the year the military crushed pro-democracy protests.

Yunus acquitted in time to head new govt

A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday overturned a conviction against Muhammed Yunus, a day before the Nobel winner is set to return to lead a caretaker government.

War-weary Gazans voice concern over Sinwar's elevation

WAR-weary Gazans voiced concern on Wednesday after Hamas appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new supremo, fearing his past as the movement's military commander might hamper efforts for the ceasefire they yearn for.

Russia battles daring border incursion in Kursk

RUSSIA was battling a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day on Wednesday, with authorities evacuating several thousand civilians due to fighting, officials said.

UK braces for another night of riots, 100 places to be targeted, say police

BRITISH police prepared Wednesday for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder fueled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls.

Didi rejigs team, changes depts of four ministers

THE West Bengal government on Wednesday reshuffled the cabinet by allocating additional departments to some ministers.

Bypolls to 10 UP Assembly seats a litmus test for BJP

5 top leaders, including Yogi, take charge of two seats each

EC on 2-day J&K visit, NC to go it alone in elections

Poll panel to take feedback from parties, officials

Ayodhya rape survivor undergoes abortion, sample sent for DNA test

THE 12-week pregnancy of minor rape survivor of Ayodhya was terminated at Queen Mary hospital in Lucknow on Tuesday.

FIR against MP woman for working in edu dept for 3 decades on fake certs

IN a bizarre incident, a woman managed to work as a peon in Madhya Pradesh's education department for 29 years using fake Class V and Class VIII school mark-sheets and other false documents.

Uddhav meets Rahul in Delhi to firm up seat deal for Maha polls

SHIV Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray hinted on Wednesday at his readiness to be considered as the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, expected in October.

Flashflood in U'khand, Dorothy's Seat in rubble

IN Uttarakhand, the ongoing landslide disaster of the past fortnight shows no signs of abating.

'Hasina can stay as long as she wants'

Former Bangladesh PM being hosted in India as a guest Head of caretaker govt to fly back to Dhaka from Paris today, makes first speech

Yunus appeals to 'brave students' for peace, order

NOBEL laureate and the head of the caretaker government in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, is flying back to his country on Thursday.

Threat to food security with depletion of groundwater in North India: Study

A study has found that consistent weaker summer monsoons and warmer winters -the fallout of global warming-induced climate change - have led to a massive loss of groundwater in North India in last two decades.

Navies of India and Germany carry out advanced maritime operations

IN a bid to boost defence ties, the Indian Naval Ship Tabar conducted a Maritime Passage Exercise (MPX) with Sea Lynx of the German Navy.

Advanced 'Kavach' to keep tracks safe: Vaishnaw

THE railways has approved the installation of the \"Kavach-4.0\" anti-collision device on 10,000 locomotives.

SC expunges ‘unwarranted' HC judge remarks

THE Supreme Court of India on Wednesday expunged the remarks of Punjab and Haryana High Court's Justice Rajbir Sehrawat, criticising the top court.

WELCOME MOVE TO BRING BACK INDEXATION WHEN TAXING PROPERTY

Heeding the growing chorus of resentment on long term capital gains (LTCG) tax on unlisted assets, particularly property, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has rightly decided to amend the Budget proposals to provide a flexible option for calculating LTCG tax.

AWARENESS CRUCIAL TO AVOID LETHAL INFECTION

Arare 'brain-eating' amoebic infection is spreading in Kerala.

BRIDGING EDUCATIONAL GAPS WITH INTERNSHIPS

RECENT media reports on student placements at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) paint a grim picture.