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TN looking to go full steam against Railways

TAMIL Nadu might be missing some big names but they are still a formidable team.

Identify sites to set up nuclear power projects

POWER Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday stated that he had urged states to identify potential sites for setting up nuclear power projects.

Vistara-AI to operate 5.6k weekly flights

AIR India Group has completed the operational integration and legal merger between Air India and Vistara, creating a full-service carrier.

Starlink will receive service licence if it meets govt's conditions

TELECOM Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated on Tuesday that Elon Musk's Starlink will receive a service licence provided it meets the government's conditions and addresses security concerns.

Trump factor looms over mkt; Sensex sheds 1%

For the fourth consecutive day, benchmark indices ended in the red

Hyundai Q2 profit declines 16% to ₹1,375 crore

AUTOMAKER Hyundai Motor India on Tuesday posted a 16% year-on-year fall in consolidated net profit to ₹1,375 crore for the quarter ended September 2024.

Karnataka is a hub for Web3 start-ups: Report

WITH 97 Web3 startups, Karnataka leads in emerging technology, and stands out as a hub for Web3, which has transformed users' interaction with the internet.

Nykaa reports 66% jump in net profit to ₹12.97 crore

E-commerce firm FSN E-Commerce Ventures has reported about 66% increase in consolidated net profit to ₹12.97 crore in the second quarter ended on September 30, 2024, according to the company filing.

FinMin says state-run banks' H1 earnings jump 25.6% to ₹85,520 crore

THE finance ministry has said the banks run by it have reported strong numbers, with net income surging by 25.6% to ₹85,520 crore in the first half of the fiscal, along with rapid improvements in asset quality.

Carbon market deal done? Experts wary

THE United National Climate Conference (COP29) presidency has claimed early success with the adoption of standards for carbon credits, referred to as Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, a long-debated framework designed to help nations collaborate on reducing carbon emissions. But, critics say it was pushed without adequate scrutiny and would lead to greenwashing as there are not enough safeguards.

ED restores assets worth ₹12.7 cr to land grab victim

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has successfully restituted a property, worth ₹12.73 crore, to the victim and rightful claimant in an anti-money laundering case being investigated by the agency.

No oral requests for urgent hearing: CJI

A day after assuming office, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday stated that no oral submissions for urgent listing and hearing of cases will be permitted and urged the lawyers to either send emails or written letters for it.

Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift

IF Donald Trump's nar row win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country into silence.

NTPC Green to announce IPO price range; seeks $12 billion valuation

NTPC Green Energy is set to begin the last leg of the largest sectoral initial share with a ₹11,000-crore issue on Wednesday, announcing the price range, reportedly seeking a valuation of $12 billion.

Bangladesh seeks Interpol help to get Hasina back

CHIEF Prosecutor of Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Tajul Islam has written to Inspector General of Police Md Moinul Islam, seeking action to issue a red notice through Interpol for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, a media report said on Tuesday.

UK's Anglican archbishop quits over abuse scandal

The leader of the world's Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced Tuesday he was resigning following a damning report that concluded the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.

G77, China demand $1.3 trillion in climate finance from rich nations

At COP29, the G77 bloc of developing nations, along with China, has made a strong stance on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance.

Greenwashing worry via the carbon market deal

ENDORSEMENT RUSHED THROUGH, SAYS EXPERT

Israel opens Gaza aid crossing, ahead of US deadline

ISRAEL's army announced the opening on Tuesday of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, on the eve of a United States-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.

Landslide win for Ramgoolam coalition

MAURITIUS' opposition coalition has won the country's election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country's parliament in a major rejection of the current government.

China hawks Rubio tipped for US Secy of State, Waltz given NSA role

US President-elect Donald Trump announced new members of his incoming administration on Monday, and was expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state.

Man rams car into crowd, kills 35

43 others hurt, say Chinese police; driver detained; said to be upset over divorce settlement

Modi seeks Maha votes for double-engine govt...

ON a campaign trail in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress, charging it with doing Pakistan's bidding by demanding to restore Article 370 in J&K.

meanwhile, Rahul raps PM over farm loan waiver

KEEPING up his attack on the BJP, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi had waived loans of ₹16 lakh crore due to big industrialists, he had not rid a single farmer of loan.

Firing, violence ahead of bypoll in MP's Vijaypur

TWO villagers were injured in an armed attack by some people in tribal-dominated Dhanachya village of the bypoll-bound Vijaypur constituency in MP's Sheopur district, police said on Tuesday.

Fate of Champai, son and 6 ministers of Hemant govt at stake in 1st phase

IN the first phase of Assembly polls to be held on Wednesday in Jharkhand, reputation of a number of senior leaders and former CMs is at stake.

Consular camp cancelled over 'high threat' to temple

AMID the likelihood of \"extremely high and imminent threat level of violent protests\", the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre has decided to cancel its upcoming Life Certificate Event.

2 dead after surgeries done without consent in Gujarat

ANGRY villagers stormed a hospital in Ahmedabad on Tuesday and vandalised it after two patients died following alleged unauthorised surgeries.

Bangla influx: ED recovers printing machines, fake Aadhaars & passports

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at 17 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal in connection with illegal Bangladeshi infiltration and recovered various incriminating items, including fake Aadhaars, forged passports, illegal arms, immovable property documents, cash, jewellery, printing papers, printing machines, and blank Performa used for forging Aadhaar cards.

Will end coal smuggling in Dhanbad if BJP wins: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP, if voted to power, will stop coal smuggling in Jharkhand and make the state \"the most prosperous state in the country\" within five years.