The three Indian nationals who went missing in Iran recently, have been rescued, the Iranian embassy in India said on Tuesday.“Three missing Indian citizens freed by Tehran police. Local media in Iran say police have found and released three Indian men who had gone missing in Iran,” it posted on its X handle.According to the…
MUMBAI: Four fatalities were added Tuesday to the list of Covid-19 patients who have died in the state since cases began emerging in May, taking the toll to 14.In Maharashtra, two deaths occurred in Nagpur, one in Chandrapur, and one in Miraj. Elsewhere, a death each was recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.All…
PARIS: They are a study in contrast: One is an electronics goods maker, the other a footwear manufacturer. One has its base in Chennai, the other up North.But, both are focusing on ramping up at breakneck speed, hoping to cash in on overseas players seeking to tap India, not just for its domestic market but…
NEW DELHI: In a reform that promises to fix the delays in updating of voter turnout figures on poll day – a grouse often raised by Congress to question the electoral processes and EC itself – the poll panel Tuesday said it shall replace the manual reporting methods with a streamlined, technology-driven system that will…
NEW DELHI: India’s economy is projected to grow by 6.3% in 2025-26 and 6.4% in 2026-27, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Tuesday. It forecast global growth to slow to 2.9% in 2025 and 2026 due to substantial barriers to trade, tighter financial conditions, diminishing confidence, and heightened policy uncertainty.The projections…
Mumbai: This monsoon, the BMC will spend nearly Rs 154 crore on pothole repairs. BMC officials said this sum is allocated for roads which are yet to be concretised and are under asphalt or paver blocks. Large-scale road concretisation works have been going on in the city for the past two years to make roads…
NEW DELHI: For Airbus, IndiGo and Air India are now among the top three airline customers globally with the maximum backlog or aircraft yet to be delivered, according to the aerospace major’s EVP (sales, commercial aircraft) Benoit de Saint-Exupery. It has to deliver 916 and 344 aircraft, majority of which are narrow body, to IndiGo…
PUNE: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said that “on 10 May at about 1am, Pakistan aimed to bring India to its knees in 48 hours” but “their operation, which they thought would continue for 48 hours, folded up in about eight hours”.“Then they picked up the phone and said they wanted to talk,”…
MUMBAI: Yes Bank’s board approved several proposals, including a plan to raise Rs 7,500 crore via equity and Rs 8,500 crore via debt, following Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s planned entry as a strategic investor. The decisions, taken on June 3, mark a shift in the bank’s capital structure and governance framework. The proposals are…
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday demolished latest Pakistani scaremongering after India decisively stepped away from Indus Waters Treaty – what if China cuts off Brahmaputra’s water supply to India? He called it a myth & cited hard data to prove the river slicing through Assam is a rain-fed watercourse that grows in…
