New Delhi: Gautam Adani once again became Asia’s richest man on Friday, according to a Bloomberg index of the world’s billionaires, a year after allegations of market manipulation hammered his conglomerate’s stock prices. Adani Group saw more than $150 billion wiped from its market value after a bombshell report by US investment research firm Hindenburg…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had desired an early seat-sharing in the INDIA bloc so that the campaign for the Lok Sabha polls could have been launched on Gandhi Jayanti, a close aide of the JD(U) supremo claimed here on Friday. JD(U) national general secretary Sanjay Kumar Jha, who has attended INDIA bloc meetings…
Hyderabad: ISRO chief S Somanath on Friday said the PSLV XPoSat launched on January 1 is doing “very well”. Somanath was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the convocation of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) here. He was conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) by the JNTU during the convocation. “First of January,…
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves jumped by USD 2.759 billion to USD 623.2 billion in the week ended December 29, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased by USD 4.471 billion to USD 620.441 billion. In October 2021, the country’s forex kitty had reached an all-time high…
Chennai: The Central government has done precious little to ease Tamil Nadu’s financial burden, the state Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu claimed on Friday and accused it of following different yardsticks in devolving funds to states. For every single rupee given to the Centre, the state got back only 29 paise but the ratio was different…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a PIL seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh government to acquire the Krishna Jahmabhoomi Janmasthan at Mathura and hand it over to the Hindus for worshipping Lord Krishna. Advocate Mahek Maheshwari had filed an appeal before the…
Kolkata: The assault on ED officers in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Friday sparked a political slugfest, with the BJP and Congress calling for the imposition of President’s rule, even as the ruling TMC accused the central agency sleuths of inciting locals. ED officers were assaulted and their vehicles damaged allegedly by supporters…
Bengaluru: ISRO on Friday said it has tested a new kind of battery cell which is more efficient and costs less than conventional ones. The national space agency said it has qualified 10 Ah Silicon-Graphite-anode based high energy density Li-ion cells as a low weight and low cost alternative to conventional ones being used currently….
New Delhi: Breakfast at 8 am and dinner at 8 pm! A tall order for those with busy work days but a mantra for staving off cardiovascular diseases say doctors who cite a recent study to stress the importance of early, regular, and well-spaced meals. A study led by the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord in…
New Delhi: A court here has allowed AAP MP Sanjay Singh, arrested in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, to sign forms and documents for his Rajya Sabha renomination. Special Judge M K Nagpal passed the order on an application filed by the politician, who submitted that his present term…
