Chennai: Chennai Super Kings will head into the IPL match against Punjab Kings as favourites with spin bowlers expected to play a huge role in the home side’s scheme of things, here on Sunday. Both teams head into the game on the back of defeats in their previous matches. While CSK fell short by 32 runs…
Mumbai: Misfiring Mumbai Indians will have to bring their ‘A-game’ to the show in order to stop Rajasthan Royals’ juggernaut when the two teams meet in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. RR are currently at the top of the table with some incredible performances — for example their one-sided routing of Chennai…
New Delhi: The government on Saturday appointed Rajneesh Karnatak as managing director of Bank of India (BoI) while Debadatta Chand as head of Bank of Baroda (BoB). The central government appoints Karnatak, Executive Director, Union Bank of India, as managing director and CEO of Bank of India for three year with effect from date of…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has searched the Bengaluru-located office and residential premises of Edtech major BYJU’s and its CEO and co-founder Raveendran Byju and seized “incriminating” documents and digital data as part of a foreign exchange violation probe. A total of three premises, two business and one residential, including that of…
Chennai: Underscoring the issues faced by the textile industry in respect of compliance with the Quality Control Orders, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday sought Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal’s intervention to protect the industry’s interests. Writing to Goyal, Stalin referred to representations from the textile industry expressing reservations on mandatory certification through…
Washington: A US federal agency has announced plans to modernise the H-1B registration process after detecting abuse and fraud by some companies to artificially boost their chances of winning the coveted visa for their skilled foreign workers in the computerised drawing of lots. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ…
Santo Domingo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has formally inaugurated the Embassy of India in the Dominican Republic and said it will mark a new phase of bilateral cooperation as New Delhi expands its footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jaishankar arrived here on Thursday on his first official visit to the country. “Privileged to…
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s proposed visit to India has been delayed further due to internal reasons, including the jolt in the recent by-polls, and it is unlikely that his first foreign visit will take place before June, according to his top aide. This is the second time that Prachanda’s visit to India…
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir said on Saturday that the armed forces were fully capable of defending the country, and its “efforts for peace should never be taken as a sign of weakness.” Munir was addressing the passing out parade of cadets at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, in the Abbottabad district of Khyber…
Houston: A 47-year-old Indian-origin former CEO of a Silicon Valley technology company pleaded guilty to securities fraud for overstating revenue to investors, according to the Attorney’s Office in the US state of California. Manish Lachwani, the former CEO and founder of a tech start-up, HeadSpin, pleaded guilty in San Francisco federal court on Thursday to two…
