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Lalit Keshre, cofounder and CEO of investment platform Groww, has become a newly-minted billionaire on the back of the company's strong stock market debut. With Groww's shares soaring since listing, Keshre's 55.91 crore shares -- a 9.06 percent stake -- are now valued at about ₹9,448 crore, placing his net worth around the $1-billion mark. Groww made a remarkable entry into the public markets on 12 November, listing at ₹100 a share and climbing more than 70 percent in just four sessions to ...Read More >
The Telangana government is sending a team led by Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammad Azharuddin to Saudi Arabia. The team will facilitate relief efforts following a fatal bus accident involving Hyderabad residents. The government will provide ex-gratia and conduct funerals in accordance with religious traditions. In response to the tragic bus accident in Saudi Arabia, the Telangana government has mobilized a coordinated relief effort. Led by Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammad Azharuddin, a ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Arunachalam Vellayan (72), former Chairman of the Murugappa Group and Chairman Emeritus of Coromandel International, passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness, the ₹902-billion Murugappa Group said in an official statement.A fourth-generation member of the Murugappa family and great-grandson of Dewan Bahadur Murugappa Chettiar -- founder of the 125-year-old conglomerate -- Vellayan is survived by his wife Lalitha Vellayan, sons Arun Vellayan and Narayanan Vellayan, and his grandc ...Read More >
The results of the Nagaland Sambad Lottery Dear Horizon Friday 8 PM weekly draw, held on 14 November 2025, are now available. Participants from across the state keenly awaited the outcomes of the event conducted at the scheduled time of 8 PM. The Nagaland Sambad Lottery Dear Horizon Friday 8 PM draw has seen numerous winners, with the coveted 1st Prize bagging ₹1 crore. The lottery contributes significantly to various funding efforts in the state, making it a notable event for participants sta ...Read More >
India and the United Kingdom will conduct the Ajeya Warrior exercise. The eighth edition takes place from November 17 to 30, 2025, at Rajasthan's Mahajan Field Firing Ranges. This joint military drill aims to enhance counter-terrorism capabilities in semi-urban settings. The exercise strengthens defense cooperation and mutual trust between the Indian and British armies. The 8th edition of the biennial India-UK joint military exercise, Ajeya Warrior, will take place from 17 to 30 November at the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: US-based aluminium packaging solutions provider Ball Corporation is investing another $60 million (approx 532 crore) in its Sri City manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. The $11 billion Ball Corporation, which supplies sustainable aluminium packaging solutions for beverage, personal care, and household products, said on Friday that it will be beefing up its capacity for beverage cans manufacturing at Sri City in the state with the new investment."Ball's investment directly suppor ...Read More >
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini is set to take a hard line on long-pending inter-state water and institutional issues at the 32nd Northern Zonal Council (NZC) meeting in Faridabad on Monday, it is learnt. There are at least 29 agenda items approved for discussion in the NZC meeting to be chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah. The NZC comprises the states and Union territories of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh in which ch ...Read More >
IT major Infosys has launched an AI-first model to accelerate the establishment and transformation of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) into AI-driven hubs. This solution aims to redefine GCCs as strategic assets, fostering innovation and growth by providing end-to-end support from setup to operational readiness with AI-led transformation. New Delhi, IT major Infosys on Monday introduced an AI-first model aimed at speeding up the establishment and transformation of global capability centres into ...Read More >
At least nine people were killed and 32 injured late Friday in Indian-administered Kashmir in an accidental blast that happened while officials were inspecting bomb-making materials recently seized as part of an investigation into a terror network, the police said. The police had announced the discovery of the cache on Monday, the same day a car exploded in India's capital, killing at least eight people. The Indian government has said it is treating the blast in New Delhi as a terror attack, an ...Read More >
Indian authorities said on Sunday that a deadly car blast in New Delhi earlier this week was an attack carried out by a "suicide bomber", announcing the arrest of an accomplice. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), the country's counter-terrorism law enforcement body, said the alleged attacker and the second suspect were both from Indian-administered Kashmir, where police have carried out sweeping raids in recent days. Announcing "a breakthrough" in the investigation, the NIA said in a sta ...Read More >
Meera Vasudevan is a versatile actress who has worked across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema. Actress Meera Vasudevan has been making headlines after revealing that she has ended her third marriage to cinematographer Vipin Puthiyankam. In a candid Instagram update, she shared that as of August 2025, she is officially single. Ever since Meera publicly announced her divorce, she has once again become the centre of attention, prompting many to revisit both her personal journey and her ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Mythri Movie Makers announced their film "Fauzi", starring Prabhas, will be made in a two part series with the second film being a prequel. The film marks Prabhas' first collaboration with the "Sita Ramam" and is set to be a fictionalised resetting of historical events, according to a press release. Director Hanu Raghavapudi said the second instalment will "explore another dimension" and will have "plenty to explore from India's colonial past". "We're portraying one world of Prabha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The National Investigating Agency on Monday told a Delhi court that Amir Rashid Ali, a key accused in the Red Fort area car bomb blast case, allegedly arranged a safe house and provided logistical support to Dr Umar Nabi, the "suicide bomber" who was driving the explosive-laden car that detonated outside the Red Fort on November 10, killing 13 people. Ali, a resident of Pampore in South Kashmir, was brought to the court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Murugappa Group announced the passing of Arunachalam Vellayan (1953-2025), chairman emeritus of Coromandel International and former chairman of the Murugappa Group, earlier today after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his wife Lalitha Vellayan, his sons Arun Vellayan, Narayanan Vellayan and grandchildren. Vellayan dedicated several decades to the Group, providing strategic direction across its diversified businesses. His vision, integrity and long-term approach to value crea ...Read More >
Sikkim State Lottery Result | Image Credit: Wikipedia (Representational) Sikkim State Lottery Results announced today, The Dear Legend Monday Weekly Lottery results will be declared at 6 PM on November 10, 2025. The first prize winner will receive ₹1 crore. Stay tuned as we update the complete winners list. If you bought a ticket, check the results here to see if you are among the lucky winners. Where to Check the Results You can view the results for the Dear Legend Monday Weekly Lottery Nove ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday that over 50.11 crore (98.32 per cent) elector-specific Enumeration Forms have been distributed in 12 States and Union Territories as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase II of electoral rolls. In a Daily Bulletin, the ECI said that all 12 participating States and UTs have achieved 100 per cent printing of elector-specific Enumeration Forms (EFs), while distribution has crossed 98.32 p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Monday announced a 26 per cent increase in the rates of advertisements in the print media and introduced a premium for colour ads to strengthen the print media ecosystem. The black and white advertisement rates for print media per sq. cm. for one lakh copies of dailies have been enhanced from Rs. 47.40 to Rs. 59.68. The Government has also agreed to the recommendations of the Committee relating to premium rates to be offered for colour advertisem ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 17 (PTI) Mahanagar Gas (MGL) on Monday said compressed natural gas supply to pumps in the financial capital will be restored by Tuesday noon. Nearly 60 per cent, or 225 of the 389 CNG pumps supplying gas to the megapolis, are operational, the gas utility said in a statement. "Due to stoppage of gas supply in CGS Wadala, and thereby the MGL pipeline network, few CNG stations in Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai are not operational," MGL said in a statement, which came after reports of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 : The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives, officials said on Monday. A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, Wani allegedly provided technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the deadly car bomb blast ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives, officials said on Monday. A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, Wani allegedly provided technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the deadly car bomb blast, the agency said in a sta ...Read More >
Jammu, Nov 17: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Social Security Officer, O/o Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Jammu while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.9,000 from the complainant. CBI registered the instant case on 17.11.2025 based on a complaint that wife of complainant was running a private firm which became defunct and has not been doing any business since inception. However, ESIC, Regional Office, Jammu has been harassing by issuin ...Read More >
Mumbai: India's markets regulator will tell a court this week that it sees no reason to release additional data and documents to Jane Street, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, after the U.S. firm appealed a securities trading ban. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) temporarily barred Jane Street in July, alleging the firm used its trading strategies to "manipulate" a key benchmark index of banking stocks, leading to losses for retail investors.Jane Street deni ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Jayalakshmipuram Police have registered a case against a lecturer serving at University of Mysore's School of Engineering over alleged harassment to a girl student. The lecturer, who is accused of harassing the girl student, is Bharat Bhargav. In her complaint, the girl has accused the lecturer of harassing her since a few years alleging that the lecturer was pestering her to go out with him, asking her to give him a party for securing good marks and calling her to his office on ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri MP Etala Rajender stated that the BJP lost the Jubilee Hills elections because the party announced its candidate late. According to him, the Congress and BRS parties had started their election preparations six months before polling. Meanwhile, BJP's last-minute decision led to defeat. He added, "It is not right to say that the BJP's work is over just because it lost in Jubilee Hills." Rajender cited past elections to bolster his argument. "Didn't the Congress come to power ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 17: Bulkcorp International Limited (NSE - BULKCORP), one of the leading manufacturers of food-grade FIBCs (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers), is pleased to announce the unaudited results of H1 FY26. Also Read | 'People Are Making Their Own Assumptions': Aishwarya Sharma BLASTS Trolls Spreading False Bullying Stories Amid Divorce Rumours With Neil Bhatt (View Post). Key H1 FY26 Financial Highlights Total Income of ₹ 3380.47 Lakhs, YoY growth of 27.61% ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Over the last few years, India has witnessed an explosive shift from traditional cinema to digital-first storytelling, thanks to the rapid rise of OTT platforms. Among these, Netflix stands at the top, redefining how Indian audiences consume entertainment. From high-quality international blockbusters to groundbreaking Indian originals, Netflix has become the go-to destination for binge-worthy stories, cinematic experiences, and bold experimental content. Today, family audiences, trav ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) national president Chirag Paswan met and congratulated Union Education Minister and BJP's Bihar election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan on the victory in the elections. He visited the Delhi residence of Dharmendra Pradhan last night. BJP National General Secretary and Bihar in-charge Vinod Tawde was also present during the meeting. Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tendered his resignation to the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The death toll in the Delhi car blast case has risen to 15 after two victims succumbed to injuries, officials confirmed on Monday. According to Delhi Police, the total number of deceased has reached 15, including three partial body parts. One of the victims succumbed to injuries yesterday, while another victim, named Vinay Pathak, died today. Investigators probing the terror module allegedly linked to Dr Umar Un Nabi, whom security agencies identified as t ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 17 (ANI): The eighth edition of the India-UK Joint Military Exercise "AJEYA WARRIOR-25" commenced on Monday at the Foreign Training Node, Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan. The 14-day bilateral exercise is scheduled from November 17-30. According to a release from the Ministry of Defence, the exercise brings together 240 personnel with equal representation from the Indian Army and the British Army. The Indian Army is represented by troops of the Sikh R ...Read More >
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Assam on Monday, marking a significant moment in the organisation's nationwide 100-year celebration tour. "He is always an inspiration for us," RSS members said. Meanwhile, political observers say his visit may indirectly impact the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, as the RSS is often seen as the ideological support base of the Bharatiya Janata Party. His two-day engagement in the state focuses on int ...Read More >
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