New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday reported a 20 per cent rise in December quarter net profit as margins rose. The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 3,805.94 crore in the October-December period of FY24, as against Rs 3,181.42 crore in the same period a year back, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. The profit was also up quarter-on-quarter when compared with Rs 2,297.23 crore in the July-September period. R...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) BJP's South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Wednesday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party over its special manifesto, asking party boss Arvind Kejriwal what he had done for the middle class under his government. He also targeted the city government over several civic issues. "Before presenting the demands of the middle class to the Centre, Kejriwal should explain what he has done for the middle class in Delhi over the past ten years," Bidhuri said. The Aam Aadmi Party on Wed...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Water purifier company Kent RO Systems Ltd has filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi seeking approval to float an initial public offering (IPO). The issue is completely an offer of sale (OFS) of 1 crore equity shares by promoters, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed on Tuesday. Promoters Sunita Gupta, Mahesh Gupta, and Varun Gupta are offloading shares in the OFS. Overall, promoters hold 99.77 per cent stake in the company at presen...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that Delhi will witness a miracle in the upcoming assembly polls and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal will become CM for the fourth time. Polling for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections will take place on February 5 while counting of votes will be done on February 8. Mann addressed roadshows to campaign for AAP candidates in Narela, Timarpur and Burari assembly constituencies. While Sharad Chauhan ...Read More
Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of the kin of the passengers who died in a train tragedy in Jalgaon district. At least 12 passengers were killed when they jumped from their train in panic due to a 'fire incident', only to be run over by another train on the adjacent tracks in the North Maharashtra district, a top police official said. The accident took place between Maheji and Pardhade s...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) The Rs 2,715-crore acquisition of premium beauty brand Minimalist from a company founded four years ago is "a great example of making" Hindustan Unilever Ltd's portfolio future fit and it shows the startup ecosystem in India definitely has a strong future ahead, according to its CEO and Managing Director Rohit Jawa. Hindustan Unilever Ltd on Wednesday announced that it has signed and executed share purchase and subscription agreement for acquisition of 90.5 per cent of s...Read More
Kolkata, Jan 22 (PTI) Indian bowlers produced a clinical performance to bowl England out for 132 in their first T20 International here on Wednesday. Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy (3/23) was the most successful Indian bowler while seamer Arshdeep Singh (2/17), Axar Patel (2/22) and Hardik Pandya (2/42) chipped in with two wickets apiece after captain Suryakumar Yadav invited England to bat first. For England, captain Jos Buttler played a lone hand with 68 off 44 balls while Harry Brook and...Read More
Ahmedabad, Jan 22 (PTI) The tableau of Gujarat which will be part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi merges the state's rich cultural heritage and development with the nation's growth and progress, officials said Wednesday. The tableau, themed "From Anartpur to Ektanagar - A Confluence of Heritage and Development" has the 12th-century Solanki-era 'Kirti Toran' of Vadnagar placed alongside the towering 'Statue of Unity', the world's tallest 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai ...Read More
Patna, Jan 22 (PTI) Former Bihar MLA Anant Singh escaped unhurt following an exchange of fire between two groups in Patna on Wednesday, police said. No casualty was reported in the firing so far, Barh Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rakesh Kumar said. "The police received a call that an incident of firing took place in Nauranga village in Mokama area under the jurisdiction of Pachmala Police Station limits in the evening. A team immediately reached the spot and recovered three cartrid...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) The NIA conducted searches at multiple locations linked to the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in several states on Wednesday in connection with the Chandigarh grenade attack case. The search operation was conducted at the premises of suspects linked to US-based terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian in Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Bathinda and Ferozepur districts of Punjab, Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh, Rudrapur district in Uttarakhand, and Chandigarh, the ...Read More
Hyderabad, Jan 22 (PTI) The Income Tax department's searches at multiple locations linked to prominent Telugu film producer and Telangana Film Development Corporation chairman Dil Raju, along with others, continued here, on Wednesday. Raju, originally named Venkata Ramana Reddy, has produced some of the biggest Telugu blockbusters, including the latest Ram Charan-starrer 'Game Changer' and 'Bommarillu'. Speaking to reporters from the balcony of his house, Raju, claimed that the searches were n...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged Delhi BJP members to target winning over 50 per cent of votes in every booth in the upcoming assembly polls, and excoriated the AAP for its "unfulfilled" promises, "fake" announcements and "corruption". People are openly expressing anger with the AAP government during the party's campaign, he said, claiming that it is making new announcements every day as it is aware that it is losing ground across the national capital. In...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed his grief at the deaths of several people due to rumours of fire in the Pushpak Express in Maharashtra's Jalgaon and called for immediate compensation to the victims and punishment to the guilty. "Our deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the victims, we pray for the peace of the departed souls. We wish for the speedy recovery of the injured. "The government and administration are requested to provid...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Describing it as "another mighty blow to Naxalism", Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said 14 Naxalites were killed in a joint operation by the CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. With the resolve for a Naxal-free India and joint efforts of security forces, Naxalism is breathing its last today, Shah said. "Another mighty blow to Naxalism. Our security forces achieved major success towards building a Naxal-free Bharat. Th...Read More
Imphal, Jan 21 (PTI) Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday pleaded with people to take a pledge to work collectively to uphold the pride and dignity of Manipur on the occasion of statehood day. Manipur became a full-fledged state on January 21, 1972. "It was on this day in 1972 that Manipur became a full-fledged state of the Indian Union, marking a significant milestone in our history. On this momentous day, let us pledge to work collectively to uphold the pride and dignity of our beautiful ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Modi government over its economic policies and asserted that real development is when everyone progresses, there is a fair environment for business, a fair tax system and the income of workers increases. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "The truth of Modi Ji's developed India: Your hard work, whose profit? The wheel of the country's economy is turning with your sweat and blood, but are you getting your fair shar...Read More
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (PTI) Three men were arrested for cheating a software engineer Rs 11.8 crore through 'digital arrest' scam in November last year, police said on Tuesday. The accused - Dhaval Bhai Shah (34) was arrested from Ahmedabad while Tarun Natani (24) and Karan Shamdasani (28) were arrested from Ulasnagar in Thane district of Maharashtra on January 10, they said. Police said they have also seized Rs 3.7 crore from different bank accounts of these accused while efforts are being made to...Read More
New Delhi: Shares of food tech unicorn Zomato plummeted 12 per cent in the morning trade on Tuesday after the food delivery aggregator reported a 57.2 per cent drop in consolidated net profit for the December quarter to Rs 59 crore. The scrip of the company fell 11.81 per cent to Rs 212.50 apiece on the BSE. On the NSE, shares of Gurugram-headquartered Zomato depreciated by 9.99 per cent to hit its lower circuit level of Rs 215.80 per piece. On Monday, shares of Zomato settled more than 3 per...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) India and Belgium have agreed to establish mechanisms to resolve trade issues in areas such as pharma and agri products to boost bilateral trade, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The issues were discussed during the meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Bernard Quintin, in Brussels. "Regulatory barriers, particularly in the approval processes for pharmaceuticals and agri...Read More
Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to take part in the Gandhi Bharat event on Tuesday at Belagavi as he is unwell, sources in the ruling party said. While Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara told PTI Videos in Belagavi that the entire leadership of the Congress party will take part in the function, which is set to commence soon, sources here said that Rahul Gandhi was unwell and hence, he is likely to skip the function. Mallikarjun Kharge, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra a...Read More
Chennai, Jan 21 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu walked out of a meeting of his counterparts in Patna on Monday after accusing Governor R N Ravi of continuing to 'disrespect' the people of the state, elected government and century-old TN Legislative Assembly. Ravi's activities were 'deeply worrying.' he said. Citing the recommendations of the Punchhi, Sarkaria, Rajamannar and Venkatachaliah Commissions, on appointment of Governors, Appavu argued that the state legislature should be em...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra took to X to complain about an online food ordering and delivery service, saying that an expensive ice cream she ordered arrived "spoilt." In a post on X late Thursday night, Moitra tagged Swiggy and said, "Sorry Swiggy, you've got to up your game. Unacceptable that I ordered expensive Minus Thirty mini sticks ice cream and it arrives spoilt and inedible. Expecting a refund or replacement asap." The online delivery platform responded to ...Read More
Belagavi (Karnataka), Jan 17 (PTI) The Karnataka Congress meeting under the leadership of national general secretary in-charge of the state Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday witnessed heated discussions over construction of a party building in Belagavi. The leaders expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of contributions from most party members, except for state Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi, who had contributed Rs 1 crore toward the construction of the Congress building at the distric...Read More
Vadodara, Jan 17 (PTI) Karun Nair's exploits in the Vijay Hazare Trophy was on Friday termed "nothing short of extraordinary" by batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who urged the Vidarbha skipper to "keep going." Nair has been on a roll in India's premier 50-over domestic competition, averaging a mind-boggling 752 in seven innings after amassing 752 runs with five centuries and one fifty. "Scoring 752 runs in 7 innings with 5 centuries is nothing short of extraordinary, @karun126," Tendulkar wrote...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) IT service provider Tech Mahindra on Friday announced the opening of an advanced Manufacturing Experience Centre at its Chennai campus. The centre was inaugurated by Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra and Tech Mahindra CEO Mohit Joshi, according to a company statement. The centre will help manufacturers to quickly prototype and scale AI-based innovations to tackle industry issues like high operational expenses, inefficiencies in processes, supply chain disruptions, ...Read More
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (PTI) Ten more farmers sat on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri protest site in solidarity with Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose indefinite fast in support of various demands of the farmers led to further deterioration of his health on the 53rd day. Besides Dallewal, 111 farmers from Punjab have been sitting on an indefinite fast for the past three days. Farmers, under the banner of the SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri b...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX on Friday said it has frozen the first tranche of assets which were stolen during last year's cyberattack worth USD 3 million. In a statement announcing the freezing of about USD 3 million in stolen assets (USDT), Founder Nischal Shetty said WazirX is fully committed to recovering the stolen funds "leaving no stone unturned to maximise recoveries under a scheme". "As part of the ongoing recovery efforts following last year's cyberattack, W...Read More
Mangaluru, Jan 17 (PTI) A gang of armed robbers looted valuables estimated over Rs 4 crore from the Sahakari Sangh Bank in Kotekar, Mangaluru, on Friday, police said. This comes close on the heels of two unidentified armed robbers on a bike shooting dead two security guards and fleeing with Rs 93 lakh in cash meant for filling an ATM in Bidar, the northernmost district headquarters of the state, on Thursday. The Mangaluru heist occurred between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm, with the assailants fleein...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Veteran journalist and writer Humra Quraishi, who died due to heart failure and diabetic complications, was known as an advocate for truth, justice and as a champion for the marginalised. Quraishi breathed her last at a hospital in Gurugram on Thursday, her daughter Sarah Quraishi told PTI. She was 70. Born in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh on April 25, 1956, Quraishi worked as a Delhi-based writer and columnist. Having spent long years covering Kashmir as a journalist, ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) India's offensive and defensive responses need to be further strengthened in view of turmoil in the rules-based global order, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. In an address at an event, he also said that the Indian Navy is working towards increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean region. The Indian Ocean is witnessing increasing Chinese presence triggering concern among India's national security planners. India's economic prosperity is linked to maritim...Read More