Visakhapatnam, Jul 15 (PTI) The final day of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ports Conclave in Visakhapatnam deliberated on regional trade, cruise tourism, maritime collaboration, and other key areas. The Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA), which hosted the two-day conclave themed 'Navigating the Future: Blue Economy, Innovation & Sustainable Partnerships', brought together ministerial delegations, port authorities, maritime experts, ...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 15 (PTI) Yemeni authorities postponing the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya has brought relief to her family and others including the political leadership in the southern state, with hopes now raising about the death row prisoner escaping the gallows. Sources in New Delhi said the government of India has made concerted efforts in recent days to seek more time for Priya's family to reach a "mutually agreeable" solution with the other party, they said. The husband ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday and submitted a written apology over remarks deemed disrespectful to women in his show "India's Got Latent". Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. The NCW summoned Raina over objectionable content in the programme aired on an online platform...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) ICICI Lombard General Insurance on Tuesday reported 29 per cent growth in profit after tax at Rs 747 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal. The private sector insurer had a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 580 crore in the April-June period of 2024-25 fiscal year. Total income rose to Rs 6,083 crore during the June quarter FY26, from Rs 5,352 crore a year ago. Gross written premium was higher at Rs 8,053 crore as against Rs 7,931 crore in the year-ago period. ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Shubhanshu Shukla's space odyssey as part of the commercial mission to the International Space Station has set the stage for achieving India's own ambitions of human spaceflight - Gaganyaan - and building the Bharat Antariksha Station soon after. India plans to undertake human spaceflight - Gaganyaan - in 2027 on a home-built rocket and a crew capsule that is at an advanced stage of preparedness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Shukla's space sojourn m...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday congratulated group captain Subhanshu Shukla on his successful return to Earth after a journey to the International Space Station (ISS). The Union home minister said Shukla has scripted an "episode of triumph" that has not only enhanced the country's pride, but also renewed the confidence among Indian astronauts and scientists about their genius and grit. The Dragon 'Grace' spacecraft carrying Shukla and three other astronauts ma...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has posted a 32.5 per cent decline in net sales in India to USD 230 million (about Rs 1,974 crore) due to telecom operators holding back on new investments in the communication network. The company's net sales in India stood at around USD 341 million a year ago, representing 6 per cent of its global sales, according to data shared in the second-quarter performance report. "Sales in India were weak, as operators held back on new networ...Read More
Mumbai, July 15 (PTI) Actors Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri say they were confident that their latest film "Dhadak 2" will find its way to the theatres, even though its release was held up for a while due to censor troubles. The upcoming movie, a romance-drama that tackles the issue of casteism, was previously slated to release in November 2024. However, the movie reportedly ran into hurdles with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which were resolved only recently after the...Read More
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (PTI) The hunt was on for the driver who ran over and killed the world's oldest marathoner Fauja Singh while he was walking down a village road in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said on Tuesday. Fauja Singh was 114, and the ironies could not be more tragic for the legend who got into stride just when others were slowing down. The marathon runner succumbed to injuries on Monday evening after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in his native Bias village. Some villagers...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 15 (PTI) Karnataka Minister for Medical Education Sharanprakash Patil on Tuesday said there has been no rise in cardiac deaths or hospital admissions in the state, vis-a-vis covid-19 vaccination and that the findings align with those of AIIMS, New Delhi. Data shows no such correlation, he said. "So, people need not panic. There is no correlation between the covid vaccine and these deaths," Patil told PTI Videos. Patil along with Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, was addressing ...Read More
Pilibhit (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) A day after a farmer was killed by a tiger in Fulhar village of Pilibhit district, forest officials said on Tuesday that their team was tracking the animal and it would be captured as soon as the conditions are favourable. Dayaram, 39, was mauled to death by the tiger in his field in Bari Phulhar village, the sixth tiger attack in two months in the region. According to the forest team engaged in tracking the tiger, the animal also attempted to attack its personnel, ...Read More
Pune, July 15 (PTI) As many as 14 deer have died over the last four to five days in the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune due to unidentified reasons, officials said on Tuesday. A Pune Municipal Corporation veterinary officer said authorities are examining various possibilities including infection through the deer feed to identify the cause behind the fatalities. He said medical reports are awaited to understand the details. "Bucks are drying every day since the last four to five days. On ...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday accused the Chhattisgarh Police of violating the Constitution by "forcing" nine migrant workers from West Bengal to leave the state in central India after releasing them from detention. The migrant labourers, reportedly residents of her Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal's Nadia district, were earlier arrested in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon. In a video message posted on X, Moitra alleged that despite being released from custody,...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) As Tesla announced its foray into the Indian market on Tuesday, Liberty General Insurance and ACKO said they have become insurance partners for the American electric carmaker in India. Liberty General Insurance said it has developed a suite of finely tuned protection plans that complement Tesla's engineering and performance excellence while anticipating the distinct needs of EV users. "At Liberty, we're deeply honoured to be among Tesla's preferred insurance providers f...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday slammed the NDA dispensation in Bihar over the prevailing education system as well as the law and order situation in the state, claiming that the government is not being run by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar but someone else. He alleged that the 'double engine' in Bihar has completely broken down and described the current situation in the state with the Hindi proverb "Andher Nagri Chaupat Raja...". Kumar, in-charge of the National ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Electronics manufacturing services firm Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd on Tuesday said it has signed a binding term sheet to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Kunshan Q Tech Microelectronics (India). The proposed acquisition will be made through a combination of primary and secondary investments, the company stated in a regulatory filing without disclosing financial details of the deal. "Dixon and Q Tech Group are pleased to announce the execution of a binding term sheet o...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) AI video platform Trupeer has raised USD 3 million (around Rs 25.8 crore) in a seed funding round led by RTP Global, a statement said on Tuesday. The funding round also saw participation from Salesforce Ventures and a consortium of over 20 CIO and CTO angel investors from Fortune 500 companies, Trupeer said. "This round supports Trupeer's mission to reinvent how teams create product videos, tutorials, and walkthroughs, the AI platform said, adding that it will help unlock ...Read More
Shimla, Jul 15 (PTI) The Met office on Tuesday forecast heavy rainfall in two to nine districts of Himachal Pradesh this week and issued yellow warning in the state, where a total of 220 roads are closed following rains. Since the onset of monsoon on June 20 till July 14, about 105 people lost their lives, 61 in rain-related incidents and 44 in road accidents and 184 have been injured, while 35 are missing, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). Himachal Pradesh has suffered...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Agri inputs player Rallis India, a Tata group company, reported a 98 per cent on-year surge in profit after tax (PAT) during the first quarter ended June 30, 2025, at Rs 95 crore. The company's PAT stood at Rs 48 crore in the corresponding period of FY25, Rallis India said in a regulatory filing. Revenue of the company during the quarter under review grew by 22 per cent at Rs 957 crore, compared to Rs 783 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal. "Market placement ...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 15 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of the final notification to acquire 1,777 acres of agricultural land in Devanahalli, near Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, following intense protests by farmers. Siddaramaiah said both preliminary and final notifications had previously been issued to acquire the land for the development of an industrial area. "We have completely dropped the notification to acquire 1,777 acres of lan...Read More
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 15: In a defining moment for Indian luxury jewellery, Zoya- India leading luxury jewellery atelier from the Tata Group--unveils a limited-edition capsule in collaboration with globally acclaimed British designer and curator Alice Cicolini, marking the first international creative partnership for an Indian luxury jewellery atelier. Born out of deep mutual admiration of Indian craft, the capsule pays homage to enamel--one of India most poetic art forms in luxury. Ins...Read More
New Delhi: With waves and smiles, Shubhanshu Shukla returned to Earth on Tuesday after an 18-day stay on the International Space Station, a feat that holds the promise to herald India's own human spaceflight ambitions. The Lucknow-born Shukla and three other astronauts of the private Axiom-4 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast in California in the pre-dawn darkness at 2:31 am Pacific Time (3:01 pm IST) amid cheers from the citizens of India, literally on the other...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 15 (PTI) Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys, announced on Tuesday the launch of the Infosys Springboard Livelihood Program, aimed at enabling half a million job seekers in India to secure meaningful employment by 2030. Infosys Foundation has committed over Rs 200 crore for the first phase of this programme, said a press release. The initiative focuses on job creation for both graduate and undergraduate youth across Science, Technology, Engineering, and ...Read More
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government on Tuesday urged parents and guardians to update their children's Aadhaar biometrics who have reached age seven. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) reiterated the importance of completing the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) for children who have attained the age of seven but have not yet updated their biometrics in Aadhaar. UIDAI said it has started sending SMS messages to the mobile numbers registered in the Aadhaar of such...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Jaipur-based SK Finance Ltd, a non-banking financial company, on Tuesday reported 27 per cent rise in its loan book to Rs 13,261 crore for FY25, compared to Rs 10,476 crore in the previous year. Despite weathering industry headwinds in FY25, SK Finance stayed resilient, delivering an impressive performance backed by robust demand and focused expansion, the company said in a statement. The NBFC saw its profit after tax increase by 21.72 per cent year-on-year to Rs 380 cr...Read More
Mandya (Karnataka), Jul 15 (PTI) Legendary film actress B Saroja Devi was laid to rest in her native village of Dashavara in Mandya district with full state honours on Tuesday. The 87-year-old actress passed away due to age-related ailments at her home in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, on July 14. Her funeral was held in accordance with Vokkaliga traditions, with burial rites performed. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, along with prominent personalities from the Karnataka film industr...Read More
PRNewswire Chandigarh [India], July 15: Chandigarh University, India leading private university, in collaboration with job platform Apna and investment firm Venture Catalysts (VCats) have launched Campus Tank, India first university-led Startup launch-pad for young innovators below the age of 30 to pitch their ideas and get funding of $1 Million to launch their startups along with expert venture guidance, strategic ecosystem alliances and immersive startup incubation. APNA which is India larges...Read More
Itanagar, Jul 15 (PTI) Indefinite blockades on roads connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh were temporarily suspended by several Mising community organisations on Tuesday, following an interaction between the chief ministers of the two northeastern states, officials said on Tuesday. The organisations blocked several thoroughfares along the inter-state border in the morning, seeking justice for the killings of two labourers from Assam in Arunachal Pradesh, but suspended the protest later in the...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday said the Election Commission should not start an NRC exercise in the name of electoral rolls revision and asserted the process must not be about verifying citizenship as that is the Home Ministry's job. The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar shows that the poll body does accept what Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have been saying that there is a problem with the electoral rolls, he s...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) said that Subhankar Sen has taken over as Director (Marketing) of the company. "Sen, a veteran of BPCL with over three decades of experience, has played a pivotal role in driving strategic transformation across key business verticals. His appointment marks a significant milestone in BPCL's journey towards innovation, customer-centricity and sustainable growth," the firm said in a statement. Over the years, he has held several ...Read More