Mumbai: With less than a fortnight left for bids for IDBI Bank to close, the field has narrowed to Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Holdings and Kotak Mahindra Bank. The absence of a broader bidding war reflects not a lack of capital, but the complexity of integrating technology, HR culture and branch networks.Both bidders face material integration…
BENGALURU: She clutched her hand, almost literally clinging on to dear life. “Please don’t go anywhere,” was all she managed to say, but those few words were enough to convey her ordeal midair on a Goa-New Delhi flight Saturday afternoon. Thereon, Dr Anjali Nimbalkar didn’t move an inch until the aircraft made a priority landing…
The IPL auction on Dec 16 may be just another date on the tournament calendar for most franchises, but for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), it carries the weight of a turning point. Entering their fifth season, LSG stand at a moment where the franchise begins to resemble not a newcomer, but a fully realized cricketing…
NEW DELHI: Restrictions on the movement of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar; work from home for 50% staff in govt and private offices in Delhi; hybrid mode for classes till IX and XI in Delhi; ban on construction and demolition activity, and barring…
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow zone, is preparing to question all 15 accused arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police in the multi-crore codeine-based cough syrup racket. This comes as the ED widens its money-laundering investigation into what officials describe as a well-structured network involving shell firms, financial layering, and interstate logistics.According to senior officials,…
Argentine football icon Lionel Messi, left, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, second left, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, right, in Mumbai (@CMOMaharashtra/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A tense moment unfolded at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium when Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff faced booing from the crowd during Lionel Messi’s event on Sunday. The incident…
Lucknow: Former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria on Saturday offered rare insights into the meticulous planning behind contract killings in the city’s underworld, dispelling popular perception that such murders are impulsive, quick acts executed in minutes.“You may have seen on television, a bike comes, shots are fired and the killers vanish. In reality, contract killings…
DEHRADUN: For Gurmukh Singh, 32, failure was never a reason to quit — only a step closer to his goal. After completing Class 12, he joined the Indian Army as a sepoy, determined to one day earn his commission as an officer. Despite repeated setbacks, he continued to appear for various officer entry examinations, failing…
Lucknow: Congratulating the newly elected BJP state president Pankaj Chaudhary, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, ‘Sarkar’ (govt) and ‘Sangathan’ (organisation) will work in close coordination with renewed energy to realize Uttar Pradesh’s collective resolve.The CM also urged BJP workers to gear up for the…
Describing Gomti as a living presence rather than just a water body, filmmaker and environmental advocate Deepika Chaturvedi spoke about the strong emotional, cultural, and social bond people share with the river, even as awareness about its history and significance remains limited.Speaking at ‘Gomti Samvad’ at Metaphor Litfest, she pointed out that despite flowing for…
