In an era when children’s first reflex upon waking is to check a screen, Wisconsin has taken a hard stance. The state on Friday became the 36th in the nation to restrict cellphones and electronic devices in classrooms, after Democratic Governor Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill mandating districts to prohibit phone use during instructional…
MUMBAI: The Rs 7,278-crore IPO of Lenskart Solutions, the tech-driven eyewear company, was fully subscribed on day 1 with institutional and retail investors taking the lead. According to data from BSE, the institutional part was subscribed 1.4 times while the retail part was subscribed 1.3 times. Data also showed that the employee portion was also…
MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi is investigating the four-and-half-hour trading disruption on MCX, the biggest commodities derivatives exchange in India, on October 28 that delayed the start of operations. If it finds faults with the exchange’s systems, MCX could face a monetary penalty.“Sebi has started an investigation into the same (trading halt on MCX),” a source…
TOKYO: After being on the fringes for years, Japan’s Honda is charting an aggressive comeback with the launch of as many as ten new cars, including seven SUVs.Honda Motor Co president and CEO Toshihiro Mibe is pivoting the automaker’s global strategy towards India, announcing a dedicated project team, a renewed EV and hybrid plan, and…
Jasprit Bumrah of India looks on as Travis Head of Australia runs for a single. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India batter Robin Uthappa offered a candid assessment of Jasprit Bumrah’s rare off day, suggesting that the pacer tends to lose rhythm when he tries too hard to take wickets. Go Beyond The Boundary with…
Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda MUMBAI: Public sector banking major Bank of Baroda on Friday said that its net profit for the quarter ended Sept 30 was Rs 4,809 crore, down 8% from Rs 5,239 crore reported during the same period of the previous fiscal. The slide in profits was due to lower income…
Lucknow SI’s ‘act of graft’ inside police stn goes viral LUCKNOW: Two days after a police sub-inspector posted at the Paper Mill Colony outpost was caught accepting Rs 2 lakh bribe inside Mahanagar police station premises, a video of his entire ‘act of graft’ has gone viral on social media. The video was part of…
Rajat Bedi shared an emotional reunion with Shah Rukh Khan in Canada, admitting his longing for Bollywood. He then revealed how Aryan Khan’s debut directorial, ‘Ba***ds of Bollywood,’ offered him a miraculous comeback. Bedi’s son even assisted Aryan on set, drawing a parallel to his own early career alongside Shah Rukh Khan. Rajat Bedi recenlty…
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserve dipped by nearly $7 billion to $695.4 billion during the week ended Oct 24, Reserve Bank of India data showed. Of the total, foreign currency assets were worth $566.5 billion (down $3.9 billion on the week), gold was worth $105.5 billion (down $3 billion), SDRs were worth $18.7 billion (down…
Aishwarya Rai is one of the most stunning actresses in Bollywood. The diva celebrates her 52nd birthday today, and while she’s known across the world as one most beautiful woman, her husband Abhishek Bachchan has always seen her for much more than just her looks. Abhishek has often said that he didn’t fall in love…
