India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, left, and teammates leave the field after their loss. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur minced no words after her team’s shocking three-wicket loss to South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup on Thursday, admitting that her top order failed to take responsibility when it mattered most.Go Beyond…
NEW DELHI: The road transport and railway ministries have achieved a record capital expenditure utilisation of 63% and 56.5%, respectively, during the first half of the current financial year. The combined capex of the two ministries by Sept end was over Rs 3.1 lakh crore, as against the budgetary allocation of Rs 5.2 lakh crore…
JAIPUR: Governor Haribhau Bagde Wednesday granted assent to Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025, passed by the state Assembly in Sept this year. Law minister Jogaram Patel said the Act had now also been notified.Putting an end to the traditional notion of ‘chat mangni-pat byaah (prompt wedding)’, the new law mandates that priests…
(Image credits: X @RevolutApp) MUMBAI: British fintech Revolut will invest $670 million (500 million pounds) in India over five years, the company said. The investment will help the firm to build its business in the region and aid growth of its global capability centre (GCC) in the country. “Revolut recently committed 10 billion punds in…
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd NEW DELHI: Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd on Thursday said it has raised a little over Rs 750 crore from anchor investors, just a day before its initial share-sale opening for public subscription.The anchor book received participation from institutional investors including ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), HDFC MF,…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made a strong pitch for promoting responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Chairing a workshop at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference in Barbados, Birla said systems like AI-based translation, AI-enabled e-library, and speech-to-text reporting are making parliamentary processes more efficient and inclusive. Addressing the…
LUCKNOW: While paying tributes to Kanshi Ram, the BSP founder and her predecessor in the party and the organisation, on his 19th death anniversary here, BSP national president Mayawati said she was grateful to the incumbent BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.In the commemorative programme organised at Manyawar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Smarak Sthal (Eco Garden),…
NEW DELHI: The initial public offering of LG Electronics India Ltd received 54.02 times subscription on the final day of bidding on Thursday, driven by overwhelming participation from institutional buyers. The Rs 11,607-crore IPO received bids for 3,85,33,26,672 shares against 7,13,34,320 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs)…
Lucknow: While paying tributes to Kanshi Ram, founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and her predecessor in the party and the organisation, on his 19th death anniversary in Lucknow, BSP national president Mayawati on Thursday said she was grateful to the incumbent BJP govt in the state and extremely critical of the Samajwadi Party…
New Delhi: With winter knocking and the mountain passes in Jammu and Kashmir set to become snow-bound, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the law and order situation in the Union Territory and asked the forces to be on 100% alert against any attempts by Pakistan and PoK-based terrorists to exploit the snowfall and…
