The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s (SMBC) proposal to acquire up to 24.99 per cent stake in Yes Bank, paving the way for the Japanese lender to become the private sector bank’s single-largest shareholder.SMBC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), is among the leading foreign banks…
Tannishtha Chatterjee is battling stage 4 oligo-metastatic cancer with courage, embracing life one day at a time. Following her diagnosis nine months ago and after her second chemotherapy cycle, she made the brave decision to shave her head. She openly shares her emotional and physical journey, balancing treatment with her passions and maintaining her quality…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday expressed confidence in resolving trade frictions with India claiming that the “two great countries will get this solved”. Bessent, however, down played the significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit where Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.When asked about…
CM Mann asks Centre to release Rs 60,000 cr pending funds, says ‘demanding rights, not begging’ Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday renewed his demand for the release of the state’s pending funds worth Rs 60,000 crore from the Centre, in the wake of the crisis in flood-struck Punjab.Mann said that he was asking…
Wall Street tumbled on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.3% in early trade and heading toward its worst single-day loss in a month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 571 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.7%, AP reported. Nvidia and other companies riding the artificial intelligence boom were among the heaviest drags. Rising…
Sushmita Sen is one of the most graceful women we have. While she’s beautiful and gracious in the way she speaks, she never fails to be honest and put across her opinions strongly. Sushmita has always addressed rumours and tags that she’s got. She has also always chosen to clarify rumours and reports about her….
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said relations between India and China are slowly moving towards normalcy with easing border tensions, and noted that trade and investment cooperation between the two Asian economies could expand further.Speaking about the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the…
Akshay Kumar visited Guruvayur Temple during the shoot of ‘Haiwaan’ in Kerala, warmly interacting with devotees. The film reunites him with Saif Ali Khan after nearly two decades. Besides ‘Haiwaan’, Akshay has projects like ‘Jolly LLB 3’, ‘Hera Pheri 3’, and debuts in Tollywood and Marathi cinema. Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, currently in Kerala for…
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday said that “it is a shame” Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the stage with the “two biggest authoritarian dictators” in the world during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China.While talking to reporters, Navarro said that PM Modi needs to step up and…
Ativist Manoj Jarange Patil during his indefinite hunger strike demanding Maratha reservation, at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Scenes of celebration were seen at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Tuesday after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange announced victory for the agitation. This came after the Maharashtra government’s cabinet sub-committee on Maratha quota, headed…
