Mumbai: Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt during an event at a school, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Mumbai: “Please be seated and don’t stand when our guest of honour walks into the hall,” was the gentle but firm instruction from the smiling teacher on the stage.She was addressing the 400-odd students of Jamnabai Narsee School…
File photo (Picture credit: ANI) India’s services sector saw its slowest pace of growth in five months during October, as competitive market pressures and heavy rainfall in some regions weighed on business activity.According to the monthly HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index, compiled by S&P Global, the seasonally adjusted reading fell to 58.9 in…
MUMBAI: The Rs 10,600-crore IPO for ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund was subscribed 72% on day 1 with the institutional investors portion subscribed nearly two times. The high net worth part was subscribed 37%, the retail portion 21% while the part reserved for shareholders of ICICI Bank was subscribed 44%. Through the bidding round, Prudential Corp…
Silver rate today: Silver prices surged to an all-time high on Friday, climbing Rs 1,668 to touch Rs 1,30,000 per kilogram in the domestic futures market, as investors bet strongly on a possible US Federal Reserve rate cut next week.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March 2026 delivery rose by Rs 1,668…
NEW DELHI: NDA on Friday passed its “Litti-mus” test with flying colours, nearing 200 leads and soaring past the majority mark in the 243-member Bihar Assembly. As BJP, JD(U) and other allies of NDA celebrated the thumping victory, Mahagathbandhan cried foul alleging vote manipulation. Bihar says no to ‘naya jannayak’ As Biharis go “har baar…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged citizens to participate in the 7th edition of the PM’s Mementoes E-Auction, which features gifts he has received over the years during official programmes. The proceeds from the auction will be directed to the Namami Gange Project, aimed at cleaning and conserving the Ganga River.“Over the…
James Comer calls CEOs to testify (Image via Gunther Eagleman’s “X” account) House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has called for a high-profile hearing to investigate online platforms’ role in domestic radicalization. The hearing that has summoned the chief executives of four major online platforms will be scrutinizing their platforms’ roles in political incitement of…
FC Goa vs Istiklol AFC Champions League 2 match (Photo by @FCGoaOfficial on X) FC Goa players made a strong statement during their AFC Champions League 2 match against FC Istiklol by staging a silent protest before kick-off on Wednesday at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. As the referee blew the whistle for kick-off, the…
Lucknow: Accusing the BJP govt of adopting a ‘use and throw’ policy towards members of the PDA community, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the govt ‘used’ the family of jailed Gayatri Prajapati in the Lok Sabha elections to reach out to the community and later dumped them.The former UP CM also accused the govt…
Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda rose to fame with their debut film ‘Saiyaara’, which became India’s highest-grossing romantic movie. Celebrating 100 days, Ahaan’s mom Deanne thanked fans on Instagram. Ahaan’s next film is with Aditya Chopra, while Aneet’s upcoming project is ‘Shakti Shalini’, releasing next Christmas. Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda rose to stardom with…
