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…
Public confidence in American higher education is quietly recovering. A recent Gallup–Lumina survey shows that 42% of Americans now express a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in colleges and universities, up from 36% a year ago. Yet the headlines continue to focus on controversies at elite institutions, leaving the achievements and daily…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Chief Justice of India BR Gavai after he was allegedly attacked during proceedings in the Supreme Court. In a social media post on X, PM Modi called the incident a “reprehensible act” and said that the attack has angered every Indian.“Spoke to Chief Justice of…
Lucknow: Due to the severity of floods across various parts of the state on Monday, the govt deployed 14 teams of NDRF, 15 of SDRF and 48 of the PAC in 57 districts.Relief commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami said relief material was being delivered with the help of 1,196 boats and motorboats. Moreover, 4,867 boats were…
The new Vande Bharat sleeper train will look to offer superior comfort to Rajdhani Express trains on long-distance overnight routes. Vande Bharat sleeper train launch: Indian Railways is looking to launch the first Vande Bharat sleeper train soon, with the first prototype rake undergoing changes after trial runs. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that…
La Liga’s plan to stage a Barcelona match in Miami this December has been cancelled. (Images via Getty Images) La Liga’s plan to stage a Barcelona match in Miami this December has been cancelled, with the league’s president, Javier Tebas, calling it a “missed opportunity” for Spanish football.The fixture, which would have seen Champions Barcelona…
SRINAGAR: The J&K opposition questioned Wednesday the motive behind the National Conference-led government’s exhaustive identification checklist for journalists, demanding to know if the new rules meant to “monitor and restrict media” were being selectively enforced in only one part of the country.“The election in J&K was meant to restore trust and dignity, not to replace…
NEW DELHI: As Bihar gears up for the first phase of assembly elections tomorrow, a video from Patna airport has gone viral on social media. The clip shows an unexpected encounter between estranged brothers Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav.The video, captured during a podcast shoot by YouTuber Samdish, shows Tej Pratap Yadav, chief of…
NEW DELHI: Profits from cricket betting will be treated as “proceeds of crime” under the money laundering law if the money is found to be linked to a criminal activity defined as a scheduled offence under PMLA, Delhi high court has ruled.Justices Kshetarpal and Shankar dismissed a batch of petitions filed by several individuals involved…
NEW DELHI: CPI(Maoist), in a purported press statement signed by its top leader ‘Abhay’ – the nom de guerre used by senior-most politburo and central committee member Mallojula Venugopal Rao – has offered to lay down arms and enter into a temporary ceasefire.Pushed to the brink by sustained counter-Naxal operations in ‘core’ areas deep inside…
