BENGALURU: Amid outrage over viral videos showing VVIP treatment for inmates — including terror suspects and convicted rapists — at Bengaluru Central Prison, Karnataka government on Monday transferred the prison’s chief superintendent and suspended two senior officials, while ordering an ADGP-headed probe into irregularities across all prisons in the state.Home minister G Parameshwara convened an…
NEW DELHI: Goldman Sachs on Monday raised Indian equities to “overweight” and set a target of Nifty hitting 29,000 by 2026-end, driven by improving financial conditions and growth supportive policies by the govt and RBI.“With a year-long earnings downgrade cycle stabilising in the past few months and showing signs of recovery, coupled with our expectations…
WB Constable admit card 2025: The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) has officially released the admit cards for the upcoming West Bengal Police Constable Written Examination 2025. The examination will be held on November 30, 2025. The recruitment process aims to fill 11,749 vacancies under WBPRB/NOTICE – 2024/13 (CONS._WBP_24).Candidates who have successfully registered for…
Citigroup downgraded Trent to sell with the target price drastically cut to Rs 4,350 from Rs 7,150. Analysts said with the overall consumption trend remaining weak bundled with increasing competition, impact of cannibalisation and new store expansion, they expect Trent’s growth rate to moderate further. They cut the company revenue estimates, and earnings before interest,…
MUMBAI: Bajaj Finance reported a 24% jump in core profit for the Sept quarter of FY26, driven by strong loan growth and expansion in its customer base.The company’s standalone profit after tax stood at Rs 4,251 crore, 24% lower than Rs 5,614 crore a year earlier due to a one-time gain from the sale of…
Once upon a time, the United States stood as an unrivaled destination for students who aspired to study abroad, a land where intellect met opportunity, and ambition found its global stage. The story, however, is beginning to change. Its ivory towers and elite universities still command reverence, still pull dreamers toward the land of possibilities,…
MUMBAI: The bad loan business showed faint but firm signs of recovery in September 2025, as the portfolio of asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) turned positive after two quarters of contraction. The rebound came despite rating agencies predicting a continued shrinkage in the sector, with banks accelerating sales of retail stressed assets to clean up their…
Columbia University has drawn on its unrestricted endowment funds to keep its research programs running after months of disruption in federal support, according to a report by The Columbia Spectator.In a statement issued on October 23, Anne Sullivan, Columbia’s executive vice president for finance, confirmed that the university had begun using unrestricted portions of its…
MUMBAI: Tech-driven eyewear solutions company Lenskart listed on the bourses on Monday at 3% discount to its IPO price of Rs 402 but closed the session at Rs 403.3, marginally above its offer price. In the run-up to the IPO, there were concerns that the company’s stocks were being sold at a very high valuation,…
NEW DELHI: Quality control orders (QCOs) are not just meant to help improve standards within the country but have also emerged as tools to help govt get foreign countries to open the doors for Indian exports, officials said. They cited the instance of European Union, which was not allowing Indian fisheries exports for nine years,…
