In his message to shareholders in the company’s annual report for 2025-26, the veteran industry leader also requested all political parties to support reforms and programmes NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India chairman RC Bhargava has urged the Centre and state govts to proceed faster on the road of reforms and increase efforts to make doing…
A schoolgirl died from critical wounds Saturday, bringing the death toll from the attack to at least eight people. Fourteen people remain hospitalised, according to Thailand’s health ministry. The Thai teen behind a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content online, police…
NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami has opened up about his first experience inside the Indian dressing room and admitted that he was nervous after seeing several stars he had grown up watching. Shami had already made his ODI debut against Pakistan in Delhi on January 6, 2013. He made his Test debut later that year against…
The healthcare sector recorded another 18,855 instances in the first six months, equivalent to nearly 55% of the 34,480 detected and mitigated during all of 2025. NEW DELHI: Cyber threat activity targeting India’s finance and healthcare sectors remained elevated in the first half of 2026, with detections already crossing 60% of the levels recorded during…
Ayushmann praises Mohanlal; says, ‘He is a legend’; Jude Anthany Joseph clarifies, ‘My Mohanlal Sir Director Jude Anthany Joseph has addressed the speculation surrounding his shelved Hindi project with Ayushmann Khurrana. The filmmaker recently met the actor and used the occasion to clear up comments he had made about the film.Jude shared a picture with…
“One day trading boycott against regulations and rising taxes impacting retail traders,” said another post with over 15,000 followers. MUMBAI: Day traders have started an online campaign to boycott trading for a day in the stock market on Aug 12, in protest against the recently introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS). They feel the new system…
The study found that the association between women and the private sphere remained strong throughout the period analysed, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, which published an article covering parts of the study on Sunday. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long portrayed the protection of women’s rights as one of its…
Officials acknowledged that several govt departments had started turning inter-ministerial meetings into a forum for seeking a review, with some of them repeatedly approaching Niti Aayog and other agencies suggesting a review. NEW DELHI: The Centre has ruled out diluting the list of public sector enterprises lined up for strategic sale amid repeated demands from…
Quote of the day by Zendaya: ‘You don’t have to be older to live your dreams; you can do it at any age,’ when the ‘Spider-Man: Brand New’ star highlighted that you don’t need to wait for the perfect time to chase your aspirations. (Instagram) Zendaya has always been quite vocal and encouraging when talking…
On premium basis, the persistency was 75.3% and 61.1%, respectively and 75.6% and 63.9%, for the comparable period last year. MUMBAI: Economic and geopolitical uncertainty is beginning to weigh on household savings and insurance demand, with LIC reporting pressure on long-term policy persistency and caution in premium growth even as its first-quarter profit and value…