Promoter to sell 22.1% stake for Rs 1,300 crore; combined entity to be 11th largest IT player BENGALURU: ITC Infotech is acquiring Ashok Soota’s Happiest Minds Technologies, creating a combined business that will be India’s 11th largest IT services player. Together, they will have revenue of Rs 7,033 crore and an employee strength of 19,000,…
Varun Tej was last seen in the Korean horror-comedy film, ‘Korean Kanakaraju’ with Ritika Nayak in the lead. Directed by Merlapaka Gandhi the film was released on the big screens on August 7. Now the film is set to hit the OTT world soon as details on the streaming platform are here. ‘Korean Kanakaraju’ OTT…
Manu Rishi Chadha credits Nawazuddin Siddiqui for helping him crack Musharraf’s character in ‘Operation Safed Sagar’: ‘I followed that approach’ Manu Rishi Chadha is winning praise for his portrayal of former Pakistan President and Army Chief Pervez Musharraf in ‘Operation Safed Sagar’. Playing the military strategist behind the Kargil War, the actor has now opened…
Crude prices continue to jump as Middle East tensions intensify Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday after renewed tensions between the US and Iran brought the risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East back to the forefront.Brent crude rose 55 cents, or 0.61%, to $91.04 while WTI crude was up 79 cents, or 0.92%,…
‘Khalifa’ box office collections day 12 vs ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’: Prithviraj Sukumaran film reaches Rs 42.78 Cr worldwide Prithviraj Sukumaran’s ‘Khalifa’ registered a significant drop in domestic earnings on its second Monday. According to Sacnilk, the film collected an estimated Rs 36 lakhs net in India on Day 12. It was screened across 610 shows.The…
Private economists raise FY27 GDP growth projections to 7-7.3% after strong Q1 data, marking fourth straight year above 7%. NEW DELHI: Within hours of govt estimating strong growth during April-June quarter, private sector economists started raising projections for the full year, reflecting the sustained strong growth momentum in the economy.According to estimates from various economists,…
Aston Villa vs Arsenal (Reuters Photo) Arsenal secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Monday, maintaining their perfect start to the Premier League season. Bukayo Saka’s second-half goal proved enough in a tight contest where both teams struggled to create clear chances.Villa started brightly, with Emiliano Buendia hitting the crossbar from distance, but…
Gold loans stand out again, account for 13% of incremental bank credit MUMBAI: Gold loans continued to drive retail borrowing, accounting for more than a third of the incremental bank credit to the retail segment during the first four months of FY27 (April–July 2026).According to the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on the…
MUMBAI: Monday’s Closing Auction Session (CAS) went off smoothly with Rs 39,718 crore (about $4.2 billion) worth of stocks traded on NSE alone during the session. It was also the day when MSCI emerging market index rebalancing, that was worth about $4 billion, took place during the last half-an-hour of trading, part of which overlapped…
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne. (AP Photo/Mosaraf Hossain) Marnus Labuschagne has been left out of Australia’s ODI squad for the upcoming tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa, raising more questions about his future in the national team.The batter had a poor run during Australia’s recent ODI series in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Although he finished the Bangladesh campaign…