File photo: Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder, Info Edge BENGALURU: Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani is set to return to an expanded executive leadership role, taking over as managing director and group CEO from Hitesh Oberoi, who is stepping down after nearly 27 years with the company, including more than 16 years as its MD and CEO.The…
Stampede at Kolkata pandal during Durga Puja claimed 19 lives. NEW DELHI: It begins with a rumour, feeds on panic and ends in tragedy. A stampede can turn a celebration into chaos within minutes, leaving thousands gathered in joy struggling to find a way out. In a tightly packed crowd, even a small disturbance can…
The Karnataka Cabinet has sanctioned an increase in milk prices by Rs 8 per litre (Representative image) BENGALURU: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved an Rs 8-per-litre hike in milk prices, with the increase set to take effect from November 1.Of the revised amount, Rs 7 will go to the farmers and Rs 1 to…
भोपाल के छोटे तालाब पर 26 से 28 अक्टूबर तक आयोजित राष्ट्रीय पैरा कैनो स्प्रिंट प्रतियोगिता में भिंड के खिलाड़ियों ने दो स्वर्ण और दो रजत पदक जीते। मध्यप्रदेश की ओर से खेलते हुए गौरी सरोवर स्थित किशोरी बोट क्लब की पूजा ओझा ने केएल-1 और राजवीर बघेल ने केएल-2 वर्ग में स्वर्ण पदक हासिल…
Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina (Image: REUTERS) Elena Rybakina has added another milestone to an outstanding 2026 season, securing the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time in her career after defeating compatriot Yulia Putintseva in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday.The Kazakh eased past Putintseva 6-2, 6-3 at the WTA…
Ayushmaan Sethi, son of Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi, is now engaged to Samiksha Shetty. The couple announced the happy news on social media on Thursday with a joint post featuring glimpses of the dreamy proposal. The pictures capture the very moment Ayushmaan asked the big question, with the two standing on a cliff…
For Sujata Bhuyan, a homemaker from Odisha’s Sambalpur district, a visit to the Hirakud Reservoir opened the door to an entirely new career. What began as a way to contribute to her family’s income gradually developed into a fish-farming business that now produces 25 to 30 metric tonnes of fish annually and earns her between…
NEW DELHI: Industrial production grew 6.7% in Sept as against 6.1% expansion recorded a year ago, on account of strong manufacturing and electricity output.Sequentially, however, industrial production witnessed deceleration from a downward revised figure of 7.8% in Aug, official data released Wednesday showed. During April-Sept, the index of industrial production (IIP) grew 6.8%, compared with…
SC questioned the Centre over pharma companies pricing medicines at over 1,000% of cost, saying the industry can’t “run amok” in the name of free market. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said banks must be held accountable for compensating victims of digital fraud, stressing that they should act as a “protective umbrella” for…
(Photo taken from social media) At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured after a Russian drone struck a platform at the railway station in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.The attack took place on the Thursday morning, when a passenger train preparing to depart for the southern city of Zaporizhzhia…
