Delhi traders flag parking, traffic concerns; urge Sonia Gandhi to defer Rahul’s rally NEW DELHI: The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) in Delhi on Friday urged senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to postpone the party’s proposed mega rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, warning that it could disrupt business worth Rs 10,000-12,000 crore…
Brent futures gained 86 cents, or 0.75%, to $115.74 a barrel Crude oil prices continued their upward march on Friday, with Brent crossing $115 a barrel as attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and mounting risks to shipping in the Gulf heightened fears of supply disruptions. The benchmarks were also heading for their fourth consecutive monthly…
Afghanistan’s star leg-spinner Rashid Khan scripted history by becoming the first bowler to claim 200 wickets in men’s T20 Internationals during the second T20I against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.Rashid reached the landmark by dismissing Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Tadiwanashe Marumani, who scored just two runs while chasing a target of 222.The 200-wicket milestone…
India’s economy is expected to grow 7.35% in Q2 FY27 (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Amid a challenging global environment, the Indian economy is well positioned to sustain the growth momentum for the rest of the financial year 2026-27 and is expected to expand 7.35% during the July-Sept quarter on the back of strong domestic demand,…
NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent announcement that he has asked authorities not to issue challans to cars travelling up to 20% above the prescribed speed limit on expressways — effectively allowing speeds of up to 140 kmph — cannot be implemented under the existing legal framework and may be detrimental to road…
SC slammed the corporate affairs ministry for “completely hijacking” NCLT and NCLAT, citing infrastructure failures, large vacancies and contractual hiring that undermine the tribunals’ autonomy. New Delhi: In an outburst sure to embarrass the govt, Supreme Court Thursday slammed the ministry of corporate affairs for “completely hijacking” the two most important quasi-judicial financial adjudicatory bodies…
A study found that private equity investment in India’s healthcare sector is concentrated in urban hospitals in southern and western states, leaving rural and underserved regions largely overlooked. (AI-generated image) A mapping of private equity investments in India’s health sector over past 18 years has revealed investments are overwhelmingly in multispecialty hospitals in the urbanised…
SC told the RBI that its proposed SOP must mandate banks to indemnify victims who lose money to digital arrest frauds, citing possible bank staff complicity. NEW DELHI: Convinced of bank personnel’s complicity in cases of cyber fraudsters duping people by staging ‘digital arrest’, SC told Reserve Bank of India that its proposed Nov 30…
A man buried beneath a hearth in southeastern Spain nearly 3,700 years ago may have been subjected to a ritual intended to suppress supernatural forces rather than simply punish or humiliate him, according to a new archaeological study. The man’s face was positioned just one centimetre below the floor of a large hall, while a…
File photo: This photo provided by Brunk Auctions shows the original, hand-drawn survey of the Mason-Dixon Line at Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. A hand-drawn map of the Mason-Dixon Line, which became a symbol of the divide between free and slave states in the United States, sold for $950,000 at an…
