Maha govt asks officials to be prepared in view of possible heavy rainfall from Sep 27 to 29
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) on Friday asked the district administration to implement precautionary measures and prepare for relief and rescue works following the India Meteorological Department’s alert for heavy to heavy rainfall likely in central Maharashtra, Konkan and Vidarbha from September 27 to 29. The SEOC in its advisory […]
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia arrives in Guwahati on 2-day Northeast visit
Guwahati, Sep 26 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia arrived in Guwahati on Friday on a two-day tour of the Northeastern region. Upon arrival, he participated in the Artfed Jagaran event organised under the GST Bachat Utsav and interacted with the media. Highlighting the GST rate cuts implemented by the government, Union Minister Scindia described them […]
IPS officer Shivadhar Reddy appointed as Telangana Police chief
Hyderabad, Sep 26 (IANS) The Telangana government has appointed IPS officer Battula Shivadhar Reddy as the new Director General of Police (DGP). Shivadhar Reddy, who is currently Director General of Police, Intelligence, received the appointment orders from Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao issued an order transferring Shivadhar Reddy and posting […]
Hyderabad Metro takeover imposed Rs 15,000 crore debt on people, alleges KTR
Hyderabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Friday alleged that the Congress government in Telangana imposed a debt burden of Rs 15,000 crore on people with its ‘irresponsible’ and ‘reckless’ decision to take over the Hyderabad Metro project. He alleged that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s ‘personal vendetta, arrogance, […]
India’s mainboard IPO listings touch 28-year high; SME listings set new record
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India’s primary market experienced its most active month this September in almost 28 years, as 25 companies went public on the mainboard, marking the highest number of listings since January 1997, when 28 were recorded. The SME activity in the primary market also set a record, with 53 IPOs raising […]
Musk’s xAI alleges theft of trade secrets in lawsuit against OpenAI
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has filed a lawsuit against rival OpenAI, alleging theft of trade secrets through hiring its former employees. Intensifying the ongoing conflict between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a complaint was filed in California federal court that former xAI employees were poached to […]
PM Modi to unveil BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G network on September 27
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state-run telecom company BSNL’s fully indigenous 4G network on September 27, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday. With this milestone, India will join the league of select nations capable of building and manufacturing their own telecom networks and equipment. Speaking at […]
Tata AIG suspends cashless services at Max Hospitals across India
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) After Star Health, Niva Bupa, and Care Health, Tata AIG has now become the fourth health insurer to suspend cashless facility at Max Hospitals. While Star Health and Niva Bupa have suspended the facility for all 22 Max Hospitals across the country, CARE’s cashless claim suspension is limited to Max […]
Domestic airline passenger traffic rises 0.3 pc in August, outlook stable
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India’s aviation industry remains resilient despite operational challenges as domestic passenger traffic increased 0.3 per cent in August (year-on-year), a report said on Friday. Credit rating agency ICRA gave a stable outlook for the sector, driven by expectations of a modest 4 to 6 per cent growth in domestic air […]
Stock market ends sharply lower over US pharma tariffs, Nifty below 24,700
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) The Indian equity market ended the week on a negative note on Friday amid weak global cues and fresh US tariffs on certain pharmaceuticals imports. Nifty Pharma fell 470 points or 2.14 per cent. Sensex ended the session at 80,426.46, down 733.22 points or 0.90 per cent. The 30-share index started […]
