Mist fans at Rome’s Colosseum as Italy issues highest heat alert Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as an intense heatwave swept across Europe, setting national temperature records in Austria and Slovakia, fuelling wildfires in France, and disrupting power generation, transport and tourism across the continent.Temperatures climbed above 40°C…
पीएम मोदी ने टेक्नोलॉजी विशेषज्ञ नंदन नीलेकणी की अध्यक्षता में एक टास्क फोर्स का गठन करने का फैसला लिया गया है। NEW DELHI: Infosys co-founder and chairman Nandan Nilekani on Thursday said that India may emerge as a principal beneficiary of productivity gains and inclusion from AI in the next decade, despite low visibility in…
NEW DELHI: Former India batter Ajinkya Rahane has spoken about the difficult wait before making his Test debut, revealing that he spent two years travelling with the team as the 12th man. Rahane made his international debut in limited-overs cricket in 2011 but had to wait for 20 Test matches before finally getting his first…
The company’s non-digital business reported a 7.4% increase in EBITDA and an 85% rise in profit after tax during the quarter NEW DELHI: Entertainment Network (India) (ENIL), which operates Radio Mirchi and audio streaming platform Gaana, reported consolidated revenue of Rs 113 crore during June quarter. Domestic revenue was estimated at Rs 111 crore, while…
Rahul Gandhi raises Ken-Betwa displacement issue NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of tribal affairs on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that it has received several representations raising concerns over the displacement of people due to the Ken-Betwa river-link project in Madhya Pradesh. The ministry said it has forwarded the representations to the state government and…
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula on WTA’s New Gender Testing rule (Getty Images) Women’s tennis rarely agrees on anything — scheduling, prize money, the calendar. But the WTA’s new genetic eligibility policy, which took effect July 21, has produced something unusual: near-silence from the locker room. No protests. No open revolt. What it has produced,…
The transaction was timed in a way that it took advantage of the current market situation NEW DELHI: A government department that has an operations room named Kurukshetra is clearly in battle mode. But, the merchant bankers for the LIC stake sale seemed to have missed the signal.While the offer-for-sale had been discussed for more…
India successfully test-fires N-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile with strike range of 4,000km NEW DELHI: India successfully test-fired the medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), nuclear-capable Agni-4, with a strike range of 4,000 km, from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the Odisha coast on Thursday. “The launch validated all operational and technical parameters.The test was carried…
Rajasthan Roadways bus reaches Ajmer village (Instagram) For ‘aam janta’ or normal people, travelling in a bus is very regular. Using a government bus for daily commute is an ordinary part of daily life for many. But far from the normal city sounds, in the remote village of Rajasthan named Kurthal, the arrival of a…
In the last few budgets, customs duty simplification has been a focus area, with fewer slabs and correction of the inverted duty structure, where tariff on a product is lower than an input in the value chain. NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that she will focus on lowering customs tariffs in…