MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra Bank Saturday confirmed that it is looking at Deutsche Bank’s retail business, which is on the block, while stating that it has dropped out of IDBI Bank acquisition race because of the valuation and it would be ‘difficult to swallow’.Responding to queries at an earnings press conference Ashok Vaswani, MD & CEO…
PM Modi with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the The Art of Living Foundation International Center in Bengaluru to mark 45 years of the organisation and participate in commemorative events.During the visit, PM Modi inaugurated the Dhyan Mandir, described as a large meditation space designed to host collective meditation…
MUMBAI: Consumers seem to be cutting back on discretionary spends, allocating more budgets to essentials and value purchases as a mix of war-driven uncertainty and layoffs have nudged people to tighten their purse strings and save more. Even as the US and Iran agreed upon a two-week ceasefire last week, the prospects of a peace…
NEW DELHI: Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh has got an international tag of Ramsar site, taking India’s total of such protected wetlands to 99 and the state’s tally to 12.Globally, there are nearly 2,594 such designated wetlands under the 1971 Ramsar Convention. India has the highest number of such wetlands in Asia…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor questioned the outcome of the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, suggesting that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls may have played a decisive role in the BJP’s victory in the state.Referring to the SIR exercise, Tharoor alleged that large-scale deletions from voter rolls and delays in adjudicating…
In this photo released by Uzbekistan’s Presidential Press Office, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo during their meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (Uzbekistan’s Presidential Press Office via AP) NEW DELHI: India and Uzbekistan have elevated their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic…
Investigations into offences under the Act will have to be completed within two months. NEW DELHI: The Centre has proposed sweeping changes to the anti-cheating law, seeking to speed up investigations and time-bound trials while introducing tougher punishment for those involved in paper leaks and examination malpractice.Under the proposed Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means)…
NEW DELHI: Two weeks after swearing in, Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay is set to expand his cabinet on Thursday.According to a circular, Vijay has recommended the names of 23 MLAs for induction into the council of ministers. Among those shortlisted are Salem South MLA Tamil Parthiban, Aranthangi MLA J Mohammed Farvas alias Parvez, Coimbatore…
Safe sex just got more expensive: Condom prices set to rise 30% as Iran war disrupts supply The world’s largest condom manufacturer, Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, plans to raise prices by 20 to 30 per cent — and potentially more — as the Iran war disrupts global supply chains and drives up raw material costs, its…
A girls’ volleyball team at Community High School Texas in Collin County raised $9,000 to buy a car for their custodian, Abel Rodriguez, after discovering he stayed late to cheer them and often waited until 1 am for a ride home. According to reports and widely shared social media posts, the gesture gained attention when…