- Monday, June 23, 2025
After capturing India's mobile phone subscribers market through a bevy of freebies and aggressive promotions, Mukesh Ambani has now set his sights on the satellite broadband market. He is now pitted against Elon Musk, the promoter of satellite internet service provider Starlink, which now dominates the global market with presence…
PRIVATE sector lender ICICI Bank on Saturday posted a 14.5 per cent growth in its standalone profit to ₹117.46 billion (£1.08bn) for the second quarter ended September 2024. The private sector lender had earned a net profit of ₹102.61 billion (£940m) in the same quarter of the previous financial year.…
MUMBAI police investigating the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique claim the murder weapons were smuggled from Pakistan to Rajasthan using drones, according to media reports. These guns were later procured by the gangsters to carry out the Siddique assassination. The pictures of the guns have been sent to…
INDIA lost their first Test series at home in 12 years as New Zealand inflicted a humiliating 113-run defeat riding on Mitchell Santner's 13-wicket haul in the second Test taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 359 to win, India resumed the third session at 178/7 but…
A YEAR after the end of a major Hollywood strike that secured actors and writers some safeguards against artificial intelligence, divisions persist over the technology's place in the industry. Hollywood star Nicolas Cage reignited criticism of AI, specifically digital replicas, which were granted a conditional approval in the recent contract.…
THE US hired a chartered flight to deport Indian nationals who were staying in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security has said, noting that this has been done in cooperation with the Indian government. The charter flight was sent to India on October 22, the department said on…
THE Canadian government should have acted sooner to stem the flow of temporary migration into the country, immigration minister Marc Miller told Reuters on Friday (25). This week prime minister Justin Trudeau's government, facing low approval ratings and anger over a housing shortage and high cost of living, announced it…
TWO more people died in West Bengal due to cyclone Dana, taking the toll to four, officials said on Saturday. A civic volunteer, identified as Chandan Das (31), died on the spot when he allegedly touched a live wire in Bud Bud in Purba Bardhaman district. The incident happened when…
YASHASVI JAISWAL'S brisk unbeaten 46 powered India to 81 for 1 at lunch on day three in pursuit of 359 against New Zealand in the must-win second Test in Pune on Saturday. However, the early dismissal of skipper Rohit Sharma (8) by left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner was a jarring note.…
HAVING spun the second Test and, perhaps, the series in New Zealand’s favour with his career-best 7/53, Mitchell Santner admitted it was ‘shocking’ to clean up Virat Kohli on a full toss here on Friday. Santner’s seven-for handed New Zealand a handy 103-run lead in the first innings on a…
