NEW DELHI: India is free to purchase crude oil from any supplier and its efforts to diversify energy imports are not new, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, rejecting suggestions that New Delhi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil.Responding to claims by US President Donald Trump that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to halt…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission of India will hold a conference of all state election commissioners (SECs) here on Feb 24, to discuss issues which include the sharing of ECI electronic voting machines (EVMs), electoral rolls and technological innovations like ECINet for smoother conduct of panchayat and municipal polls by state election commissions.While ECI conducts Lok…
MUMBAI: A tech sell-off on Dalal Street on Wednesday—that came on the back of Anthropic’s launch of a new AI-led app that could potentially challenge existing business models of Indian software exporters—wiped off about Rs 1.75 lakh crore worth of market value. The sharp slide in sector leaders like TCS, Infosys and Wipro, also left…
Princeton University has reduced its long-term return assumption for its $36 billion endowment, citing changing market conditions and pressure in private equity investments. According to a report by the Financial Times, the university has lowered its expected annual return from 10.2 per cent to 8 per cent. Princeton’s president Christopher Eisgruber said even the revised…
In Indian tradition, Thursday is known as Guruvar, the day ruled by Jupiter. Jupiter, or Guru/Brihaspati, stands for wisdom, growth, learning, and grace. Many families believe that babies born on Thursday carry these calm and thoughtful traits. Choosing a name linked to Jupiter can feel like a quiet blessing that stays for life. Here are…
PUNE: Thousands of commuters of all ages and backgrounds had a harrowing time for several hours as traffic on the Pune-Mumbai expressway was disrupted for at least 32 hours after a tanker carrying highly flammable propylene overturned near the Adoshi Tunnel on the Mumbai-bound carriageway around 4.45pm on Tuesday.The accident occurred around 50m ahead of…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha, already deadlocked over Rahul Gandhi’s insistence on referring to an unpublished book, was plunged into deeper impasse on Wednesday as BJP MP Nishikant Dubey turned to a pile of books with uncharitable references to members of the Nehru-Gandhi family to “expose” Congress.PM Modi’s reply to the motion of thanks on the…
MUMBAI: India’s coffeehouse chains are staring at a troubling brew. A higher customs duty on roasting, brewing and vending machines which is already in place now, will raise costs for companies, hitting their margins.Factor in the rupee depreciation and a wobbly coffee inflation and you have a perfect mix for stirring up a storm in…
Dakshin Kamrup College hosts memorial lecture on correct use of Assamese language The first Gajendra Nath Thakuria Memorial Annual Lecture, organised by the Teachers Unit of Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza, on “Amar Bhashtu xuddho koi kou aru Likhu Ahok (Let’s talk and write our language correctly)”, was held on Wednesday. The lecture was delivered by…
Melinda French Gates (file photo) Author-philanthropist Melinda French Gates’ voice trembled just a little on the NPR podcast, Wild Card with Rachel Martin, as she faced the elephant in the room. New Jeffrey Epstein files had just dropped, dragging her ex-husband, billionaire, philanthropist, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, back into the spotlight and reopening wounds…