Asokan said Ramdev went against the medical profession by saying "modern medicine is a stupid and bankrupt science".
'The government is trying to give a message that we as political bosses have discretion of deciding what people will read and what people will not read.'
'The stabilisation of interest rates followed by reduction is going to happen over the next year.'
If the war in the Israel-Gaza region escalates into a larger West Asian conflict, it could pose problems.
Lenders and shareholders of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will meet on May 2 to demerge the firm's financial services business. This is expected to create a big player in segments including the NBFC (non-banking financial company) space with net worth of Rs 25,851 crore as of March 2022. According to the plan, RIL shareholders will get a share in the demerged entity for each one held in the company.
Even as cyber threats continue to rise in India - the second-largest global active internet user base - the country is currently facing a big skill gap in the cybersecurity domain and represents just six per cent of global cybersecurity jobs, finds a report. As of May 2023, the industry had about 40,000 open opportunities, indicating the growing demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals. However, the demand-supply gap stood at 30 per cent, projecting a major skill challenge in the industry, finds the study by tech staffing firm TeamLease.
The movie star dialed into her chic girly side at Paris Fashion Week.
Several Indian traders, hawkers, as well as transport and gig workers' unions will join a global campaign by Make Amazon Pay coalition happening across close to 40 countries on Black Friday to protest alleged exploitative practices by the tech giant. Employees in the US, the UK, India, Japan, Australia, South Africa and across Europe are demanding better wages and working conditions as the cost-of-living crisis deepens, as part of the campaign. Trade unions, including Bharatiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal, Hawkers' Joint Action Committee, Gig Workers' Association, and All India People Science Network, will join the campaign.
Amid a row over the Maharashtra government's decision to withdraw an award for the Marathi translation of alleged Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy's memoir, three members of the award selection committee have resigned from the state Literature and Culture Board citing "insult of democratic procedures".
Following a dismal season, Whatmore had parted ways with Kerala after spending three years with the southern side.
'...helping the government, citizens, and companies get the balance right.' 'As great as technology is, these are societal questions, not just technical ones.'
Karan Johar's parties are just as larger-than-life as his movies.
Vodafone Idea's (Vi's) search for a lifeline has turned longer and tougher even as it continues to lose customers and delay vendor payments. Vi's much-needed Rs 1,600-crore fundraising plan got stuck due to the government's silence on picking up a proposed 33 per cent equity in the financially stressed telco. The development spells further trouble for the company, which has an overall debt pile of Rs 2.2 trillion, including hefty dues to the government.
The development was confirmed on Thursday by BCA secretary Ajit Lele.
Indian companies are planning to increase investments in the new year to expand capacity, acquire companies, and go on a hiring spree, a survey of top executives showed. They, however, cited rising costs, weak consumer demand, and increasing interest rates as major concerns for 2023 which may impact their plans.
Indian start-ups breathed a sigh of relief after the UK government facilitated the acquisition of the now-defunct Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB's) British arm by HSBC. In a bid to allay fears, the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FIDC) announced recently that it had transferred all deposits of start-up-focused SVB to a newly created bridge bank and all depositors would have access to their money. President Joe Biden also sought to reassure jittery depositors that they can have confidence that the US banking system is "safe".
'I have tested positive for Covid-19. Have immediately isolated myself and will be under home quarantine. I'm following all safety protocols under the advice of my doctors.'
Jaffer took to Twitter to vent out his frustration.
The decision to suspend Hooda was taken during the Apex Council meeting of the BCA which was held on Thursday evening.
Former BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele has equated the happenings at the BCCI's Emergent Working Committee meeting in Chennai to match-fixing in itself and termed the process of appointing Jagmohan Dalmiya as head of a four-member interim arrangement as "unconstitutional".
'There were two options before the government -- create a complex, cumbersome law, which will cause a tremendous amount of compliance challenges for startups or say let's go back and do a clean slate, where we do a framework of laws and policies'
Beleaguered BCCI President N Srinivasan will eventually have to step down as the choice before him is to go out honourably or exit unceremoniously in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scandal, former Board Secretary Jaywant Lele said on Thursday.
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of four advertising professionals, including a woman, from Pune last week finally broke silence after the body of one of the missing was fished out of the Neera river along Pune-Satara road on Wednesday.
Wing Commander Ajey Lele says it does not matter how superior our technology is, but what we do with the intelligence gathered from it.
"When captain Sourav Ganguly was banned from the Rajkot game due to the over rate penalty, Madan asked me to try and convince Borde to give Sehwag a chance. I persuaded Borde to include him in the XI. Borde agreed only on the condition that I take up the entire responsibility by saying he could not be contacted. I agreed. Sehwag is still playing," Lele said.
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Shooting is underway for Amitabh Bachchan's Goodbye, Shah Rukh Khan's Pathan, Salman Khan's Tiger 3 and Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan's Adipurush among other films.
Two talented Indian designers showcased their collections at the ongoing London Fashion Week 2017.
GSLV-MK III, which uses a homegrown cryogenic engine, has to do at least two more launches before it begins commercial operations, report Raghu Krishnan and T E Narasimhan.
Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, was named in Mumbai's Under-19 squad for the sixth All India Under-19 J Y Lele Invitational One-Day tournament, in Vadodara, starting September 16. Mumbai will be led by Suved Parkar.
83% of the CEOS plan to hire more in the new year.
Apart from Thackeray, Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe (Shiv Sena), four candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party -- Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil, Gopichand Padalkar, Praveen Datke and Ramesh Karad; Nationalist Congress Party's Shashikant Shinde and Amol Mitkari and Congress's Rajesh Rathod were in the fray for the nine seats, which fell vacant on April 24.
All the best looks from the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.
With the dizzying rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, India Inc has transitioned from a wait-and-watch policy to full-on emergency mode, bringing back remote and flexi work, stringent safety protocols, and allowing only essential travel. Companies - especially in metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata - that had adopted a hybrid work model during the last few months when the caseload remained low, are either switching back entirely to work-from-home (WFH), or calling skeletal staff to office on select days. Take the case of cigarettes-to-hotels major, ITC, which had been on a hybrid work model over the last few months.
Experts said India has possessed the anti-missile technology for several years but needed the political go-ahead to actually test it in live conditions.
With the launch of GSLV-MK III, slated for April, it will be able to cater to bigger satellites as well.
Although such alerts are not compulsory for the banks, this may become the norm now if payments are missed even for a day.
Arjun Tendulkar, the son of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, has been selected to represent Mumbai in the 5th Late Shri J Y Lele All India Under-19 Invitational One-day tournament.
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