'Being someone who wholely believes in God and frequently visits temples across the country, it is the last thing I would intentionally do. To those whose feelings we've touched, I extend my sincere & heartfelt apologies.'
Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, whose velvet smooth voice gave expression to the many colours of love, longing and heartache in songs such as Chitthi Ayee Hai and Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein, died in Mumbai on Monday, February 26, 2024, after a prolonged illness.
The last word may not have been said on the churnings within the Pakistan army or the extent to which army chief General Asim Munir is in control, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RAW, India's external intelligence agency.
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Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
Some farmer outfits on Friday threw their weight behind the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) woman constable who allegedly slapped actor and Bharatiya Janata Party MP-elect Kangana Ranaut, saying the entire sequence leading to the incident needs to be properly investigated.
Once a K-drama buff, always a K-drama buff.
Industry staring at a record surplus by next year
'If you take any ministry of defence project, Nibe is up there, getting orders.'
The crucial Jammu-Srinagar highway has been blocked
I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims. We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing each scientist mentioned here along with about a dozen of our ancient mathematicians, recommends Professor Kalyan Singhal, historian of science and technology.
'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.'
As the government plans no further extension of the scheme beyond FY24, the task is to achieve the unfinished target of subsidising 914,707 EVs.
Kashmir witnessed the season's heaviest snowfall.
An alert has also been sounded along the border and a high degree of vigilance is being maintained at vital installations in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the visit, they said.
Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations.
Closure of tanneries pulls down domestic finished leather exports and local price of raw-skin.
Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Wipro, and Reliance Industries were among the other laggards. On the other hand, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Power Grid, Asian Paints, Nestle and Mahindra & Mahindra were the major gainers.
History of electronics indicates that no company, nor any nation for that matter, has been able to cement pole position and maintain it through several cycles. he death of its iconic promoter, Lee Kun-hee, raises questions over how long the chaebol can maintain its gigantic footprint in the global electronics industry, says Devangshu Datta.
Chemicals, heavy engineering, automobiles, transportation and steel are some of the sectors which need supportive policy decisions, the industry has demanded. The committee of secretaries headed by cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar will meet industry representatives from sectors which feel that they need help from the government to tide over the economic crisis.
Government's exit from Maruti Udyog Ltd may not happen for sometime now, with the finance minister asking the heavy industries ministry to 'wait for an opportune time' to offload its residual stake in the company.
By the year 2026, India will be the third in the world after China and USA in engineering, manufacturing and export of vehicles and auto components.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is India's largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise, operating across energy, industry, and infrastructure sectors. The investment path for the stock is based on a large order backlog, continued strong order inflows, and rising power demand, which should push demand for BHEL's equipment and services. BHEL has historically held over 70 per cent market share in power projects.
Two empty bottles of a cough syrup were found in a Goa apartment, where a start-up CEO allegedly killed her minor son, indicating she may have given a heavy dose of the medicine to him in signs of a premeditated murder, even as she was subjected to psychological test to assess her mental state and help find the motive for the gruesome crime, the police said on Wednesday.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty on Friday reversed their six-session losing streak and rebounded more than 1 per cent on value buying in auto, IT, financial and energy stocks. Better than expected quarterly financial results of corporates also boosted investor sentiments even as uncertainties persisted over the escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to analysts. In a largely range-bound trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose 634.65 points or 1.01 per cent to settle at 63,782.80 points.
The government has initiated the process of selling all its holding in Maruti Udyog Limited to raise more than Rs 2500 crore (Rs 25 billion).
The Street's optimism on India's largest listed automotive maker by market capitalisation is not misplaced, given the robust wholesale performance in recent months and the strong 2023-24 (FY24) October-December (Q3) results.
This is a good opportunity for long-term investors to pick quality small and midcap stocks at reasonable valuations.
General Motors India (GMI) on Monday launched a variant of its sports utility vehicle 'Chevrolet Forester' to tap the growing SUV market in India.
The erstwhile divestment commission to be now be replaced by the BRPSE.
The RJD strongman, who is yet to take charge as MoS, Heavy Industries Ministry, said he was informed about this by Secretary, Heavy Industries, Naresh Narad.
The senior leader from Assam refused to assume office as Minister of State with independent charge of Heavy Industries Ministry after RJD's Taslimuddin was also appointed as MoS of the same ministry.
DiamlerChrysler, Volvo, Renault plan to hit roads with their high-capacity trucks soon.
