Corruption is bleeding our people dry

Following is the full text of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s speech at FICCI’s 86th annual general meeting on Saturday: "Thank you, Madam President and members of Ficci, for......

Govt outlines Rs 60,000 cr to make drought-free Maharashtra

Severely hit by drought since the past few years, the Maharashtra government has outlined a Rs 60,000 crore programme which includes creating decentralised water storage to make the state drought......

UltraTech Cement to acquire 23% in India Cements

The country's leading cement maker UltraTech on Thursday said it will acquire a 23 per cent stake in its Chennai-based rival India Cements Ltd, in a deal estimated to be around Rs 1,885 crore.......

HUL Q4 profit dips 1.53% to Rs 2,561 cr

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday reported a 1.53 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,561 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 due to factors such as deflation......

'Banking system has learnt lessons from 2008 crisis'

'They have since only tried to improve systems. Also, with regulatory guidance from time to time, we are in a position to assess a situation and react in time.' Photograph: Rupak De......

US investor BlackRock slashes Byju's valuation by 95% to $1 billion

In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters BlackRock has again reduced......

Why is BCCI grateful to the ICC?

IMAGE: BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah, left, with President Roger Binny, right, and IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal. Photograph: BCCI The International Cricket Council's decision to revamp the......

Dhoni to retire after World Cup?

India's last WC match likely to be Dhoni's last in national colours IMAGE: Dhoni of India looks on during a net session at Edgbaston. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images It is the worst kept......

Tennis round-up: Serena Williams withdraws from Rogers Cup

IMAGE: Serena Williams. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup in Montreal for "personal reasons", Tennis Canada said on Saturday, delaying the......

BCCI's opposition in vain as ICC Board approves Big 3 rollback

'Today was an important step forward for the future of the ICC and cricket around the world. The proposals from the working group to reverse the resolutions of 2014 and deliver a revised......