With the elections over, Bihar’s finance department will have to pull out the spreadsheets to redo the fiscal arithmetic as the govt will have to raise resources to not just meet the big promises made in the NDA manifesto, including more money to the 74 lakh farmers, SC students and others in the state, but…
CHENNAI: Commercial vehicle manufacturers are projecting a strong second half for FY26, supported by improving industry conditions and robust demand triggers. Growth in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle (M&HCV) segment is expected to accelerate to high single digits in H2, with all major CV sub-segments likely to close the fiscal on a positive note.The…
aibhav Suryavanshi produced a stunning display of power-hitting (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi produced a stunning display of power-hitting, smashing a 32-ball century to light up India A’s opening clash against the UAE in the Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha on Friday. His explosive knock set the tone for a massive…
FILE – The Actor statue on display at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 24, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) The Screen Actors Guild Awards are now called the Actor Awards.The show commonly known as the SAG Awards will officially become the Actor Awards presented…
NEW DELHI: Alinagar, a constituency in Bihar’s Darbhanga, was catapulted into limelight when BJP decided to field Maithili Thakur, a popular young folk singer, as its candidate. The high-profile candidature immediately ignited resistance from the grassroots, with old party faithfuls threatening to contest as rebels and jeopardise PM Narendra Modi’s experiment of bringing the young…
MUMBAI: The sensex and Nifty sustained their positive momentum for the fourth consecutive day and settled with modest gains on Friday, aided by a buying rush in FMCG, banking and telecom sector shares. The sensex ended 84 points higher at 84,563, while Nifty went up 31 points to settle at 25,910. Both indices were off…
Jasprit Bumrah has now equaled the record for 5th most fifers for Team India in Tests, with 16. (Credit – Agencies) India’s opening day against South Africa at Eden Gardens belonged to Jasprit Bumrah, and the fast bowler was quick to downplay any talk of magic after his decisive five-wicket haul. Instead, he credited patience…
Producer Mukesh Bhatt has reacted strongly to Divya Khosla Kumar’s recent claim that Alia Bhatt’s Jigra was inspired by his film Savi, which was produced under Vishesh Films and T-Series. In a recent interview, Bhatt dismissed the controversy, calling it unnecessary and rooted in publicity tactics. “Alia Bhatt doesn’t need to steal from me” Addressing…
SRINAGAR: Security forces triggered three controlled explosions early Friday to raze the family home of Delhi ‘suicide bomber’ Dr Umar un-Nabi in his native Koil village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, coinciding with the start of an operation by J&K Police to map potential sources of cars that could be “misused for unlawful activities”.The plan…
CHENNAI/MUMBAI: The GST rate cut is driving MSMEs to seek additional funding from banks for expansion. After the GST rejig, banks have seen a spike in enquiries for advances from the MSMEs. It comes amid lenders having moved closer to their annual targets for the MSME segment in the first half of the current fiscal….
