NEW DELHI: Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has approved eyewear retailer Lenskart’s draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) to launch its initial public offering (IPO), marking the way for a major milestone in the company’s growth journey. The Gurugram-based firm plans to file its updated prospectus in the coming weeks, with a target to…
Kolkata Knight Riders (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) Kolkata Knight Riders, the three-time IPL champions who tasted success as recently as 2024 under captain Shreyas Iyer and mentor Gautam Gambhir, found themselves slipping into an underwhelming campaign in 2025. The defending champions finished eighth, a fall few saw coming.KKR have not tip-toed into the IPL…
Screenshot of video posted by Sukanta Majumdar NEW DELHI: The alleged desecration of a Goddess Kali idol triggered outrage in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led state government of “shielding” the culprits.The incident occurred at a village under the Suryanagar gram…
A federal jury in San Francisco has found Elon Musk liable for defrauding Twitter (now X) investors in 2022 by disparaging the company in an effort to secure a lower purchase price for the platform, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.Jurors concluded that Musk intentionally misled shareholders by claiming the social media company—later renamed X—had an…
Trigger warning: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Smokey Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, had earlier filed defamation claims against former employees who accused him of sexual assault. Now, as per the latest reports, a judge has officially dismissed his plea. Here’s what we know about the case and its recent developments.The musician’s claim…
Harbhajan Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: In a major development, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, ending his stint with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).Harbhajan, a member of India’s World Cup-winning squads in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, was nominated…
NEW DELHI: Announcing the schedule for the election of its national president, BJP said on Friday that nomination will be filed on Jan 19 and the replacement for incumbent J P Nadda will be declared the next day. If more than one person file nomination, an unlikely prospect as the election of working president Nitin…
India is preparing a fresh manufacturing push centred on identifying nearly 100 products that are either not produced domestically or are inadequately manufactured despite existing capability, signalling a sharper industrial policy focus amid shifting global supply chains, geopolitical tensions and the country’s ambition to emerge as a global manufacturing hub.The initiative, outlined by Department for…
Targeted takedowns failed, says HC on Telegram ban NEW DELHI: Terming the temporary ban on messaging app Telegram by the Centre as the “least restrictive measure” to ensure there is no paper leak or rumour to that effect ahead of the crucial NEET UG retest, the Delhi high court backed the decision on Friday, with…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for Tuesday’s Vice Presidential election, with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate CP Radhakrishnan facing off against INDIA bloc’s Justice B Sudershan Reddy.The electoral process will take place in Parliament House from 10am to 5pm, with vote counting starting at 6pm. Both sides have conducted mock polls to ensure their…
