India has taken a step towards cleaner farm mechanisation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) rolling out the country’s first testing standard for electric agricultural tractors. The new standard, IS 19262:2025 titled Electric Agricultural Tractors – Test Code, was released on December 24 by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad…
A day after HSBC’s upgrade of Indian equities to ‘Overweight’ from ‘Neutral’, citing attractive valuations, supportive government policies and resilient domestic flows, the brokerage anticipates the return of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) after a 12-month period of absence.HSBC noted that external positioning heavily favours markets like Korea and Taiwan, funded by selling Indian equities. However,…
President Donald Trump speaks with Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ExxonMobil Darren Woods, left, while Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Maryann Mannen, right, and Tallgrass Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Matt Sheehy, far right, look on during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White…
Virat Kohli dismissed for duck on ODI comeback as India reduced to 37/3 After 224 days, cricket fans around the world were eager to watch the iconic duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in action for India. With the start of Diwali week, excitement and joy returned to fans as they tuned in…
Britney Spears’ 19-year-old son, Sean Preston, has updated his social media handles to reflect his mother’s surname, now going by Sean P Spears. This change follows a recent yacht outing with the pop icon, occurring shortly after her DUI arrest. Sean has been reportedly spending more time with his mother and brother, Jayden James. Sean…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed urgent medical assistance for a seven-month-old infant brought to Janata Darshan by a woman from Lucknow seeking help for her child’s heart ailment. The mother, a resident of Rajendra Nagar in Aishbagh, told the chief minister that she lived in a rented house and lacked…
BJP leader Ravi Kishan (ANI image) NEW DELHI: BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Tuesday alleged that there was an attempt to attack him during an election rally in Bihar’s Nautan, ahead of the first phase of polling.Speaking to reporters, the Gorakhpur MP accused the opposition of orchestrating the incident. “There was an attempt to attack…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Ex-India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his excitement over India’s squad for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, highlighting the team’s readiness to defend their title. The former India spinner also congratulated his “brother,” Sanju Samson, and praised Ishan Kishan for making a remarkable return to international cricket. In…
Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) chairperson and Manorama Online CEO Mariam Mammen Mathew on Thursday opened the DNPA conclave and said that artificial intelligence and rapid shifts in the digital ecosystem are fundamentally reshaping how news is created, distributed, discovered and monetised.Speaking at the Third Annual Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave 2025 on the theme, “Transformation of…
Diwali celebrations were disrupted for hundreds of passengers hoping to reunite with family in India, after an Air India Dreamliner faced a technical snag at Milan airport on Friday.Flight AI138 from Milan to Delhi, scheduled for October 17, was cancelled due to an extended technical requirement on the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Most of the 250…
