Actress Preity Zinta hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on X today. Despite her IPL team Punjab Kings losing an important match to Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, Preity was in a good mood while answering questions posted by fans. He was often asked about Salman Khan, one of the top stars of Bollywood….
Loss-making Air India has reduced the free cabin baggage allowance for the lowest economy fare segment on domestic flights from 20 kg to 15 kg. The changes have been made to fare families, a menu-based pricing model introduced by Tata Group-owned Air India last August. The airline has said that a one-size-fits-all approach is no…
The government on Friday imposed 40 percent duty on onion export. It also exempted duty on import of desi chana till March 31, 2025. Additionally, it has extended duty exemption on imports of yellow peas covered by bills of entry issued on or before October 31, 2024.The Finance Ministry said in a notification that the…
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on Thursday raised India’s FY2025 growth forecast to 6.6% from an earlier estimate of 6.2%. “Despite relatively sluggish private consumption growth, strong investment and improving business confidence in India are projected to propel real GDP growth to more than six and a half per cent in both FYs…
A 67 year-old father and his 41 year-old daughter are undergoing treatment in critical condition after eating chicken rice. The hotel providing rice was sealed by the district administration on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. On Tuesday night, Bhagavathi (20), a Devarayapuram resident and engineering student, had dinner at a hotel run by Jeevanandam (32) near…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has updated its “Guidance Note” on operational risk management for the financial sector, and extended it to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), including housing finance companies. Only commercial banks were included in the 2005 ‘Guidance Note on Operational Risk Management’. RBI said all regulated entities (REs) in India should implement…
Revenue growth of Indian industries is likely to slow to 5.4% in January to March 2023-24, the third slowest quarterly growth since the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in September 2021, a CRISIL study said. Revenue growth stood at 7.9% in the December quarter of FY24 and 10.6% in March 2023. However, this softening comes…
Congress General Secretary Jairam Rames said that Goebbels had said that “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually start believing it.” Mr. Ramesh said he had also written in 1941 that “the British follow the principle that when one tells a lie, one must tell a big lie…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’ (heatwave) for Odisha and West Bengal, ‘orange alert’ for Bihar and Jharkhand and ‘yellow alert’ for eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern parts of Kerala. In view of the ongoing scorching heat in many states. According to the weather department, the heatwave conditions are likely to…
Bengaluru: HCL Tech’s revenue grew 5% in constant currency for FY20, showing a significant decline from the 13.7% growth recorded in the previous year. The company’s operating margin endure stable at 18.2% year-on-year. HCL Tech, CEO C Vijay Kumar said, “We reacted with agility and maintained good momentum in the services and software businesses. Our…
