Income tax conducts searches at premises linked to TN minister Balaji

Income tax authorities on Friday launched coordinated searches across different locations in Tamil Nadu at individuals linked to state Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji, with his brother, some......

'No basis in the claim that poverty is down to 5%'

'Without a poverty line, how are we to know whether poverty is the same, or it has come down or it has gone up?' IMAGE: A homeless girl asks for alms outside a coffee shop in Mumbai. Photograph:......

ED arrests Maltese man who helped Kamal Nath's nephew in Rs 354-cr bank fraud

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has made a fresh arrest in an alleged Rs 354 crore bank fraud linked money laundering case involving Ratul Puri, the businessman nephew of senior......

'Air Pollution Leads To Type 2 Diabetes'

'Pollution acts as an endocrine disruptor.''When it acts as an endocrine disruptor it has an effect on the endocrine system of the human body and the effect on the pancreas is an important......

Small ticket transactions drag avg retail payments value by 48% in 3 years

The average value of retail digital payments dropped 48 per cent from Rs 8,769 in March 2021 to Rs 4,560 in March 2024 due to a growing preference to use digital modes of transactions for small......

Adani to exit consumer goods venture Adani Wilmar in $2 bn deal

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Monday announced its exit from FMCG joint venture Adani Wilmar by selling its entire stake to the Singaporean partner and in the open market for an estimated......

Govt exempts non-basmati white rice from export duty

Withdrawing a blanket ban on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice, the government on Saturday imposed a floor price of $490 per tonne and exempted the commodity from export duty.......

Investors pin hope on govt support amid under-recoveries of BPCL, HPCL

The market responded positively to the Q1 results of oil marketing companies (OMCs), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) despite numbers being weaker than......

Will Arjun Erigasi Reach 2,800 At The Olympiad?

Joining the elite 2,800 rated chess players club will get Arjun Erigasi invites for really top chess tournaments as well as better appearance fees. IMAGE: ArJun Erigasi during round six in the......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......