- India
Increase regulatory focus on cryptocurrency: Pre-Budget survey
New Delhi: A pre-Budget expectations survey on Saturday showed a growing demand for increasing regulatory focus on the cryptocurrency sector. As per the Grant Thornton Bharat survey, nearly 79 per cent of…
- Real Estate
Resident real estate sector poised for upcycle: MOFSL
New Delhi: India’s resident real estate sector is poised for an upcycle, primarily buoyed by the improved affordability, said Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited. As per MOFSL, decadal low interest rate regime…
- World
Ex-Malaysian PM Mahathir hospitalised
Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised, a spokesman from his office said on Saturday. The 96-year-old is being treated at the National Heart Institute’s cardiac care unit,…
- Elections
Plea in SC says freebies by political parties similar to bribery
New Delhi: A PIL has been moved in the Supreme Court claiming that the promise or distribution of irrational freebies using public funds before polls shakes the roots of free and fair…
- Business
Fewer launches subdue pharma market’s Dec sequential growth
New Delhi: Lower volumes along with fewer number of new launches subdued Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IPM) growth during December 2021 on a sequential basis. As per India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), IPM…
- Stock Market
Yes Bank’s Q3 net profit up over 76% YoY
Mumbai: Private lender Yes Bank on Saturday reported a rise of 76.8 per cent year-on-year in its net profit for the third quarter of FY22. The bank’s net profit rose to Rs…
- Pakistan
Pakistan oppn slams campaign for installing presidential system
New Delhi: Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan have sounded alarm over the ongoing chatter and calls for replacing the countrys parliamentary democratic system with a presidential system, demanding a debate on the matter…
- Hollywood
Kirsten Dunst joins Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ cast
Los Angeles: Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst has been signed for writer-director Alex Garland’s upcoming futuristic action film ‘Civil War’. The movie, which also features Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Cailee Spaeny,…
- Hollywood
‘The Hunt for Red October’ producer Mace Neufeld passes away at 93
Los Angeles: Renowned Hollywood producer Mace Neufeld died at the age of 93 in Beverly Hills, California. A representative for the Mace Neufeld Productions notified that the producer died peacefully in his…
- Automobile
Witnessing gradual recovery in CV segment demand says Tata Motors
New Delhi: The Centre’s accelerated infra push along with healthy demand from the e-commerce sector has led to a gradual recovery in the commercial vehicle (CV) segment, said automobile major Tata Motors.…
- Bangalore
Tiger Census begins in Bandipur National Park in K’taka
Chamarajanagar: The National Tiger Estimation (Census), which will be taken up in three phases, got underway at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka on Saturday. The national park is spread across 868.63…
- Kashmir
Covid: Record 6,568 new cases; 7 deaths in J&K
Jammu: A record number of 6,568 new cases and 7 deaths were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday despite an official lockdown during the weekend, officials said. An official bulletin said…
- Hyderabad
Telangana forms panel to improve air quality in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana on Saturday constituted a state level monitoring and implementation committee to improve air quality in Hyderabad. A Government Order (GO) was issued constituting the nine-member committee headed…
- India
ECI extends ban on physical rallies, road shows till Jan 31
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has extended ban on physical rallies and road shows till January 31. However, relaxation for Physical public meetings of political parties or contesting candidates for…
- Science
How trillion-dollar ‘space economy’ is threatened by debris
New Delhi: The space economy is on track to be valued at a trillion dollars by the end of 2030, but assets such as navigation, weather and communication satellites that serve our…
