Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tendered an apology to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the people of Maharashtra for the collapse of the 35-foot statue of the Maratha warrior on August 26, eight months after it was inaugurated, in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The incident has turned into a major political issue ahead of … Read more
The financial services industry is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by rapid technological advancements and a growing demand for innovative solutions. Against this dynamic backdrop, Broadridge Financial Solutions hosted the “Driving What’s Next” Client Summit 2024 in Bengaluru, bringing together 90 customer leaders to discuss four pillars – wealth management, communications, new-age technologies, and talent. … Read more
On 5 November, people around the globe will tune in to watch the world election. It’s not a “world” election in the sense of the World Cup – a football championship in which many nations actively participate – but it’s much more than a World Series, the curiously named baseball championship that involves only teams … Read more
Dr. Anna Maria V. Storniolo, director of biospecimen collection and biobanking core at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, and her team are responsible for the comprehensive management of all biospecimen samples at the center. The core includes blood, tissue samples and clinical data from cancer patients, as well as donations … Read more
Rishad Premji (centre), Wipro’s executive chairman and the eldest son of founder Azim Premji, and chief sustainability officer Anurag Behar meet schoolchildren at an event Image: Manjunath Kiran/ AFP When Wipro reported its fiscal first-quarter earnings results on July 19, it was once again the worst performer among India’s top IT services companies in recent … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature *Ruse 6-4, 1-1 Badosa (*denotes server) Badosa came back guns blazing to take the first game and Ruse, despite a time-violation warning, shakes it off to take the second. Share Coco Gauff will be getting underway on Arthur Ashe soon, the … Read more
Gaurav Natekar, Founder and CEO of the World Pickleball League His father, Nandu Natekar, was one of India’s earliest badminton heroes, and he himself has represented India in tennis. But Gaurav Natekar, Arjuna awardee and a double Asian Games gold medallist, has now picked up a sport that is neither of these—at best, a cross … Read more
Getty Images Egypt and Somalia’s leaders have become very close this year – causing jitters in Ethiopia A military alliance between Somalia and Egypt is ruffling feathers in the fragile Horn of Africa, upsetting Ethiopia in particular – and there are worries the fallout could become more than a war of words. The tensions ratcheted … Read more
An increasing problem in Europe and other parts of the world, drug shortages not only pose significant challenges for healthcare professionals, but they also put public health at risk by making timely, optimal treatment impossible. Image: Shutterstock When pharmacists in France walked out of their counters en masse and went into the streets on 30 … Read more
Thames Water has lobbied the government to intervene with the regulator to allow it to charge far higher bills, the Guardian can reveal. Advisers and board members of the beleaguered water company are understood to have met Whitehall officials in recent weeks to warn that allowing it to be temporarily renationalised would have a “chilling … Read more