Bhavish Aggarwal has started companies operating in a range of industries from online payments to AI. Image: Bloomberg 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 09 2024 | 11:25 AM IST By Satviki Sanjay, Advait Palepu and Pui Gwen Yeung Just two years ago, Bhavish Aggarwal was facing one of his biggest tests. A … Read more
Getty Images Around 59,000 people are still living in government relief camps in Manipur More than a year has passed since a deadly ethnic conflict devastated homes and claimed over 220 lives in India’s north-eastern Manipur state. But its more than three million residents are still waiting for peace. Clashes erupted in May last year … Read more
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court granted anticipatory bail to the proprietor of a rice mill alleged who allegedly misappropriated paddy stock worth `1.32 crore. Justice J. Sridevi was dealing with a petition filed by Chakinarapu Saritha. It was alleged by the district manager, Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Mancherial, that during Kharif 2021-22, 2,017.280 metric … Read more
4 min read Last Updated : Aug 08 2024 | 11:18 PM IST The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and referred to a joint parliamentary panel for wider scrutiny after the INDIA bloc parties termed it an “attack” on the Constitution, and aimed at targeting Muslims. Lok … Read more
Hysata Paul Barrett’s firm has developed tech to make cheaper green hydrogen “If you remember being a kid and blowing up a balloon or into a milkshake, your cheeks got sore because there is an energy penalty associated with bubble formation.” Paul Barrett, the Dublin-born chief executive of the Australian green energy firm Hysata, is … Read more
Neeraj Chopra (Pic-Twitter) 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 09 2024 | 2:31 AM IST Neeraj Chopra narrowly missed retaining his gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, securing silver with a best throw of 89.45 metres. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem claimed the gold with a throw of … Read more
Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests against her government. 6 min read Last Updated : Aug 08 2024 | 10:25 PM IST Sheikh Hasina, who quit as prime minister and fled Bangladesh, will be back in the country as soon as democracy is restored, his son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said … Read more
Team GB’s Emma Finucane will turn her attention to the women’s individual sprint after a bronze medal in the keirin ended her dreams of a golden Olympic hat-trick. Far from being disappointed, the 21-year-old from Carmarthen was ebullient. “That bronze medal means everything to me after the team’s [sprint] win on Monday, with the girls,” … Read more
New Delhi: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday took oath as head of an interim government in Bangladesh. Mr Yunus, 84, was administered the oath of office by President Mohammed Shahabuddin at a ceremony at the presidential palace “Bangabhaban”. The economist-turned-politician was appointed as the head of the interim government on Tuesday after Prime Minister … Read more
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das (centre) with Deputy Governors Swaminathan J (extreme left), Michael Debabrata Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao, and T Rabi Sankar at the bank’s headquarters in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 09 2024 | 1:20 AM IST Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor … Read more