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
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
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
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
Around 149 trucks had gone to Bangladesh from Petrapole on Thursday — less than half the usual number (Photo: Ishita Ayan Dutt) 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 08 2024 | 11:57 PM IST Ganesh Datta cremated his wife on Monday and is now heading back home to Bangladesh. She had been battling … Read more
India medal winners in Olympics history 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 08 2024 | 7:25 PM IST At the Paris Olympics 2024, the Indian hockey team secured the fourth bronze medal for the country by defeating Spain in the bronze medal match on August 8, 2024. This marks India’s back-to-back medal win in … Read more
An undated photo of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. (Photo: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 08 2024 | 4:23 PM IST The first task of Bangladesh’s interim government, which will be sworn in on Thursday, will be to restore law and order in the country, Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, … Read more
India’s most valuable family businesses are collectively worth a whopping Rs 6,009,100 crore, according to a newly released report which has unveiled the country’s most influential family-owned enterprises. The Ambani family has emerged as the undisputed leader, followed closely by the Bajaj and Birla families, according to the ‘2024 Barclays Private Clients Hurun India … Read more
Yunus name was first proposed for the top job by the coordinators of the students movement. | Photo: PTI 6 min read Last Updated : Aug 07 2024 | 10:03 PM IST Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is set to take oath as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday, as he made a … Read more
MP Ahammed, Chairman, Malabar Gold & Diamonds Image: Mexy Xavier He may be blissfully unaware of it, but Amitabh Kant, the renowned civil servant, and India’s G20 Sherpa, may have inadvertently helped build the country’s largest jewellery brand by revenue. In 1993, MP Ahammed, a copra dealer from northern Kerala, had made up his mind to … Read more