The price of a vegetarian thali in India rose by 34 per cent in July as compared to June, CRISIL’s monthly indicator of food place cost released on Monday showed. 25 per cent of this can be attributed to the inflation in tomatoes. From Rs 33 per kilogram in June, its price rose 233… Continue reading A veg thali cost 34% more in July than June, thanks to tomatoes: CRISIL
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Firefighting helicopter crashes in Southern California while fighting blaze
The department is still investigating the crash and whether other aircraft were involved, Cordova said | Photo: Unsplash.com A firefighting helicopter crashed in Southern California on Sunday while fighting a blaze in Riverside County, emergency officials said. The helicopter was performing work under contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,… Continue reading Firefighting helicopter crashes in Southern California while fighting blaze
Auto retail sales up 10% in July y-o-y; three-wheelers at record pace: FADA
Staying with the growth momentum, automobile retail sales in July posted a 10 per cent year-on-year increase, with 1.77 million units sold. Three-wheelers took the lead with a record growth of 74 per cent, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Associations (FADA). However, sales declined by 5 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) mainly due… Continue reading Auto retail sales up 10% in July y-o-y; three-wheelers at record pace: FADA
May need surgery, will get MRI on back, neck, says Musk before cage fight
By Reed Stevenson and Eduard Gismatullin Elon Musk will receive an MRI of his neck and upper back on Monday and may require surgery, the 52-year-old said in a post on his X platform, formerly known as Twitter. The world’s richest person said he will know this week whether surgery… Continue reading May need surgery, will get MRI on back, neck, says Musk before cage fight
Bears may tighten grip on OMC stocks as Crude Oil trades at 6-week high
Web Exclusive Premium OMC stocks are under pressure Oil prices surged for the 6-consectuive week, climbing a 3-month high post displaying a strong accumulation near $70 per barrel from March to June of this year. This is the sharpest and straight up jump the Brent Crude has observed following an intense sell-off since… Continue reading Bears may tighten grip on OMC stocks as Crude Oil trades at 6-week high
Five-day work week in banks soon as industry demand gets nod from IBA
In a meeting held last month, the Indian Banking Association (IBA) gave its nod to the industry’s demand for five days of banking, The Hindu BusinessLine (BL) reported on Monday, citing sources. The proposal has now been sent to the finance ministry for its final approval. “The matter has now been escalated to the… Continue reading Five-day work week in banks soon as industry demand gets nod from IBA
Paytm founder set to acquire 10.3 per cent stake in the company from Antfin
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chief executive officer of One 97 Communications, is poised to purchase a 10.3 per cent stake in Paytm from Antfin (Netherlands) Holding BV, as the company notified the exchanges on Monday. According to the company’s regulatory filing, Sharma will acquire the stake in Paytm through his wholly-owned overseas… Continue reading Paytm founder set to acquire 10.3 per cent stake in the company from Antfin
Modi government significantly enhancing border infrastructure: S Jaishankar
Jaishankar said India is boosting connectivity with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan | Photo: Twitter The Modi government has significantly enhanced border infrastructure in the last nine years, including along the frontier with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. In an interaction with a group of journalists, he said infrastructure push… Continue reading Modi government significantly enhancing border infrastructure: S Jaishankar
Curfew in Haryana’s violence-hit Nuh to be lifted today from 9 am to 1 pm
The curfew in Haryana’s violence-hit Nuh district will be lifted for the movement of the public from 9 am to 1 PM on Sunday as part of the attempt to restore normalcy. Earlier on Sunday as well curfew was lifted from 9 am to 12 noon. “Curfew will be relaxed on Monday,… Continue reading Curfew in Haryana’s violence-hit Nuh to be lifted today from 9 am to 1 pm
Donald Trump seeks recusal of judge, change of venue in January 6 case
Former United States President Donald Trump claimed that there is “no way” he will get a fair trial over the 2020 election fraud case, that he faces, and called for moving the case to a different venue and a different judge to oversee the federal case, New York Post reported. “NO WAY I… Continue reading Donald Trump seeks recusal of judge, change of venue in January 6 case