NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party, the single-largest party in the 243-member Assembly with 89 MLAs, has elected Samrat Choudhary as its legislature party leader. This followed as Nitish Kumar resigned from his position as the Bihar chief minister after he recommended the dissolution of his cabinet.Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, informed his…
What began as a bizarre symbol of excess in a drug lord’s private zoo has turned into one of South America’s most unusual environmental crises. Deep in Colombia’s river systems, hundreds of hippos, descendants of animals once imported illegally by Pablo Escobar, now roam freely, far from their native Africa. Their numbers have surged over…
Russia’s oil and fuel export revenues rebounded in March, recovering from February’s lows as global prices surged amid the Iran war, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).Russia’s revenues from crude oil and refined products rose in March after falling to their lowest level since the start of the Ukraine conflict in 2022 in February,…
Harika Dronavalli qualifies for FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship (Special arrangements) NEW DELHI: Indian women’s chess today tells two very different stories. In Cyprus, Vaishali Rameshbabu and Divya Deshmukh are locked in a fierce battle at the Women’s Candidates, chasing the right to challenge the reigning World Champion. Meanwhile, thousands of kilometres away, another Indian…
Vijay Varma and Tamannaah Bhatia were loved as a couple and fans were truly shocked, disappointed as they parted ways. While neither of them have publicly addressed their break-up or spoken about the reason, they remain cordial with each other. While they chose dignified silence, there was negativity on social media and Vijay recently opened…
And once again Mumbai’s housing sector has broken all the records and witnessed overwhelming demand. In a recent update, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) reported receiving more than 16,400 applications for its 2026 lottery for 2,640 homes. Yes, you read that right! The application process began in March-end and the lottery draw…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Novo Nordisk — U.S.-listed shares popped 3% after the company announced a partnership with OpenAI . “Integrating AI in our everyday work gives us the ability to analyse datasets at a scale that was previously impossible, identify patterns we could not see, and test hypotheses faster…
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company reported a steady operational performance for Q4FY26, with value of new business (VNB) rising 21.4% year-on-year to ₹965 crore from ₹795 crore. For FY26, VNB stood at ₹2,629 crore, up 10.9% on-year, while VNB margin expanded 190 basis points to 24.7%, aided by an improved new business profile and favourable…
India’s retail trading activity moderated in FY26, with the number of active clients on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) declining 7% year-on-year. Active client accounts fell from 4.92 crore in March 2025 to 4.57 crore in March 2026, a drop of nearly 35 lakh accounts. The decline persisted through much of the year, with several…
A major probe into alleged sexual harassment at a Nashik TCS BPO unit has led to nine FIRs and multiple arrests, including a senior HR official. PUNE/NASHIK: A major investigation into alleged sexual harassment and coercion at a TCS BPO unit in Nashik has resulted in nine FIRs and multiple arrests, including a senior HR…
