The 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC) has extended the deadline for submission of memorandum and representations to May 31, shifting it from the earlier cut-off of April 30, according to an official update issued on Wednesday, April 29. In a message published on its website, the Commission stated that the revised last date for…
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday indicated he would raise the issue of the Koh-i-Noor diamond if given the opportunity to speak to King Charles III.“If I was to speak to the King separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond,” Mamdani said at a press conference on…
New Delhi: In a move that resolves a long-standing regulatory impasse, National Medical Commission (NMC) has granted recognition to Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC), effectively validating the degrees of around 1,700 doctors who completed the course between 2006 and 2013. The programme, run by IGNOU, was effectively shut down after 2013 following its…
India’s smart TV boom has brought a sharper, more uncomfortable question into the living room: is your television quietly watching you back? The question arises due to a lesser-known feature called automatic content recognition (ACR), a technology built into many internet-connected TVs that can identify what’s playing on screen by analysing audio snippets or pixel…
The makers of director Paul George’s pan-Indian Malayalam film ‘Kattalan’, featuring actor Antony Varghese (Pepe) in the lead, have now revealed the character actor Anson Paul plays in the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs.Makers took to its Instagram handle to disclose that Anson Paul played a character called Stanley in…
Shares of IIFL Finance Ltd. will be in focus on Thursday, April 30, after the company reported a strong set of Q4FY26 earnings. Net interest income (NII) came in at ₹1,163.8 crore, rising 13% year-on-year and 6% sequentially. Pre-provision operating profit (PPOP) surged 80% YoY to ₹1,172.7 crore, while net profit jumped 148% YoY to…
Gold and silver prices moved higher in early trade on Thursday (April 30), with gold rebounding from a one-month low hit in the previous session, while silver extended gains amid a softer US dollar and mixed global macro signals. In international markets, COMEX gold was last seen at $4,592.60 per ounce, up $31.10 or 0.68%….
Seven people, including a six-year-old girl who had gone shopping ahead of her seventh birthday, were killed and nine others injured after a compound wall of Bowring Hospital collapsed during intense thunderstorms in Bengaluru on Wednesday evening. BENGALURU: Seven people, including a six-year-old girl who had gone shopping ahead of her seventh birthday, were killed…
Leh, Apr 29 (ANI): Buddhists monks perform rituals as Holy Relics of Tathagata Buddha, arrives at Leh airport, in Leh on Wednesday. (@lg_ladakh X/ANI Photo) Leh: In a strong message for world peace, the sacred holy Piprahwa relics of Buddha have reached Ladakh from Delhi’s National Museum for a fortnight-long, first-of-its-kind exposition starting May 1.The…
Mumbai: Banking data for the fortnight ended April 15, 2026 showed a sharp contraction in deposits and advances after a surge at the March 31 year-end, highlighting the scale of balance sheet adjustments and exposing the window dressing in the system. Bank deposits fell from Rs 267.8 lakh crore on March 31 to Rs 261.9…
