Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net sellers of Indian equities on Monday, offloading shares worth ₹576.20 crore on a provisional basis, according to exchange data. FIIs bought equities worth ₹10,637.17 crore and sold shares worth ₹11,213.37 crore during the session. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), meanwhile, remained net buyers, purchasing equities worth ₹2,797.27 crore. DIIs bought…
An LCH Prachad of the army flying during a training mission. The Prachand has been derived from the ALH Dhruv. (Image credit: Indian Army) In an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, the government has doubled down on the idea that defence preparedness and indigenisation are no longer optional extras but core strategic necessities, with the stated…
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled two senior officers from the party and the armed forces over “economic wrongdoing” and “serious violations of discipline and law,” state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.Zhang Youxia, a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the CCP’s top military command body, was second-in-command under President Xi Jinping…
The Honda CB500 was launched in three different variants in India on Monday, with the automotive manufacturer also revealing their prices. The CB500 will be available in three variants. (X/ @BigWingIndia) The model, which features an air-cooled engine with oil cooler, is now available for bookings in India, with prices started at ₹27.5 lakh. Honda…
Kakamigahara , The troika of destructive young forward Deepika Sehrawat, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal and Navneet Kaur fired a hat-trick each as the Indian women’s hockey team hammered Indonesia 17-1 to register its second consecutive Pool B win at the Asian Games here on Monday. Deepika, Rutuja, Navneet fire hat-tricks to power India to 17-1 win…
Quote of the day by Agatha Christie: ‘Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more,’ a life lesson on prioritising self-preservation from the ‘Queen of Crime'(Photo: X/@agathachristie) Agatha Christie is one of the world’s most well-known authors….
Kolkata-based defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd on Monday, September 21, approved a ₹2,896 crore capital budgetary outlay for the construction of a greenfield shipyard at Raichak in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. The facility will enhance the company’s shipbuilding capacity across the naval and commercial segments. The approval was taken at…
Silicon Valley built the machines, warned us about them, and now wants a say in writing the rules that govern them.(AI Image generated by ChatGPT) Ever since former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned of the imminent arrival of an out-of-control AI, the commentariat have started calculating when, and not if, the Deus Ex-Machina will terminate…
IIT Bombay faculty forum stages march in support of Prof. NEW DELHI: IIT-Bombay’s faculty forum on Monday came out in support of prof Suryanarayana Doolla, after the institute removed him as dean (administrative affairs) amid protests over the death of 22-year-old student Sahil Wakode.The faculty forum said Doolla had been temporarily relieved of his administrative…
Helene Ball, an 81-year-old retired teacher, has won a court battle against Derbyshire County Council after workers cemented a metal fence panel across a 3ft gap in the rear wall of her Matlock property in April 2023, blocking the gate that had provided access to her garden for years. Ball successfully proved the gate had…
