Cabinet secretary TV Somnathan NEW DELHI: Cabinet secretary TV Somanathan on Tuesday invoked Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision of a politically neutral and integrity-driven group of civil servants who are not involved in communal wrangles and are fearless in offering honest advice to the executive.TOI has learnt that in his address on “ethics and efficiency in…
Olympic heptathlete Anna Hall and New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton have officially begun their forever chapter. The couple exchanged vows on April 11, in an intimate ceremony at the iconic Oheka Castle, a historic mansion on Long Island’s Gold Coast in New York. The celebration united two elite athletes in a beautiful, low-key…
Gold prices in India traded marginally lower on Wednesday (April 15), tracking mixed global signals, while silver edged down after a recent breakout. Domestic futures gold hovered around ₹1.54 lakh per 10 grams of 24-karat purity, down about 0.2% from the previous close. Silver prices declined 0.3–0.34% to trade near ₹2.52 lakh per kilogram for…
Anne Hathaway has spent a lot of years working in the industry, and has worked across various notable roles. From ‘Les Misérables’ to ‘The Princess Diaries’, ‘Interstellar’, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and more, she has managed to create an extensive portfolio ever since she started working in the entertainment industry. Over the years, she has…
Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Tuesday reported first-quarter pre-tax profit of $9.4 billion, marginally missing analysts’ estimates on the back of larger-than-expected credit losses and other impairment charges. HSBC’s revenue gained 6%, year on year, exceeding estimates. Here are HSBC’s first-quarter results compared with the consensus estimates compiled by the bank. Pre-tax profit: $9.4 billion vs. $9.59 billion…
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan were all smiles as they joined the Pataudi family for an intimate celebration marking Saba Pataudi’s 50th birthday. Saba shared warm glimpses from the special afternoon on Instagram, giving fans a close look at the close-knit family gathering filled with cakes, balloons, laughter, and love. Inside Saba Pataudi‘s…
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after he rejected Tehran’s response to its proposal, raising fears of renewed escalation in the 10-week-old conflict that has remained under a fragile ceasefire since April 8.Days after Washington floated a proposal aimed at restarting negotiations with Tehran, Iran on…
NEW DELHI: Tensions flared at the counting centre in Bhowanipore, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency, a day before vote counting, after her TMC alleged that two vehicles displaying BJP flags were allowed inside the secured premises where EVMs are stored.Banerjee’s main opponent in Bhowanipore is BJP leader and West Bengal’s leader of…
About 40 passengers from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak previously disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena after the first passenger died, Dutch officials said Thursday.Authorities are now working to trace passengers and possible contacts after the outbreak left multiple people dead and several others ill, with new…
In the previous trading session, Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd surged to a closing price of 301.3, marking a strong gain of 5.39%. Adani Enterprises Ltd advanced to 2412.4, up 3.90%, while Coal India Ltd increased to 467, a rise of 3.20%. Reliance Industries Ltd closed at 1388.9, gaining 1.69%. Conversely, Axis Bank Ltd…
