The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday. Once intensified, the storm, identified as cyclone Fengal, will bring heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukkottai...
Mahindra has officially launched the XEV 9e and BE 6e, two highly anticipated electric vehicles under its new XUV and BE sub-brands. Both models aim to shake up the EV market with innovative features, bold designs, and competitive powertrains that rival premium offerings like the Mercedes-Benz EQA and BMW iX1. The Mahindra’s BE 6e electric...
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the Congress-backed student body, made a remarkable comeback in the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, securing the President and Joint Secretary positions after a gap of seven years. In a closely contested race, NSUI’s Rounak Khatri emerged victorious in the presidential race, defeating the RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya...
India on Sunday fiercely rejected the paltry $300 bn climate finance package for the Global South and said the COP29 presidency and the UN climate change office forced through the deal before allowing it to voice its objections. Making a strong statement on behalf of India at the closing plenary of the UN climate conference...
Stocks of Adani Group companies fell up to 20% on Thursday after billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others faced charges in the United States in a multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme. Prosecutors announced the charges on Wednesday, alleging that the group bribed Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts.
The initial public offering (IPO) of NTPC’s renewable energy arm, NTPC Green Energy, opens for public subscription today, November 19, 2024. Ahead of the IPO launch, the company announced that it has raised Rs 3,960 crore from anchor investors through bidding concluded on November 18, 2024. The Rs 10,000 crore offering of NTPC Green Energy is a...
ALMOST a month after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) charged him with “murder-for-hire” and money laundering in connection with the alleged plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist figure Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Vikash Yadav has moved an application before a Delhi court requesting to grant him exemption from attending his case hearing saying there’s a security threat to...
With onion prices reaching Rs 70 per kilogram (kg) in the market, the Odisha government on Wednesday said it has asked the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) to sell the vegetable at the rate of Rs 30 per kg in the state. State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister K C...
Driven by a sharp increase in prices of food products, particularly the vegetables, India’s retail inflation touched a 14-month high in October. The inflation based on the consumer price index increased to 6.21 per cent in October, up from 5.49 per cent in September, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will make an additional investment of Rs 3,194.5 crore in Tata Group-owned Air India following the merger of Vistara in November 2024. The merger, which was announced on November 29, 2022, and is expected to be finalised by November 11, 2024, will give Singapore Airlines a 25.1 percent stake in the expanded...