SEBI chief says IPOs like Zomato show maturity of Indian market

Mumbai (IANS) Amid several concerns raised over the successful IPO of Zomato which has been running in losses, SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi on Thursday said that recent public offerings show the maturity of the Indian market that is accepting the business…

Mamata calls for national front to defeat BJP at Centre

Kolkata (IANS) Sounding the bugle for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during her virtual Martyrs Day speech on Wednesday not only went for an all-out attack against the saffron party, but also indicated that the…

India successfully flight-tests man-portable anti-tank guided missile

New Delhi (IANS) India successfully flight-tested its indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) on Wednesday.

The step is seen as a major boost to 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat' (Self Reliant…

India successfully flight-tests new generation Akash Missile

New Delhi (IANS) India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the new generation surface-to-air missile Akash Missile (Akash-NG) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast.

The flight trial was conducted at around 12.45 p.m.…

Pegasus snoopgate raises troubling questions about use of the spyware in India

New Delhi (IANS) The selection of Indian numbers largely commenced around the time of Narendra Modis trip to Israel in 2017, the first visit to the country by an Indian Prime Minister and a marker of the burgeoning relationship between the two nations,…

Accompanying 62 MLAs, Sidhu pays obeisance at Golden Temple

Amritsar (IANS) In a first show of solidarity after his name was announced as the state party chief, Punjab Congress unit President Navjot Singh Sidhu, accompanying 62 legislators, comprising many state Cabinet ministers, on Wednesday paid obeisance…

Bezos attempts history with flight to edge of space

New Delhi (IANS) World's richest man Jeff Bezos launched to the edge of space on Tuesday along with his brother Mark, 82-year-old female aviator Wally Funk and 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen, aboard his company Blue Origin's fully…

DA for Central govt employees hiked to 28%

New Delhi (IANS) The Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to Central government employees will be enhanced from the existing rate of 17 per cent to 28 per cent of basic pay with effect from July 1, 2021.

The Department of Expenditure under the Finance…

Porn case: Kundra, techie in police custody till July 23

Mumbai (IANS) A day after the sensational arrest of businessman Raj Kundra -- the husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty -- the Mumbai Police has nabbed a techie in connection with the alleged pornographic racket being probed by the Crime Branch-CID,…

Muslims can vote for anyone they want: AIMPLB

Lucknow (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), in a departure from tradition, has issued a statement saying that Muslims were free to vote for any individual or party in the elections.

This is the first time that the AIMPLB…