New Delhi: The combined market valuation of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 2,99,661.36 crore last week, in line with a bearish trend in equities, with IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services taking the biggest hit. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 2,199.77 points or 2.66 per cent. "A sharp hike in H-1B visa fees led...

Mumbai: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas was Sunday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai. Manhas, 45, became the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning 70. The former all-rounder, who featured in 157 First-Class,...

Bhanjanagar: Police recovered 30 mobile phones that had gone missing from local residents of Bhanjanagar and returned them to their owners Sunday. The handover took place during a press briefing at Bhanjanagar police station, where ASP Ranjan Kumar Dey formally returned the recovered devices. SDPO Deepak Kumar Mishra and Inspector-In-Charge Jibananda Jena were also present. Officials said...

New Delhi: The imposition of a 100 per cent tariff by the US on imports of branded and patented pharmaceutical products starting October 1 may not significantly hurt Indian drug makers, with Sun Pharma being exposed to some headline risk but with limited earnings impact, according to analysts. Among Indian companies, only Sun Pharma has sizeable sales...

Keonjhar: An elderly woman and her daughter died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Odisha's Keonjhar district, officials said Sunday. The deceased were identified as Phulmani Naik and her daughter Jatri Naik, they said. Phulmani, a native of Kashipur village in the Turumunga police station area, had gone to her daughter's house Friday. Both were...

Jajpur: A 32-year-old visually challenged teacher from Odisha’s Jajpur district has cleared the prestigious Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, securing the 300th rank in his third attempt. Mahesh Kumar Panda, a resident of Bada Biruhan village in Korei block, has been serving as an Odia teacher at Adarsha Vidyalaya in Kuleilo in Cuttack district's Athagarh since 2016....

United Nations:  Bharat will always maintain its freedom of choice, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, underlining that three key concepts of 'atmanirbharta', 'atmaraksha' and 'atmavishwas' guide India's approach in the contemporary world. "Namaskar from the people of Bharat," Jaishankar said as he began his address to the General Debate at the 80th high-level session of the...

Srinagar: Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector Sunday, officials said. Troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district and challenged the intruders, the officials added. In a brief exchange of fire, two infiltrators are believed to have...

Karur: BJP state President Nainar Nagenthran Sunday lashed out at the DMK government over the Karur stampede that killed 39 people and left more than 50 others injured during actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s campaign rally. Speaking to reporters after visiting the Karur Government Medical College Hospital mortuary, where post-mortems were underway, Nagenthran demanded...

Arindam Ganguly, OP As the nation is celebrating Daughter’s Day today, the spotlight is on the daughters, their dreams, their achievements, and their journeys. But behind many of these inspiring stories stands a figure of silent strength, unwavering belief, and unconditional love, a father. In a world that often clips dreams, they lift daughters higher, not with...