New Delhi: As many as 449 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of Rs 150 crore or above, were hit by cost overrun of more than Rs 5.01 lakh crore in March 2024, an official report stated. According to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), which monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above, out...

Gaza/Tel Aviv: Israeli troops are engaged in fierce fighting with armed Palestinians in the north of the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported Sunday. The military wing of the Palestinian Islamist organisation Hamas cited heavy clashes between its fighters and Israeli forces in the area of Jabalia, some four kilometres north of Gaza City. Israeli army spokesman Daniel...

Islamabad: The much-awaited visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud to Pakistan May 19 has been postponed, yet again. While the Pakistan government, which has been preparing for the high-profile visit for weeks, remains tightlipped on the reasons behind its postponement, sources reveal that MBS is quite unhappy with the current situation in the...

New Delhi: The powerful geomagnetic storms, which hit the Earth Friday and disrupted GPS, satellite navigation, and other technologies, is expected to continue till Sunday night, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) classified the geomagnetic storm Friday as "extreme," or a G5 storm -- the highest level....

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday announced 10 ‘Kejriwal ki guarantee’ amid the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, saying that these guarantees will alleviate the country from inflation and unemployment. “Today we are going to announce 10 Kejriwal guarantees. We are late in doing so, it got delayed due to my arrest. I have not yet...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) NB Dhal Sunday said the next of kin of a government employee, who died during election duty, would get an ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh as per the ECI guidelines. Alekh Randhari, a class-IV employee of a government school, died Saturday in a road accident near Swami Vivekananda Vidyamandir in Nabarangpur...

New Delhi: Foreign investors pulled out a massive Rs 17,000 crore from Indian equities in the first 10 days of the month owing to general election and the uncertainty surrounding its outcome coupled with expensive valuations and profit booking. This was way higher than a net withdrawal of Rs 8,700 crore in the entire April on concerns...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, for the first time after his release from Tihar jail, met his party MLAs at his official residence Sunday and hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that BJP’s plan to topple AAP governments in Delhi and Punjab has failed miserably. “They couldn't topple the Delhi government. They couldn't...

Los Angeles: Actress Jennifer Aniston expressed her love for her 'Friends' character Rachel Green and her iconic hairstyles. ‘The Morning Show’ star, 55, took to Instagram along with her haircare brand and shared throwback photos of her hair styled with clips and hairbands throughout the different seasons of the popular show, which aired from 1994 to 2004,...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1,73,097.59 crore last week, with HDFC Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India taking the maximum hit in line with weak equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 1,213.68 points or 1.64 per cent. The market valuation of HDFC Bank...