India’s stock markets opened lower on Tuesday as the market benchmark index Sensex declined 114 points to open at 35,355.72 points. However, the losses were quickly pared, and the benchmark index retreated to trade in the positive range. At 12.44 pm, Sensex traded 101 points, 0.28 percent, higher at 35,571. The NSE’s Nifty traded higher […]
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Airtel Offers Up to 20 Percent Discount on 6-Month, 1-Year Broadband Plans
has started offering as much as 20 percent discount for broadband subscribers buying its monthly plans for a year, while subscribers selecting monthly plans for six months are offered a 15 percent discount. The latest development is live across all the circles where the operator offers its broadband service. The discounts are apparently aimed at […]
India more dangerous for women than Afghanistan, Syria: Survey Report
New Delhi India is the world’s most dangerous country for women, says a recent global survey conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation survey. Afghanistan and Syria ranked on the second and third, followed by Somalia and Saudi Arabia. United States made a surprise entry in top 10, ranking joint third, where women were most at risk […]
Malaysia Open: Indian shuttlers on their Quest for Glory
Kuala Lumpur Rejuvenated after a month-long break, India’s top shuttlers, including PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, will resume their quest for glory when the south-east Asia leg of BWF world tour begins with the $700,000 Malaysian Open on Tuesday. Srikanth and Sindhu had skipped the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in May to regain full fitness ahead of the hectic […]
At 12 Years, 10 Months, 13 Days, Chennai Boy is World’s 2nd-youngest Grandmaster
Chennai Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand was 18 when he became a Grandmaster. Magnus Carlsen, the man who toppled Anand as world champion in 2013 and has been reigning since then, became a GM at 13 years and 4 months. So it’s clear India has a very special talent in R Praggnanandhaa, who on Saturday night became the […]
Cars Buried As Wall Of South Mumbai Complex Crashes After Heavy Rain
Mumbai A portion of a wall at an apartment complex in south Mumbai collapsed this morning following incessant rain, which led to a road caving in and taking down at least 20 parked cars. Dramatic visuals from the 32-storey Lloyds estate in Wadala’s Antop Hill show several cars buried or stuck in debris. Mumbai’s civic body […]
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro with 19:9 display launched: Price, features and more
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 6 Pro at an event in China. The Redmi 6 Pro features a 5.84-inch screen with 19:9 display. The phone also comes with an iPhone X styled notch display. Other key features of the phone include octa-core Snapdragon 625 SoC processor clocked up to 2GHz, […]
Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala’s pay package up 34.5% in FY18
New Delhi: Wipro chief executive Abidali Z Neemuchwala saw his pay package growing over 34 percent to Rs 18.23 crore during FY2017-18 compared to the previous fiscal, as per the company’s annual report. Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Rishad A Premji’s compensation also grew by more than 250 percent to Rs 5.8 crore in the said […]
Saudi women take victory lap as driving ban ends
Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time in decades today as the kingdom overturned the world’s only ban on female motorists, a historic reform expected to usher in a new era of social mobility. The much-trumpeted move is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to modernise the conservative petrostate—but it […]
Heavy showers pound Mumbai, Thane; 3 killed in rain-related incidents
The southwest monsoon picked up momentum in Mumbai, bringing heavy showers that claimed three lives in the city and adjoining Thane, officials said on Monday. Heavy rain lashed the metropolis and Thane district throughout the night and continued on Monday morning, causing water-logging at several places and slowing the movement of suburban trains, thus causing […]