Mumbai: Paytm is in advanced stages of discussion to sell its movie and events ticketing business to Zomato as part of the fintech’s strategy to divest its non-core assets, sources aware of the development told TOI. The deal, if finalised, could value the business vertical of Paytm at close to Rs 2,000 crore.In a stock…
Three days before the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) on May 5, some students received pop-up alerts on Telegram: “Leak paper available, price Rs 5000, message to buy @HQPaper.”The Supreme Court has now issued notices to the Centre and NTA on these alleged leaks after PILs piled up. But RTI activist Vivek Pandey says he had…
NEW DELHI: As part of her pre-budget consultations with stakeholders, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet farmers’ associations and agriculture economists on Friday and seek their suggestions on the policy landscape for the politically and economically crucial sector.“Ideas and suggestions of stakeholders are thoroughly discussed before budget preparation.It’s a standard procedure and is followed for…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to plug organisational loopholes and prepare for the future, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will soon kickstart a review of states where the party performed badly in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. It will be followed by meetings with functionaries of states that will go for assembly elections in coming months.Sources said…
KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police have lodged a zero FIR against Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose’s nephew linked to rape and criminal conspiracy allegations levelled against Bose and the nephew by an Odissi dancer, saying she was assaulted in a Delhi hotel in Jan 2023. The case, based on a complaint filed at Kolkata’s Hare…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu division of J&K – which witnessed back-to-back terror attacks in its Reasi, Kathua and Doda districts last week – is set to get a big boost in number of security forces who will dominate the mountain tops to tackle fresh infiltration bids by terrorists from Pakistan. The security forces will also…
NEW DELHI: Authorities on Sunday identified the man who opened fire at a splash pad in suburban Detroit before taking his own life as 42-year-old Michael William Nash of Shelby Township. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard stated that Nash had no prior criminal history but appeared to be privately struggling with mental health issues. However,…
NEW DELHI: Natalie Dau, a 52-year-old ultramarathoner, recently completed an astonishing feat by running 1,000 kilometres across Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore in just 12 days. Facing extreme heat and a severe hip injury, Ms Dau pushed through, covering the distance of two marathons each day. Her journey ended in Singapore on June 5, setting the…
NEW DELHI: The Houthi militant group in Yemen claimed responsibility for attacking two civilian vessels and a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea on Sunday. According to Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesperson, the group launched ballistic missiles targeting the American warship, naval missiles against a vessel named “Captain Paris,” and…
NEW DELHI: The issue of Russia’s absence loomed large at the peace summit in Switzerland, as India joined over a dozen other countries in not signing a joint communique that declared any peace agreement must be based on Ukraine’s territorial integrity. India backed out saying abiding peace isn’t possible in the absence of options acceptable…
