NEW DELHI: In an embarrassing revelation for the country’s anti-doping machinery, India ranked first among countries with the highest percentage of dope offenders in 2022 testing figures released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). The total collected samples of Indians stood at 4,064 (urine, blood and athlete biological passports combined). 127 Indian athletes were caught…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed a senior UN official‘s recent remark on elections in India, saying that he does not need the global body to tell that the elections in the country should be “free and fair”.His comments came in response to a query regarding a spokesperson for UN secretary general…
BENGALURU: Four years after it became a rage during the pandemic, the Indian IT services industry is still grappling with moonlighting, forcing companies to enlist background verification firms to conduct dual-employment checks before onboarding new hires.While moonlighting — where employees take on external paid gigs while being full-time staff of a company — was as…
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank has reported a record addition of Rs 1.66 lakh crore in deposits for the quarter ended March 2024, in an attempt to bridge the gap between its loan book and deposits following the merger of HDFC with itself. A significant 77% of the incremental deposits (Rs 1.28 lakh crore) came from retail…
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday sought stakeholders’ views on auction of three new spectrum bands in higher frequency range that will make available around 4,000 megahertz radiowaves for mobile services.The regulator has sought views on pricing, allocation norms, and payment terms, among others, for spectrum in frequency bands of 37–37.5 GHz, 37.5–40 GHz…
NEW DELHI: Riding a wave of strong demand, India’s services sector gathered strength in March, with sales and business activity at their strongest in 14 years, a survey showed on Thursday. Rising from 60.6 in February to 61.2 in March, the HSBC India services business activity index pointed to one of the strongest growth rates…
NEW DELHI: Gaurav Vallabh, for long the face of Congress‘s aggression on prime time television, joined BJP on Thursday in protest against the opposition party’s attacks on wealth creators and boycott of the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir as well as attacks by INDIA bloc parties on Sanatan Dharma.“I am not able to feel comfortable…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday reacted scathingly over Congress leaders‘ remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha MP Hema Malini, saying they have lost their “mental balance” and the people of the country will give their party a befitting reply in the ongoing general elections.Senior Congress leader Charan Das Mahant, while addressing…
BENGALURU: Devices from a famous Taiwanese brand that can turn regular TVs into smart ones, sleek wrist watches, digital wall clocks and, sliding right down the consumer product ladder, grocery hampers, chewing tobacco and scented gutka – meet the newest freebies election candidates in Karnataka are, illegally, offering voters.Police seizures, which began as the model…
BENGALURU: Devices from a famous Taiwanese brand that can turn regular TVs into smart ones, sleek wrist watches, digital wall clocks and, sliding right down the consumer product ladder, grocery hampers, chewing tobacco and scented gutka – meet the newest freebies election candidates in Karnataka are, illegally, offering voters.Police seizures, which began as the model…
