Israeli authorities have rescued ten missing Indian construction workers from the West Bank, where they had been held for over a month after being stripped of their passports. The Indian Embassy in Israel confirmed their recovery and stated, “While the matter is still under investigation, the Embassy is in touch with the Israeli authorities &…
MUMBAI: After a resurgent IPO run in 2024, startups are back to the drawing board, reassessing their listing plans amid choppy markets. Companies are considering reducing the issue size and are resetting their valuation expectations. Some are delaying IPOs and opting for private funding instead. Of the estimated 20 new-age companies planning IPOs this year,…
NEW DELHI: Decisive government actions have cleared Naxalism from jungles but the threat of urban Naxals is growing and they have “rapidly infiltrated” political parties, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The voices and language of urban Naxals are now heard within these parties, indicating their deep-rooted presence, he said.Naxalism is in its final phase,…
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: After Tamil Nadu, voices against “Hindi imposition” and the three-language formula proposed under NEP are getting louder in Karnataka, too, with Kannada Development Authority (KDA) writing to chief minister Siddaramaiah to adopt a two-language policy in the state. “Considering the variety of discussions going on regarding the language issue, it…
MUMBAI: Senior RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi‘s remark at a function in Ghatkopar that knowing Marathi was not necessary to live in Mumbai stirred a political controversy on Thursday, with the opposition MVA criticising him strongly and demanding to know if the state govt agreed with him. While CM Devendra Fadnavis said in response that Marathi…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday temporarily lifted steep tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, easing trade tensions and providing relief to businesses and consumers after market backlash.Trump signed executive orders to delay new tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports covered under the North American trade agreement.The implementation of tariffs of up to 25% on both…
MUMBAI: A dinner treat turned into a misadventure for Kurla’s Shaikh family. On Feb 3, Ruby Shaikh (name changed), a 34-year-old mother of two, was enjoying a rare treat – chicken biryani from a local restaurant. Little did she know that a chicken bone would take her on a month-long medical journey that would perplex…
CHENNAI: Madras HC Thursday directed Union government to unblock Tamil journal Ananda Vikatan‘s website, which had been blocked after it published online an offensive cartoon showing PM Narendra Modi.The cartoon was published during Modi’s visit to the US and his summit meeting with US President Donald Trump, and coincided with illegal immigrants from India being…
NEW DELHI: Observing that preventive detention is a draconian measure whereby a person can be detained without conviction, Supreme Court has held that such orders must reflect an independent application of mind by the detaining authority, and a mere statement that it’s “satisfied on examination of the proposals and supporting documents” is not sufficient.Quashing a…
Pope Francis released an audio message on Thursday, thanking people for their prayers as he continues to recover from double pneumonia. It marked the first public communication from the 88-year-old pontiff since his hospitalisation three weeks ago.His voice, noticeably weak and breathless, was recorded from his hospital room and broadcast in his native Spanish to…
