MUMBAI: Team India‘s heart-breaking six-wicket defeat to Australia in the final of the World Cup on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will now be looked at as the end of an era. It was the last match for India with Rahul Dravid as head coach, TOI has learnt.Multiple sources in the BCCIconfirmed…
Abercrombie & Fitch’s and American Eagle Outfitters’ upbeat third-quarter results and annual forecasts were overshadowed by caution around holiday-quarter sales from several major retailers. Apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s shares, which have more than tripled this year, were down about 8%, while American Eagle slipped 17%. Days ahead of the start of the busiest selling…
The Chinese government’s efforts to shut down mosques have extended beyond Xinjiang, an area long criticized for the persecution of Muslim minorities. This expansion has reached the Ningxia region and Gansu province, areas with significant Hui Muslim populations. As per a Human Rights Watch report , which utilizes public documents, satellite imagery, and eyewitness accounts,…
Jaipur: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge raised Tuesday questions about PM Narendra Modi‘s caste, alleging a discrepancy in his OBC status. Speaking at the launch of Congress’s manifesto for the November 25 Rajasthan elections, Kharge claimed that Modi, belonging to the Ghanchi-Teli community, “stealthily” included it in the OBC category during his tenure as Gujarat CM.This…
The Titan Company on Tuesday said it is planning to add over 3,000 employees in the next 5 years across domains including engineering, design, luxury, digital, data analytics, marketing and sales among others. The company is looking for professionals with specialised skills such as data analytics, cyber security, product management, digital marketing and other new-age…
NEW DELHI: “It happens. Keep smiling, the country is looking up to you”. That was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message to Team India when he visited their dressing room after the defeat against Australia in the ODI World Cup final on Sunday in Ahmedabad.India lost the title clash by six wickets as Australia chased down…
India’s October gold imports surged 60% from a year earlier to a 31-month high as a drop in prices ahead of a key festival prompted jewellers to ramp up purchases, a government source said on Monday. Higher imports by the world’s second-biggest bullion consumer could support benchmark gold prices, but may also widen India’s trade…
OpenAI’s board hired Emmett Shear, formerly of Twitch, as chief executive officer, defying calls from investors to reinstate the ousted Sam Altman, according to people familiar with the matter. Shear had stepped down as CEO of Amazon.com Inc’s game-streaming site Twitch earlier this year.Members of the OpenAI boardsought a CEO to succeed Altman in a…
NEW DELHI: With the conclusion of Dhanteras, Diwali and Bhai Dooj, the Indian festive season is more or less over. Inputs gathered from industry executives suggest that the festive season has closed on a sound note with sales comfortably surpassing last year’s numbers.Consumers loosened their purse strings for a range of items, including jewellery, furniture,…
Representative image. India’s overall gems and jewellery exports declined by 11.49 per cent to Rs 22,873.19 crore (USD 2,748.01 million) in October, according to the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) data. The gross exports stood at Rs 25,843.84 crore (USD 3,134.85 million) during October 2022, the data showed. Cut and Polished Diamonds (CPD)…
