Spread the love India has retained its tag of being the world’s fastest growing economy. India’s GDP growth has beaten all estimates with a 7.8% number in the midst of the US-Iran war. But the government is under fire from opposition and even some experts who have raised doubts on the new calculation methodologies. Is India’s GDP growth number of...
‘India lost to Ireland. Has cricket ended?’: Naqvi defends Pakistan’s shake-up
Spread the love Mohsin Naqvi Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has hit back at the growing criticism of Pakistan cricket, questioning whether a few defeats should be enough to declare the sport in the country “finished” while pointing to India’s recent T20I loss to Ireland as an example of how even top sides can suffer unexpected setbacks.Speaking to...
Apple and Google rename Lake Ontario to Lake America; one app refuses Trump’s order
Spread the love Google Maps and Apple Maps followed federal directives to rebrand Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users across the US but one app stood out for ‘not yielding’ – pushing it to No. 1 overall ranking on the US App Store, jumping up from the eighth position just a day earlier. The veteran digital navigation platform MapQuest...
Wai Wai under FSSAI scanner: Firm told to stop production, 32,000kg stock seized
Spread the love Food regulator FSSAI has ordered CG Foods India to stop producing Veg Bhujia Namkeen (AI-generated image used for representational purposes only) JAIPUR: Food regulator FSSAI on Thursday said it has directed CG Foods India Pvt Ltd to stop production of ‘Veg Bhujia Namkeen’ after inspections found multiple violations, including hygiene-related lapses.The food safety and standards authority of...
Why personal-guarantor recoveries are so tiny — and why Chandra’s was tinier still
Spread the love AI illustration Subhash Chandra’s proposed repayment of a little over Rs 6 crore against more than Rs 22,000 crore of admitted claims worked out to less than 0.03%.That looks exceptionally small. And it was. But personal-guarantor insolvency cases have produced very low recoveries more generally.Data from the insolvency regulator shows that nearly 5,200 applications have been filed...
‘Only a frikkin game’: Akram recalls helping India bowler before his anti-Pak posts
Spread the love Wasim Akram (Reuters Photo) Pakistan great Wasim Akram has urged fans on both sides of the India-Pakistan divide to stop carrying the emotions of past conflicts into cricket, insisting that one of the sport’s fiercest rivalries should ultimately be treated as nothing more than a game.Akram, while speaking on the 1 Mint podcast, also reflected on his...
‘Why should I even respond to this?’: Aaditya Thackeray on Disha Salian case CBI probe
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday dismissed allegations linking him to the death of celebrity manager Disha Salian, questioning why he should respond to them. His remarks came after the Bombay high court directed the CBI to probe Salian’s death.Speaking to reporters, Aaditya Thackeray, the son of former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray...
கேப்டனை இழுத்துவிட்ட கீர்த்தனா… சட்டசபையில் சீறிய பிரேமலதா.. நடந்தது என்ன?
Spread the love காவல்துறை மானியக் கோரிக்கை தொடர்பான விவாதத்தில் பேசிய உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின், முதலமைச்சரின் நேரடி கட்டுப்பாட்டில் உள்ள காவல்துறை மற்றும் தமிழ்நாட்டின் சட்டம் ஒழுங்கு நிலவரம் குறித்து பல்வேறு விமர்சனங்களை முன்வைத்தார். இதற்கு தவெக அமைச்சர்கள் பதிலளித்த நிலையில், இரு தரப்புக்கும் இடையே வார்த்தைப் போர் ஏற்பட்டது. தொடர்ந்து, அவையில் பல்வேறு உறுப்பினர்கள் குறுக்கிட்டு பேசியதால் விவாதம் சூடுபிடித்தது. இந்த நிலையில், தேமுதிக சார்பில் பிரேமலதா விஜயகாந்த் பேசுவதற்கு சபாநாயகர் அனுமதி வழங்கினார். அப்போது சட்டசபையில் நடைபெற்ற விவாதம் குறித்து அதிருப்தி...
‘Like a thanedar’: As Satyendar Jain gets bail, Arvind Kejriwal targets PM Modi
Spread the love After Satyendar Jain was granted bail on Thursday, Kejirwal reacted by saying that the Centre is only interested in arresting people, not running the country NEW DELHI: Reacting to the grant of bail to former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal criticised the Centre over his arrest, alleging that it is only interested in...
China’s grey-zone game: Why India must prepare for ‘armed coexistence’
Spread the love India-China ties have thawed since the border skirmish in 2020. Former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale argues that China waits for a strategic opening, acts pre-emptively and then builds a narrative of self-defence.His new book, “China’s Wars: The Politics and Diplomacy Behind its Military Coercion”, examines past conflicts and China’s recent grey-zone tactics.In an interview with Indrajeet Rai,...
