Spread the love       Rafale fighter jets NEW DELHI: A latest Indian Air Force (IAF) tender seeking ‘bridge support’ for all 36 Rafale fighter jets India bought from France has contradicted Pakistan’s repeated claims that India had lost several Rafale jets during last year’s Operation Sindoor.Though Indian military leadership had repeatedly rubbished such claims, Pakistan kept insisting that it had downed...

Spread the love       Delhi Capitals’ Abhishek Porel (AP Photo) Bengal and Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel has found himself at the centre of a controversy after a woman lodged a police complaint accusing him of maintaining a physical relationship with her on the promise of marriage and later refusing to fulfil that commitment. The complaint also contains allegations of assault...

Spread the love       Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has backed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to continue playing for India and feature in the 2027 ODI World Cup. With discussions growing around whether the veteran duo should make way for younger players, Kaif made it clear that he has complete faith...

Spread the love       Air India crash NEW DELHI: American major GE Aerospace has sent the engine analysis reports of Air India’s ill-fated Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which crashed last June 12 in Ahmedabad. This was among the crucial inputs awaited by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for preparing the final report on the AI-171 crash that left 260 people dead.“The...

Spread the love       Flu kills 1.2 lakh/year in India, senior citizens bear the brunt NEW DELHI: Influenza claims an estimated 1.2 lakh lives in India every year, with nearly two-thirds of the deaths occurring among people aged 65 years and above.Yet less than 2% of elderly Indians have received influenza vaccine, according to an expert consensus published in the Journal...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: India must move beyond ease of doing business and focus on the speed of doing business to accelerate growth and attract global capital, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president and Tata Chemicals managing director R Mukundan said. In an interaction with TOI, he also called for faster approvals, reduced litigation and more predictable policymaking.Mukundan said...

Spread the love       Nandan Nilekani BENGALURU: Infosys sees a $300-$400 billion opportunity in AI-led services by 2030 and believes the technology will amplify, rather than diminish, the role of IT services companies, chairman Nandan Nilekani said on Tuesday.“AI will not replace companies like ours. It will amplify those who move with purpose and adapt with speed,” Nilekani told shareholders at...

Spread the love       Cristiano Ronaldo cuts off journalist’s question about Lionel Messi after making World Cup history/ Image:X Cristiano Ronaldo was happy to talk about records, criticism and Portugal’s emphatic response against Uzbekistan. He was far less interested when the conversation turned towards Lionel Messi.The Portugal captain produced one of the standout performances of the World Cup so far on...

Spread the love       Representative image MUMBAI: E-commerce arch-rivals Flipkart and Amazon are on an expansion spree of sorts-they are aggressively ramping up the count of fulfilment centres to gain market share in quick deliveries, a segment they have been late to enter, ceding most of the space to Eternal’s Blinkit, Swiggy’s Instamart and IPO-bound Zepto.As they play catch up in...

Spread the love       MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has opened the floodgates for foreign capital, allowing Indian banks to route money from overseas branches to non-resident Indians for deposits back home under a revamped FCNR(B) scheme, while also removing key currency and credit risks to spur inflows.The second dispensation that will have a multiplier effect on NRI deposits is the...