Spread the love Scaglione’s collection documents defining American moments, from the moon landing to Kennedy’s assassination and 9/11 Others preserve old photos because they are sentimental. Others save a magazine because it reminds them of a certain time. But for Rudy Scaglione, collecting is a lifelong pursuit, a personal archive of seven decades of pop culture, Hollywood history and major...
Slow recovery: On the ISRO’s GSLV-F18 mission
Spread the love With the successful launch of the GSLV-F18 mission and the NVS-03 satellite’s healthy status, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on course to heave a sigh of relief. Its last 18 months have been constrained by the consequences of two launch failures involving PSLV rockets, which share some of their design aspects with GSLV, to the...
Manufacturing divide: 10% factories account for 72% output
Spread the love Smaller factories dominate India’s manufacturing base but lag sharply in output and productivity. NEW DELHI: India’s manufacturing sector suffers from fragmentation, with a small minority of large establishments driving output, while thousands of medium and small units are burdened with debt and low productivity.Large factories, employing over 200 workers, account for 10.4% of total operational units, but...
Andhra chainsaw-wielding ‘stalker’ shot at by cops near forest
Spread the love Chainsaw attacker Hemanth was rushed to the Anantapur govt general hospital around 8.30pm on Sunday and was shifted to the emergency operation theatre for treatment TIRUPATI: The 21-year-old chainsaw attacker, Hemanth, who stormed a Zilla Parishad school in Raptadu of Anantapur district and brutally attacked a Class X girl and her classmate on Saturday, was critically wounded...
Over Rs 960cr scam? 127 plots sold, then mortgaged to scam-hit bank in Bengaluru
Spread the love (AI Image) The layout has a registered residents’ welfare association, whose members say they learnt of the mortgage only recently. BENGALURU: More than five years after Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha in south Bengaluru went bust leaving hundreds of depositors in dire straits, fresh allegations of fraud have come to light, with properties already sold to...
EPFO pumps 17,000 crore into equities in Q1, exposure at 11.2% in June-end
Spread the love Weak markets prompt EPFO to step up equity investments, with fresh stock buys nearing Rs 17,000 crore in Q1 NEW DELHI: Taking advantage of the weak stock markets, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) deployed nearly Rs 17,000 crore in fresh equity investments during April-June.Equities accounted for 14.6% of the fresh investment across all asset classes and...
Mahadev betting app promoter extradited from Oman, to face CBI court today
Spread the love RAIPUR: Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar, accused of running an illegal online betting network from abroad and paying protection money to public servants, has been extradited from Oman, the CBI said on Sunday. A special CBI team escorted him to India, and he is scheduled to be produced before a special court in Raipur on Monday.Chandrakar...
Festive tailwinds drive car sales to record highs in October
Spread the love Maruti, Hyundai clock highest-ever monthly domestic sales NEW DELHI: Carmakers rode festive demand to new sales records in Oct. Growth extended beyond SUVs, with Maruti Suzuki reporting stronger car sales and supply constraints in CNG vehicles, although the durability of demand after the festive season will be the next test.Maruti and Hyundai recorded their highest-ever monthly domestic...
EPFO brings PF balance, passbook and transaction details to WhatsApp
Spread the love EPFO will initiate the settlement process automatically after completing the prescribed identity and bank account verification. The eligible amount will then be transferred to the rightful beneficiaries. NEW DELHI: Union labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday launched WhatsApp-based services for Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers.The roll out will allow them to check their provident...
US Senator Chris Murphy hospitalised after suffering stroke
Spread the love The 52-year-old senator had been travelling across the country to campaign for Democratic candidates US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke, his chief of staff told Politico on Sunday, adding that the Connecticut Democrat was responding well to treatment and was expected to make a full recovery.Murphy began experiencing numbness in his arm...
