5 years ahead of target, India gets 50% power from clean sources
NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India’s power generation capacity of…
Spectrum can’t be part of insolvency process: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday held that telecom companies cannot claim ownership over spectrum allocated to them by govt and the natural resource cannot be subject to insolvency and liquidation process of a bankrupt telecom company.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar rejected the plea of banks, which submitted that…
Yale College trims workforce by 7.5%: What you need to know about the US endowment tax impact
Yale College to trim staff by 7.5% as endowment tax pressures mount In a significant move reflecting the financial strain on elite American universities, Yale College is set to reduce its staffing by approximately 7.5 percent, amounting to around 20 positions. The development was confirmed by Dean Pericles Lewis in an interview with Yale Daily…
India-Pakistan clash sends ad rates soaring 25%
MUMBAI: With arch-rivals India and Pakistan set to face off in the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Sunday, ad rates for the match have soared. Companies are rushing to book slots to place their brands and cash-in on the huge viewership the game is likely to attract. Ad rates for a 10-second TV slot…
Power up e-commerce to diversify exports: Niti Aayog
NEW DELHI: Supporting e-commerce, particularly electronics-oriented exports, can contribute to export diversification, job creation, and overall economic growth, govt think tank Niti Aayog has said and called for coordinated policy and regulatory reforms to advance cross-border e-commerce.The report released on Friday said that with growing global demand for Indian products, wider adoption of digital platforms,…
2 killed, 1 injured in shooting at South Carolina State University housing complex
Two men were killed and another was wounded in a shooting inside a residential complex at South Carolina State University on Thursday night, prompting a lockdown that lasted nearly eight hours, according to the university.The shooting occurred inside a room at the Hugine Suites housing complex on campus in Orangeburg. The campus was placed on…
In a first, space PSU Nsil to distribute pvt firm GalaxEye’s satellite data | India News
BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye has signed a channel partnership agreement with Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (Nsil), marking the first time the State-owned company has partnered with a domestic private player to distribute satellite data.Under the agreement, Nsil will resell high-resolution OptoSAR data generated by GalaxEye’s own satellites. GalaxEye’s upcoming spacecraft will be folded…
Drone-dropped heroin seized in J&K’s Kathua, 2 with Pakistan links held | India News
JAMMU: Police arrested two cross-border drug peddlers associated with a Pakistan-based drone-dropped narcotics module in J&K’s Kathua district and seized about 150g of heroin from them. Kathua Police registered a case and booked the duo under the NDPS Act.Police received information about an episode of drone-dropping along the J&K-Punjab border near Kathua’s Nagri area and…
PFC, REC say moving ahead with planned merger, combined entity to benefit from strong balance sheet
NEW DELHI: State-owned power sector financiers Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Ltd on Thursday informed stock exchanges that they are moving ahead with a proposed merger following the 2026-27 Budget announcement, aiming to create a single large govt-controlled financing institution for the electricity sector.In separate but identical regulatory filings, both companies said the combined…
J&K: CM Omar Abdullah gets rare praise from BJP MLAs for Amarnath Yatra fund allocation | India News
JAMMU: In the J&K assembly, BJP members miss no opportunity to corner the Omar Abdullah govt over a host of issues. Outside the House, however, some of the party MLAs generously praised the chief minister on Friday over his budgetary allocation for the annual Amarnath Yatra.“Our CM’s move to allocate Rs 180 crore for Amarnath…
Chris Gayle-like impact? Former cricketer sees Abhishek Sharma as India’s T20 engine | Cricket News
Chris Gayl, Abhishek Sharma Former Sri Lanka cricketer Chamara Kapugedera said India’s recent T20 success has been built around opener Abhishek Sharma, comparing his impact at the top to that of Chris Gayle during his peak years.Over the past year in T20Is, Abhishek has scored at a strike rate of over 170 while averaging in…