NEW DELHI: Air India has confirmed that flight AI171, en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick which crashed shortly after take-off on Wednesday afternoon, resulted in 241 fatalities out of the 242 people on board.The 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad at 1:38 pm with 230 passengers and 12 crew members. “We regret…
Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer has shared an X (formerly Twitter) post, accusing e-commerce giant Amazon of selling ‘assassination gear’. The post comes days after former FBI director James Comey’s ‘8647’ crypto post on Instagram that stirred controversy after being interpreted by many as a threat against President Donald Trump. Loomer, in her X post…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked top direct tax officials to make the processes simpler, transparent, and taxpayer-friendly, while seeking to speed up cases of disputed tax demand.During a meeting with principal chief commissioners of income tax, the minister called for a “structured, process-driven approach to compliance” focusing on greater ease for…
NEW DELHI: The Adani Group has reported its highest-ever pre-tax profit of nearly Rs 90,000 crore for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, supported by robust operational performance and sound financial management. EBITDA rose to Rs 89,806 crore in FY25 from Rs 24,870 crore in FY19, reflecting a six-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR)…
Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the ICAR, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR) campus in Bengaluru BENGALURU: The Centre will soon introduce a stricter law to address the issue of spurious pesticides, non-genuine seeds, and counterfeit fertilisers, said Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He was speaking to farmers at the ICAR –…
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to launch electricity futures contracts within the next two to three weeks, offering power sector participants a tool to hedge against price volatility. The move comes after the exchange secured all necessary approvals from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) last month.The product is designed to…
Zak Crawley (Sahil Malhotra- X) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: Zak Crawley was full of praise for his captain Ben Stokes after England ended Day 2 of the fourth Test strongly at Old Trafford. England finished the day at 225 for 2, trailing India by just 133 runs, after a dominant 166-run opening stand between Crawley and…
NEW DELHI: A total of 10 initial public offerings (IPOs) are set to open for subscription between June 30 and July 4, including two mainboard IPOs and eight SME listings, according to ET.Among the mainboard IPOs, Crizac Limited will open its Rs 860-crore offer from July 2 to July 4 with a price band of…
Flipkart has received a lending licence from the Reserve Bank of India, paving the way for direct financing to customers, though the ecommerce firm is yet to disclose operational details.The Walmart-backed company confirmed on Thursday that it had secured a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) licence from the RBI, with sources indicating the approval came in…
Karun Nair and Dhruv Jurel (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) The first unofficial Test match between India A and England Lions ended in a draw at Canterbury on Monday, with India A’s top four batsmen each scoring half-centuries. After England Lions posted 587 in their first innings, surpassing India A’s 557, the Indian batsmen utilized…
