India is stepping up the adoption of battery and alternative fuel-powered train engines as it moves to phase out diesel locomotives on short and medium-distance routes, following the near-complete electrification of its rail network.With just 405 route kilometres (rkm) left to be electrified out of a total 70,117 rkm, officials said the focus of the…
Punjab Police (File photo) The Punjab government on Tuesday launched ‘Operation Prahar’, a statewide drive to dismantle the entire ecosystem of organised crime, with over 2,000 police teams conducting raids across the state at locations linked to associates of 60 foreign-based gangsters. Addressing a press conference here, Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav said…
Representative image (AI-generated) The Indian rupee weakened by 7 paise on Tuesday, closing at a record low of 90.97 against the US dollar. This comes as strong dollar demand from metal importers and continued foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment.Forex traders said that the rising geopolitical uncertainties, including fresh US expansionary signals, have increased…
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nvidia — The chipmaker dropped around 2% to lead tech shares lower, with traders trimming positions in the AI giant as global trade tensions escalate following President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat over Greenland. J.B. Hunt Transport Services — The transportation and logistics company fell more…
Representative image (AI) HYDERABAD: Global fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) giant Unilever is open to the of setting up its global capability centre (GCC) in Hyderabad and top brass of the company held deliberations on the issue with Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos.The CM, who is…
NEW DELHI: Amid recent criticism that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has not been doing enough on the ground, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said that working in national interest is a collective responsibility of society and not of any one individual or organisation, stressing that the Sangh is playing its role alongside others…
Representative image (AI) MUMBAI: A new technology festival, ImagiNxt 2026, will make its debut in Mumbai in May, positioning itself as a cross-sector platform linking India’s startup ecosystem with policymakers, investors and global technology leaders. The two-day event will be held on May 22–23 at the Jio World Centre.Organisers say the idea behind ImagiNxt is…
Netflix has revised its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, shifting to an all-cash transaction valued at USD 27.75 per share. The move aims at simplifying the deal structure and strengthening its position amid rival takeover efforts.The revised offer values Warner Bros. Discovery at an enterprise value of about USD 82.7 billion, including debt and…
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warned that President Donald Trump’s aggressive political direction could spark a new phase of global financial conflict, as foreign governments and investors reconsider their appetite for U.S. assets amid rising unease and economic tensions. “On the other side of trade deficits and trade wars, there are capital and capital wars,” Dalio told…
