VIJAYAWADA: While the Ongole breed of cattle remains neglected in its home state of Andhra Pradesh, it is creating history overseas. This breed of Ongole cattle, named Viatina-19, recently made headlines in Brazil by fetching an astonishing $4.82 million (about 41 crore) at an auction, making it the most expensive cow in the world. This…
Sonia Gandhi. (Photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday called on the government to complete the population census at the earliest, saying that around 14 crore people in the country are being deprived of benefits under the food security law. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during her first Zero Hour…
RANCHI: In a stern warning to the Centre, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said his govt would take tough measures, including taking a legal recourse and forcing public sector coal units operating out of the state to shut down their mining operations, if no sincere efforts were made to clear its coal-related dues.Speaking…
Ola Group founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Tuesday announced that he will invest Rs 2,000 crore into his AI startup, Krutrim with a commitment of Rs 10,000 crore by next year. He also announced the launch of the Krutrim AI Lab, releasing the company’s work to the open-source community. “Also announcing India’s first GB200 deployment in…
NEW DELHI: The tax relief measures unveiled in the 2025-26 Budget are likely to increase deposit inflow in banks and several scenarios worked out by the department of financial services (DFS) estimated it to be in the range of Rs 42,000-45,000 crore, a top official said on Monday.M Nagaraju, secretary DFS, told reporters that the…
NEW DELHI: The Rs 20,000-crore allocation to drive research, the expansion of AI and geospatial initiatives and further push to Atal Tinkering Labs are some of the significant steps taken in the Union Budget 2025-26 to strengthen the country’s research & development (R&D) ecosystem, but the country needs more, industry players said. Union Finance Minister…
NEW DELHI: IIT-Kharagpur alumnus Varun Vummadi, CEO of the US-based tech company Giga ML, ignited a debate on work ethic and work-life balance in the tech industry after he claimed in a post on X that many Indian engineers are unwilling to work hard despite being offered high salaries. “I’ve noticed a pattern in hiring…
Continuing its thrust on capital expenditure (capex) to create assets, the govt has allocated Rs 11.2 lakh crore for 2025-26, an increase of 10% than the revised estimate of the current financial year. The Budget also focusses on attracting more private investment in infrastructure by taking up projects on public-private partnership (PPP) mode.Going by budget…
The Department of Space (DoS) has been allocated Rs 13,416.2 crore, marking an increase from the revised estimates of Rs 11,725.7 crore in 2024-25. Of the allocated amount, Rs 7,312.6 crore earmarked for revenue expenses and Rs 6,103.6 crore for capital outlays.In percentage terms, the Rs 13,416.2 crore is 14.4% more from the revised estimates…
HYDERABAD: The latest Tollywood flick, Pushpa 2: The Rule, produced by Mythri Movie Makers, was the subject of a complaint lodged with the Hyderabad Cybercrime wing. The producers alleged that a YouTube user uploaded a pirated version of the movie, causing a loss of around Rs 50 crore to the makers. The Cybercrime wing registered…