Jannik Sinner (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Jannik Sinner won the ATP Finals on Sunday, defeating Taylor Fritz in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. This victory marks Sinner’s first ATP Finals championship. The final, held in Turin, Italy, saw Sinner continue his dominance over Fritz. He previously defeated Fritz in straight sets at both the US…
Kapil Dev (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev expressed his views regarding ICC Champions Trophy venues and potential India-Pakistan matches, highlighting that such matters fall under governmental jurisdiction.“It’s the government’s responsibility. It government says it’s ok, then it’s fine. People like us should not give opinions, our opinions don’t…
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 22,420 crore from the Indian equity market so far this month, owing to high domestic stock valuations, increasing allocations to China, and the rising US dollar as well as Treasury yields.With this sell-off, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have recorded a total outflow of Rs 15,827 crore in…
NEW DELHI: Government is all set to allow 100% foreign direct investment in insurance business, paving the way for large companies to enter the market on their own, while allowing individual insurance agents to hawk policies of multiple companies, lifting the cap on being associated with only one life and general insurer.The twin measures are…
NEW DELHI: In what could be a new milestone for internationalisation of education in India, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday held discussions with officials from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Maryland, USA, on establishing its campus in India. Academic and research collaboration with the university were also explored during the meeting. According to a…
NEW DELHI: The toxic haze hanging over NCR for past few days intensified on Sunday and Delhi’s average Air Quality Index deteriorated to the season’s worst of 441 at 4pm, well into the ‘severe’ zone, compared to 419 a day earlier. By 6pm, it had surpassed 450, reaching the ‘severe plus’ category, prompting Commission for…
PITHORAGARH: Hira Devi, 80, is an unlikely film heroine from one of Uttarakhand’s ghost villages, Gadtir, which has several empty houses because of migration. The octogenarian, who is illiterate and has lived in the mountain village most of her life, recently got a chance to star in ‘Pyre’, a film inspired by a story similar…
RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh Waqf board in a bid to let mosques in the state stay clear of controversy and undertake an image makeover has directed all Mutawallis (caretakers) at mosques and imams to seek approval on the topic of sermons to be delivered before the prayers every Friday. A circular to this effect was issued…
NEW DELHI: Law ministry has invited comments on draft legislation Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Bill, 2024, to replace the existing law of 1959 on office of profit. The bill proposes that holders of certain offices of profit will be exempted from being disqualified from becoming, or being, members of Parliament (MPs).The bill has incorporated certain…
NEW DELHI: A cut in supply of government-controlled natural gas from legacy fields has sparked a fencing match between the oil ministry and city gas network operators who want to raise CNG prices to at least cover the higher cost of imported fuel being used to meet market demand.Government reduced legacy gas allocation for the…