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Indian-American Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Zaki earned the prestigious title in round 21 when he correctly spelt claircissement, which is defined as the clearing up of something obscure: enlightenment

Haryana to hold statewide civil defence drill 'Operation Shield' on May 31

The mock exercises are scheduled for May 31 between 5 pm to 9 pm and should not be the cause of alarm for the citizens, officials said

Vedanta Ltd to raise Rs 5,000 crore via NCDs as profit surges in Q4

Mining major Vedanta Ltd reported a 154.4 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,483 crore in the March quarter driven by lower production costs and higher volumes

AB de Villiers backs Virat Kohli to play big hand in IPL 2025 final for RCB

RCB, who was one of the participating teams when the IPL began way back in 2008 with eight franchises, have never won the IPL title despite reaching the finals on three occasions in the past.

No better place than out in the middle: Hazlewood on IPL stint for RCB

Having recovered from a shoulder injury, Hazlewood played in the IPL after a month but showed no signs of rust, helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru reach their first final since 2016.

Asian Athletics: India's gold rush continues; Gulveer, Pooja fetch gold

The national-record-holding runner clocked 13:24.77sec to edge past Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate, who finished close behind at 13:24.97sec, while Japan's Nagiya Mori took bronze in 13:25.06sec.

Govt retirees under NPS with 10+ yrs can claim UPS scheme benefits

Central govt employees retired under NPS with 10+ years of service can now claim additional pension benefits under the new Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) by June 30, 2025.

Govt achieves fiscal deficit target of 4.8% for FY25, shows data

The economic growth in nominal terms for the fiscal 2024-25 is estimated at Rs 3,30,68,145 crore, according to the GDP data released earlier in the day

India's forex reserves rise $6.99 billion to $692.72 billion: RBI

For the week ended May 23, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by USD 4.516 million to USD 586.167 billion, the data released on Friday showed

Pak passes law to curb child marriages, sets minimum marriage age to 18

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman shared on X a presidential notification related to the approval of the legislation

All-party team in Latvia to affirm India's zero tolerance on terrorism

The delegation members were received by Indian Ambassador to Latvia Namrata S Kumar on their arrival at the Riga International Airport on Thursday

Prestige Estates Q4 results: Net profit declines 82% to Rs 25 crore

Prestige Estates informed that it has entered into a framework agreement with Valor Estate Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiaries for jointly developing a project

Bomb threat to Heavy Industries Ministry triggers alert at Udyog Bhawan

According to the Delhi Fire Service, they received a call regarding the threat e-mail at 1.01 pm and a team of fire brigade was rushed to the spot

Jharkhand govt urges finance commission to raise tax share to 50%

The finance commission team on Thursday visited Jharkhand's temple town of Deoghar and offered obeisance at the Baba Baidyanath temple

Waaree secures $176 million deal to supply 586 MW solar modules in US

Waaree Energies on Friday said it has signed a USD 176 million agreement with a US-based independent power producer to supply 586 MW solar modules.

RBI to prepare framework for ethical adoption of AI in financial sector

It has constituted an external committee in December 2024, comprising experts with a mandate to recommend a Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of AI in the financial sector

IndiGo signs pact with BIAL to develop new MRO facility at Bengaluru

The facility will be equipped to handle both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, further strengthening IndiGo's maintenance capabilities and operational presence at the Bengaluru Airport

Indian Hotels CEO highlights high taxes hurting tourism sector growth

In her Budget speech on February 1, Sitharaman stated that the top 50 tourist destination sites in the country will be developed in partnership with states through a challenge mode

Instamart appoints Ankit Jain as Senior VP of Operations

Ankit recently served as the Senior Vice President, Head of Grocery and Large Supply Chain as well as Ekart Design at Flipkart

J&K progress won't stop; those who harm us will get a befitting reply: Shah

Delivering a message of reassurance and resolve from the border district of Poonch, Shah said the pause in development caused by recent disturbances is only momentary