March 21, 2024 10:52 am | Updated 10:52 am IST “I was confident that I could count on my painting skills,” says Pravalya Duddupudi, while discussing a rough patch in her professional sphere when she looked for freelance work as an artist to supplement her income. The Hyderabad-based multi-disciplinary artist, …...Read More

NEW DELHI: India’s direct selling industry registered an over 12% growth, with its turnover crossing Rs 21,000 crore in 2022–23, according to an annual survey by the Indian Direct Selling Association ( IDSA ) released here on Wednesday.Wellness and nutraceutical products remained the preferred segment, accounting for 73.5% and cosmetics …...Read More

March 21, 2024 10:32 am | Updated 10:32 am IST - TIRUCHI Officials of the Enforcement Directorate have launched a search at the residence of former AIADMK Minister and the Viralimalai MLA C. Vijayabaskar, in Iluppur in Pudukottai district. The officials, who arrived in three vehicles, entered the residence around …...Read More

March 21, 2024 10:32 am | Updated 11:09 am IST - TIRUCHI Officials of the Enforcement Directorate have launched a search at the residence of former AIADMK Minister and the Viralimalai MLA C. Vijayabaskar, in Iluppur in Pudukottai district. The officials, who arrived in three vehicles, entered the residence around …...Read More

March 21, 2024 10:30 am | Updated 10:30 am IST The story so far: Karnataka became the third State in South India to ban the use of certain colouring agents in cotton candy and gobi manchurian that are found to be harmful. The decision follows similar steps taken in Tamil …...Read More

March 21, 2024 10:26 am | Updated 10:26 am IST - Noida In a breakthrough in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud case, the Noida Police on March 20 said it has arrested two Haryana-based "billionaire businessmen" who allegedly masterminded the multi-crore revenue loss to the exchequer. The accused …...Read More

Congratulations! You have successfully cast your vote Login to view result R Dinesh, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, is optimistic about growth momentum. In an interview to TOI, he says significant private sector investment is happening across sectors. Excerpts:Obviously, good indicator of the pack is that the platform …...Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to predict the type of health conditions a patient is likely to develop in the future, a study has found. The technology could be used to help doctors when it comes to monitoring patients or making decisions around diagnosis, researchers said. The AI tool, …...Read More

Congratulations! You have successfully cast your vote Login to view result The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, but policymakers indicated they still expect to reduce them by three-quarters of a percentage point by the end of 2024 despite stodgier expected progress towards the central bank’s 2% …...Read More

Congratulations! You have successfully cast your vote Login to view result NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday frowned upon Enforcement Directorate 's practice of filing multiple chargesheets resulting in the trial getting delayed, and said trial should be immediately initiated when chargesheet has been filed against an accused without …...Read More