Google To Buy Stake In Flipkart In Walmart-Led Funding Round

Google has proposed an investment in e-commerce major Flipkart to buy a minority stake. Flipkart today announced to add Google as a minority investor in the e-commerce platform as part of the latest funding round led by Walmart. The move, coming at a time when the Indian digital economy is …...Read More

"Don't Consider Opposition My Enemy": PM Modi To NDTV

PM Modi said he was open to constructive criticism and advice, from experienced Opposition leaders. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about a range of issues including opposition attacks, his development philosophy, and the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Asked about opposition leaders' criticism, PM Modi …...Read More

June 2024 Bank Holidays In India: A State-By-State Breakdown

Most of the bank holidays are common across India. In India, bank branches are closed on every other Saturday (second and fourth) and all Sundays. Public holidays are another reason you might find the bank doors shut. While many holidays are nationwide, some states celebrate unique occasions based on local …...Read More

2 Cops Suspended For "Not Following Protocol" In Pune Porsche Crash Case

The case has now been transferred to the Crime Branch. In the first major action following outrage over alleged lapses by the police following the Pune Porsche accident, in which two techies in their 20s lost their lives, an inspector and an assistant police inspector have been suspended and the …...Read More

Cops Suspect Bangladesh MP Honey-Trapped Before 'Murder' In Kolkata

The report also found out that MP's close friend had offered 5 crore to those involved in crime. The West Bengal CID on Thursday evening detained one person for his alleged involvement in the "murder" of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, an officer said. Police suspect that the MP could …...Read More

Indian Woman Charged With Stabbing Boy, 6, At Singapore Childcare Centre

The woman indicated that she would be pleading guilty. (Representational) An Indian woman in Singapore was charged with stabbing a six-year-old boy repeatedly with a pen at a childcare centre in 2022, leaving marks on his face and scalp. The 43-year-old woman was handed one count of ill-treating a child …...Read More

Rise In Hypertension Among Children In India Alarming: AIIMS

AIIMS doctors said stress is a major risk factor. While age is a known risk factor for high blood pressure, the early onset of hypertension among young children - up to 20 per cent - is "alarming", said health experts at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday. …...Read More

Over 50 Pilgrims Dead In Nearly A Fortnight Of Uttarakhand Chardham Yatra

The yatra is going on smoothly at all the four pilgrimages. More than 50 pilgrims have died so far since the start of the Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand nearly a fortnight ago on May 10. At a press conference here on Friday, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said, "52 Chardham …...Read More

7 Of Family Killed After Mini Bus Rams Truck On Delhi-Jammu Highway

Seven people were killed and 20 others injured after their mini-bus collided with a truck on the Delhi-Jammu National Highway on Friday morning. The mini-bus was carrying over 30 members of a family going on a pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi in Jammu. The bus carrying the family from Uttar Pradesh's …...Read More

"I Am In Very Good Health": Naveen Patnaik On Amit Shah's "Advanced Age" Remark

His statement came in response to Amit Shah's recent jibe at the 77-year-old BJD leader. Launching a blistering attack on the BJP, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Friday that the BJP has been spreading lies about his health, adding that he is perfectly well and has been campaigning …...Read More