Ben Stokes missing from IPL’s list of 1,574 players ahead of mega auction

Mumbai: England’s Ben Stokes is missing from the long list of 1,574 players while former pacer James Anderson has registered himself at a base price of Rs 1.25 crore ahead of the IPL mega auction to be held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25. The list, which will be shortened after the franchises provide […]

Donald Trump declares victory; makes forceful comeback

Washington: Former President Donald Trump is projected to win the US presidency Wednesday for a second term in one of the greatest political comebacks in American history, cruising past his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a bitterly fought election. With results continuing to come in from various states giving a clear indication of a Trump […]

Maruti Suzuki looks to enhance exports with upcoming new Dzire sedan

Dabolim: Maruti Suzuki India is targeting markets like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Mexico and other Latin American countries with its upcoming new version of compact sedan Dzire to accelerate exports as it eyes over 3 lakh units of overseas shipments this fiscal, a senior company official said on Wednesday. In the domestic market, the company […]

Shaktikanta Das says incoming data on GDP growth mixed but positives outweigh negatives

Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the incoming data on economic growth is “mixed”, but the positive factors outweigh the negative ones. Speaking at Business Standard’s annual BFSI event here, Das stressed that the underlying economic activity by and large remains strong. “Data which is coming in is mixed but the positives […]

India-US ties strong; no way around leveraging tech prowess India offers: Nasscom Chairperson

Bengaluru: India and the US have maintained strong ties in strategic areas of cooperation and technology over the years and that focus is expected to continue, Sindhu Gangadharan, new Chairperson of IT industry association Nasscom said on Wednesday. The comment assumes significance as there have been broad concerns about the implications of US Presidential elections […]

Rubicon Research, Sai Life Sciences, 2 others get Sebi’s nod to float IPOs

New Delhi: Four companies, including pharmaceutical formulation firm Rubicon Research and TPG Capital-backed Sai Life Sciences, have received Sebi’s go-ahead to raise at least Rs 3,000 crore collectively through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), an update with the markets regulator showed on Wednesday. The other two firms that obtained the regulator’s clearance are yarn manufacturer Sanathan […]

Air quality ‘very poor’ in Delhi

New Delhi,: Delhiites woke up to toxic air on Wednesday morning as the air quality continued to be in the “very poor” category. While the Air Quality Index at 9 am dropped marginally to 356, four stations — Bawana, Mundka, Wazirpur, and NSIT Dwarka — reported air quality in the “severe” category, according to the […]