Just days before the official start of the Olympics in Paris, Covid-19 took its toll as five Australian water polo players from the women’s team got infected.Australia’s chef de mission Anna Meares said Covid cases were limited to the water polo team, adding that the affected players were ready to return to practice when they…
Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra was honored with the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday. He was awarded the highest honor for “outstanding services to the Olympic Movement”. He will be given the honor at a ceremony at the 142nd IOC Session, which will take place in Paris on August 10.“Bindra…
European major Airbus has shortlisted eight sites in India to set up its final assembly line for H125 helicopters and the ground-breaking ceremony for the facility is expected to take place later this year.Airbus officials said the facility, which will be the fourth final assembly line (FAL) for the single-engine H125, will initially produce 10…
The rupee on Thursday weakened by 6 paise to close at 83.64 (provisional) against the US dollar as the strength of the US currency in the overseas market and overnight rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments.Forex traders expect the rupee to trade with a slight negative bias due to the strong US…
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui said he doesn’t care about money, but admitted that the only reason he works in South Indian industries is that they pay well.In an interview, the actor admitted that he is ‘cheating’ in his performances in these South films, as he does not have complete control over his characters, and he needs…
BJAUT reported stable Q1 (revenue/EBITDA growth of 16%/24% YoY; 20.2% EBITDA margin, aided by 50bps of PLI gain). Domestic 2W prospects are good, although BJAUT’s position has now fallen (even in 125cc motorcycles); The reaction to the newly-launched CNG motorcycle needs to be monitored. MGMT is guided to make export recovery gradual, and its focus…
Dealers’ body FADA on Monday said that automobile retail sales grew by 9 percent year-on-year in the June quarter of FY25, with all segments except tractors registering increment. Total retail sales increased to 61,91,225 units in the April-June period from 56,59,060 units in the same quarter of FY24. Passenger vehicle retail sales rose 2.53 percent…
State Bank of India (SBI) has increased its marginal cost of lending rates (MCLR) by 5 to 10 basis points (bps) for most tenures from today, July 15. Shares of State Bank of India, India’s largest public sector bank (PSB), are trading at ₹868.00, up 0.97 percent from its previous close. SBI MCLR increase MCLR…
Personal income tax collections are overtaking corporate tax collections, with cumulative net direct tax collections rising by nearly 20 percent to Rs 5.74 lakh crore during the period April 1 to July 11 of the current financial year (2024-25), Income Tax Department said in a statement late Friday night. Personal income tax collections continue to…
Shipping stocks continued their impressive rally for the second consecutive session on Friday, with Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) rising 16.40% to hit a record high of ₹384.20 per share. In the previous trading day, the stock had touched the upper circuit limit of 20% due to positive developments. This recent rally in the stock…
