New Delhi: Slamming the Modi government, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said prioritising crony businesses over play-fair ones leads to weakened manufacturing sector, depreciating currency, record high trade deficits, high interest rates, falling consumption and soaring inflation.Tagging a media report which said that trade deficit and imports are at an all-time high, Gandhi hit out at the government. What happens when a government prioritises crony businesses ov

HYDERABAD : Mahindra University has launched its School of Hospitality Management in Hyderabad, which is offering a B.Sc (Hons) in Culinary and Hospitality Management. The course is designed to blend traditional skills with modern technological advancements and prepare students for global careers in hospitality with a focus on innovation, analytics, and sustainability. Admissions for the first session, with 30 seats, will start in January 2025. A regular intake of 60 students will follow in Augu

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Monday due to weak global cues amid caution ahead of the US Fed interest rate decision later this week. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 384.55 points or 0.47 per cent to settle at 81,748.57. During the day, it dropped 581.84 points or 0.70 per cent to 81,551.28. The NSE Nifty lost by 100.05 points or 0.40 per cent to 24,668.25. From the 30-share Sensex blue-chip pack, Titan, Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement, Tata Consultancy Serv

New Delhi: The proposed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the European Union (EU) need political directions to reach a commercially meaningful deal while understanding each other's sensitivities, an official statement said on Thursday. The pact came up for discussion during an interaction between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Ambassadors of the European Commission delegation. Goyal said that both sides are aiming for a balanced, ambitious, comprehensive,

Ajit Pawar-led NCP surges ahead of uncle Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) In the high-profile Baramati constituency, Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP leader Ajit Pawar is heading towards a big win over his nephew and NCP (SP) challenger Yugendra Pawar, whose candidature was endorsed in a big way by Sharad Pawar. Ajit Pawar, seeking the eighth term from Baramati, polled 1,29,993 votes as per the latest update by the Election Commission, taking a lead by 72,809 votes, over debutant Yugendra who secured 57,184

NSIL's GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) Communication satellite successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, USA on 19th November 2024

New Delhi: Five flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Monday morning due to bad weather conditions in the national capital, according to an official. The official said four flights were diverted to Jaipur and one to Dehradun. The national capital is grappling with high pollution levels that has also resulted in lower visibility levels in various parts of the city. Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport. All flight operations are at present normal, Delhi International