Godrej Family Restructure: Adi and Brother to Retain Public Companies, while Cousin Jamshyd Acquires Private Ventures and Land Holdings Godrej family split: Adi, brother to keep listed firms; cousin Jamshyd to get unlisted companies and land bank.

'Pure nostalgia': Ayushmann Khurrana reacts after watching 'MJ the Musical' in New York Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana caught a show of 'MJ the Musical', a Broadway production about Michael Jackson, in New York City. On Tuesday, the actor shared a picture on his Instagram Stories from outside the theatre where the musical was playing. Ayushmann felt a rush of nostalgia as he watched the musical. He captioned the picture, From dancing to MJ's tunes as a kid to witnessing his musical live, thi

LSG Triumph over Mumbai Indians by Four Wickets Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in the IPL here on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians posted 144 for 7 with Nehal Wadhera scoring 46. Tim David and Ishan Kishan made 35 not out and 32 respectively. For LSG, Mohsin Khan took two wickets while Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Yadav, Naveen-ul-Haq and Ravi Bishnoi got one each. LSG chased down the modest target in 19.2 overs thanks to Marcus Stoinis (62 off 45). Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians: 144 f

Abhishek calls out Yogi Adityanath, Amit Shah for mispronouncing places Trinamool Congress (TMC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee took a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth and Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying that while the former called Birbhum, Birbhumi, the latter called Balurghat Belurghat. Today, BJP's migrant leader- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath came to Birbhum and called the place 'Birbhumi'. He does not even know the name of the area. Amit Shah cam

Surge in Uttarakhand's Forest Fire Count: 68 New Incidents Reported The fire raging in the forests of Uttarakhand intensified on Tuesday with 68 new incidents reported over the last 24 hours while two fire watchers were injured trying to extinguish the flames. According to the daily bulletin on forest fires issued by the forest department here, most of the incidents occurred in the Garhwal region where 44 new fires were spotted followed by Kumaon from where 17 incidents were reported and seven f

Mumbai Braces for Unprecedented High Tides Exceeding 4.5 Metres During Monsoon Mumbai is set to witness 22 high tides surging above 4.5 meters in the coming monsoon season, the civic body said on Tuesday. These tides are expected between June and September 2024, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a release. Low-lying areas of Mumbai usually get flooded when heavy rains coincide with high tides. June will witness high tides above 4.5 metres on seven days. There would be four such days

Jan Sangh Opposed Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, Says Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that Jan Sangh, the BJP's predecessor, did not participate in the struggle for the creation of the Maharashtra state which unfolded in the 1950s. Speaking at a joint election rally of the Maha Vikas Aghadi of Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) here, Thackeray said the BJP never created any ideals. ''They were never part of the freedom struggle. Even in the Samyukta Mah

Amit Shah: PM Modi Can Eliminate Naxalism in Two Years if Given Third Term If voted to office for a third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will completely eliminate Naxalism from the country within two years, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Tuesday. Shah claimed the BJP and its NDA allies are winning at least 100 seats in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections (covering 190 constituencies) which have concluded and added ''BJP's chariot is moving towards achieving the target

Scorching Heat Wave Grips India, Kalaikunda Swelters at 47.6 Degrees Celsius Facing the brunt of an extended heat wave, Kalaikunda in West Bengal recorded a maximum temperature of 47.2 degrees Celsius, the highest ever in April anywhere in the country which reeled under searing heat and stifling humidity on Tuesday. The maximum of 47.2 degrees Celsius at Kalaikunda was 10.4 degrees above the normal for the season, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said, adding that it marked the

CPI(M) leader Jayarajan Files Defamation Suit Against BJP, Congress Leaders LDF convener and CPI(M) central committee member EP Jayarajan sent a legal notice on Tuesday against BJP leader Sobha Surendran, KPCC president K Sudhakaran, and a middleman, alleging that they have carried out false propaganda after hatching a conspiracy to insult him and his party. According to a statement by the CPI(M), Jayarajan, in his notice, refuted Sobha Surendran's assertion that he expressed interest in joining

Congress faces backlash from 'ignored' contender in Gurgaon LS seat selection The Congress on Tuesday announced the candidature of senior party leader Raj Babbar from the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat. Minutes later, Congress leader Ajay Singh Yadav, a contender for the seat, hit out at the Haryana unit of the party over a ''deep-rooted'' conspiracy ''to crush senior leaders''. Babbar's name was announced a day after the nomination process began for all the 10 seats in Haryana where polling will be hel

Dubai announces remote learning for all private schools on Thursday, Friday due to weather conditions Dubai [UAE], April 30 (ANI/WAM): Dubai Government Tuesday announced that all private schools in the emirate will transfer to emote learning on Thursday and Friday (2nd and 3rd May 2024) due to weather conditions. The decision was taken today during the meeting of Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management which reviewed the plan to address the potential impact of the upcoming we

Sebi Cracks Down on Stock Tip Fraud: Two Entities Barred from Markets for a Year Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday barred two entities, Hanif Kasambhai Shekh and Robert Resources Ltd, for one year for indulging in manipulative trading activities through a Telegram channel that was used to give stock-specific recommendations to subscribers. The regulator also directed Shekh and Robert Resources Ltd (RRL) to jointly and severally, disgorge the total unlawful gains of Rs 28.80 lakh along with 12 pe

IndiGo Inaugurates Dedicated Assistance Desk for Passengers with Special Needs at Delhi Airport IndiGo on Tuesday said it has set up a desk to facilitate check-in for passengers with special needs at Terminal 1 of the airport in the national capital. ''Currently, IndiGo has over 20 specially-abled employees and staff at the Delhi airport, who will also be deployed at these desks for assistance,'' the airline said in a release. The desk will facilitate check-in for passengers with special needs,

Congress Announces Candidates for Gurgaon and Kangra: Raj Babbar and Anand Sharma Respectively The Congress on Tuesday fielded actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar from the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat in Haryana and former Union minister Anand Sharma from Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. Satpal Raizada, a former MLA from Himachal Pradesh's Una, has been fielded by the Congress from the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat in the state and will contest the general elections against BJP candidate and Union Minister Anurag

Indus Towers Q4 net profit surges 32% to Rs 1,853 crore Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers on Tuesday reported around a 32 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2024. It had registered a net profit of Rs 1,399.1 crore a year ago, as per the company's regulatory filing. The company's consolidated revenue from operations grew 6.5 per cent to Rs 7,193.2 crore during the reported quarter against Rs 6,752.9 crore in the March 2023 quarter. For the ye

Arvind Kejriwal's health is fine: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann after meeting him in Tihar Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday met Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail. While speaking to the media, Mann informed that Arvind Kejriwal's health is fine and he is also getting insulin. Mann said the Delhi CM has urged the people to vote to save the Constitution. His health is fine and he is also getting insulin. He asked me about wheat produce in Punjab an

Meghalaya: Accused of gang rape, boy files sexual assault complaint against victim A boy, who was accused in the gang rape of a 26-year-old vlogger in Shillong, lodged a complaint on Tuesday, alleging that it was the victim who had sexually assaulted him, police said. Last week, three of his friends were arrested in connection with the gang rape, while he was on the run. After securing an anticipatory bail in the gang rape case, he filed the complaint, they said. ''One of the accused persons was

Palestinian rivals group Hamas, Fatah engage in talks on potential reconciliation in China Palestinian rivals groups Hamas and Fatah, which have long competed for power in Gaza and the West Bank, met in China recently for talks on potential reconciliation, Al Jazeera reported. Israel's bombardment of Gaza has deepened support for Hamas in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority-controlled by Fatah has administered cities and towns for decades. According to Al Jazeera, Lin Jian, a spokespe

Tragic Road Accident Claims Life of Tempo Driver A 44-year-old driver of a tempo was killed after it rammed into a container truck parked along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred near Manor village when the tempo was headed towards Gujarat from Mumbai. Due to the impact of the collision, the driver got trapped in the vehicle cabin, an official said. A case has been registered under section 304A of the IPC and Motor Vehicle Act against

Prajwal Revanna: Karnataka govt delayed action despite prior knowledge of videos, says Anurag Thakur Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday claimed the timing of the circulation of purported video clips of JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna makes it clear that the Congress government in Karnataka had prior knowledge about them and asked why it allowed him to go abroad. Hitting out at the Congress over the ''delay'' by its government in taking action, Thakur said the BJP never supports such ''utterly

Castrol India's Q4 Profit Surges 7% to Rs 216 Crore Lubes maker Castrol India Limited on Tuesday said its profit after tax (PAT) increased 7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 216 crore in the January-March quarter of 2024. The company had delivered a PAT of Rs 203 crore in the January-March period of 2023, Castrol India said in a statement. The company follows the January-December year for financial reporting. The company's revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 1,325 cror

Aprwood Partners divested stake in SBFC Finance for Rs. 494 crore Arpwood Partners on Tuesday divested its entire 5.2 per cent stake in non-banking financial company SBFC Finance for Rs 494 crore through open market transactions. Arpwood Partners through its affiliates, Arpwood Partners Investment Advisors LLP and Arpwood Capital Pvt Ltd, sold the shares of SBFC Finance through separate bulk deals on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). As per the data on the NSE, Arpwood Partners Investment Advis

Kotak Mahindra Bank Joint Managing Director KVS Manian Retires Kotak Mahindra Bank on Tuesday announced that its joint managing director K V S Manian, a veteran at the private sector lender, has stepped down with immediate effect. Manian, who had been with the lender for nearly three decades, was elevated in a management rejig in January. The surprising news of the departure comes days after the RBI put severe business restrictions on the lender, including stopping it from selling new credit car

India Will Never Discriminate Against Muslims: PM Modi Amid Congress attack that the BJP would change the Constitution and scrap reservations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that he would not let the quotas of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs be given to Muslims on the basis of religion. Training his guns on the Congress, he accused the grand old party of making undivided Andhra Pradesh a ''laboratory of appeasement'' when it was in power in 2004 and 2009, by giving reservation of BCs

Live Cricket Score: Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants Scoreboard of Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants here on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan c Yadav b Ravi Bishnoi 32 Rohit Sharma c Stoinis b Mohsin Khan 4 Suryakumar Yadav c Rahul b Stoinis 10 Tilak Varma run out 7 Hardik Pandya c Rahul b Naveen-ul-Haq 0 Nehal Wadhera b Mohsin Khan 46 Tim David not out 35 Mohammad Nabi b Yadav 1 Gerald Coetzee not out 1 Extras: (LB-2 NB-2 W-4) 8 Total: (For 7

LSG Hold Mumbai to 144/7 Mumbai Indians' top-order came a cropper as Lucknow Super Giants produced a clinical bowling display to restrict them to 144 for seven in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. Invited to bat, MI dug in a big hole for themselves by losing four wickets in the powerplay. The visitors just couldn't recover from the hiccup despite a 53-run fifth-wicket stand between Nehal Wadhera (46) and Ishan Kishan (32). Tim David's 18-ball 35, which included a 17-run last over, gave

Haiti transition council names former senate leader as president Haiti's transition council on Tuesday named Edgard Leblanc, the former senate president, to head the body instated last week as it seeks to bring security back to the violence-wracked Caribbean nation. Leblanc's naming follows weeks of political deadlock and in-fighting following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry while an armed conflict surged in the capital, marking a difficult path ahead for the council. The transitio

Congress selects Devender Yadav to lead Delhi unit on an interim basis The Congress on Tuesday appointed former MLA Devender Yadav as interim president of its Delhi unit, days after Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from the post while criticising the alliance with AAP and statements of Congress candidates in the national capital. Yadav, who won from the Badli assembly constituency in Delhi in 2008 and 2013 and lost to Ajesh Yadav of AAP in 2015, is currently the All India Congress Committee's (AIC

60-yr-old gets life sentence for raping minor in Jharkhand A court in Jahrkhand's West Singhbhum district on Tuesday sentenced a 60-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl about four years ago. The girl, who was 13 then and known to the convict, has become pregnant as a result of the rape and is now an unwed mother. The court of sessions judge-I awarded life sentence to Selai Birua and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. A case in this regard was lodged under various sections of the I

Families of Americans held abroad want more help, information Families of Americans still detained in foreign countries despite recent prisoner swaps arranged by the Biden administration pleaded on Tuesday at least for more information about their loved ones, while waiting and hoping for their release. I literally have no idea what steps are being taken to rescue my husband, Anna Corbett, whose husband Ryan Corbett has been detained in Afghanistan, told a congressional committee. We can and must

Blinken says he will bring list of Gaza aid measures to Israel U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that he will take to Israel's leaders a list of measures they still need to take to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, ahead of meetings in Israel on Wednesday. Blinken, speaking to reporters at a warehouse of Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization where aid shipments from U.S.-based charities are gathered, also said the first shipments of aid directly from Jordan to

Clash of Ideologies: Electoral Battle Heats Up in Ludhiana Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday dubbed his electoral contest with the BJP nominee from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat as a battle between 'vafadaari' (loyalty) and 'gaddari' (betrayal). The Congress has fielded Warring from the Ludhiana parliamentary constituency, which is currently held by three-time MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, who joined the BJP recently after quitting the grand old party. Responding to Bittu's ch

FMX-owner BGC's profit jumps on rates, energy trading BGC Group's first-quarter profit nearly doubled, it said on Tuesday, as investors looking to navigate the uncertainty around monetary policy pushed trading volumes higher in the brokerage's rates and energy businesses. The strong report comes less than a week after the company's FMX exchange, which is looking to take on derivatives trading giant CME Group, secured a minority investment from 10 financial market giants including Bank of America

Fino Payments Bank Q4 Profit Surges to Rs 25.21 Crore Fino Payments Bank on Tuesday reported a 14 per cent growth in March quarter net profit to Rs 25.21 crore. The Navi Mumbai-headquartered bank had reported a net profit of Rs 22.08 crore in the year-ago period. Net profit for the 2023-24 financial year rose to Rs 86.22 crore from the year-ago period's Rs 65.08 crore, as per an exchange filing. Its Chief Executive and Managing Director Rishi Gupta said this is the highest profitable quarter and

Geojit Financial Services Logs 73% PAT Surge to Rs. 52 Crore in Q4 Geojit Financial Services on Tuesday reported a 73 per cent rise in profit after tax to Rs 52 crore in the March quarter. The company had recorded a profit after tax of Rs 30 crore in the year-ago period. In the fourth quarter of the last financial year, the firm's consolidated revenue rose 79 per cent to Rs 209 crore. It was at Rs 117 crore a year ago, according to a release. For fiscal 2023-24, its profit after tax jumped 48 pe

INDIA bloc in ICU but voters not ready to give them oxygen: UP Dy CM Maurya Exuding confidence in BJP and its allies getting more than 400 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday took a swipe at the Opposition INDIA bloc saying that they are in ICU and people are not ready to give them oxygen. The Opposition is nowhere in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. They are lying in the ICU and the public is not ready to give them oxygen. There

Coca-Cola India earns USD 290 mn by divesting its bottling operations in Jan-Mar Global soft drinks major the Coca-Cola Company has earned USD 290 million (around Rs 2,420 crore) from India in the March quarter by refranchising its bottling operations to its existing bottlers in three key markets here. HCCB, Coca-Cola's bottling arm in India, had in January this year announced to divest company-owned bottling operations in Rajasthan, Bihar, Northeast, and parts of West Bengal to its existing bot

Sanyo Special Steel acquires 15% stake in SSMI with CCI approval The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday said it has cleared Sanyo Special Steel's proposed acquisition of an additional 15.43 per cent stake in Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing India (SSMI) from Mitsui & Co. Sanyo Special Steel Co is a Japan-based firm that manufactures and sells steel products globally. Sanyo is part of the Nippon Steel Corporation Group. The proposed combination involves the acquisition of 15.43 per

Indian Rupee Shows Marginal Recovery Against US Dollar The rupee recovered 2 paise to 83.43 against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking fresh foreign capital inflows amid volatility in the domestic equity markets. According to forex analysts, the domestic currency initially faced resistance from a strong greenback and upward momentum in the crude oil prices, but recovered the lost ground during the session on the back of a sharp rally in equities in the late afternoon trade. At the interbank fore

J-K: ECI reschedules polling date of Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat from May 7 to May 25 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday rescheduled the polling date in Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat in Jammu and Kashmir from May 7 to May 25, 2024, after considering a report from the Union Territory administration and analysing ground situation. The Election Commission of India had announced the schedule for the General Election to the Lok Sabha vide its Press Note dated March 16, 20

JPMorgan broadens roles for sales executives JPMorgan Chase has expanded the roles of some executives in its sales department, the bank said in an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Matthieu Wiltz will become the sole head of credit, securitized products group and public finance sales. He was previously the co-head of the business alongside Howard Rothberg, who is leaving after nearly 21 years at the bank. Adam Englander has been named the head of cash equities, prime financial services,

Raj Babbar set to contest from Gurgaon in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections The Congress on Tuesday announced the candidature of senior party leader Raj Babbar from the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat. With this, the Congress has announced candidates for all the nine seats it is contesting in Haryana, which sends 10 members to the Lower House of Parliament. The Kurukshetra seat is being fought by the Aam Aadmi Party, a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, of which the Congress is also a part. Babbar

Raj Bhavan, state secretariat, Indian Museum receive threatening emails The West Bengal state secretariat, Raj Bhavan and the Indian Museum here on Tuesday received emails threatening to blow off the buildings using explosives, a senior official of the state Home department said. The Detective Department of the Kolkata Police has started an investigation into the matter. The email was sent by persons who identified themselves to be belonging to an alleged terror outfit ''Terrorizers 111''. ''Hel

Delhi HC warns Ashneer Grover, ex-BharatPe chief, against creating third party rights in shares transferred by co-founder The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked payment app BharatPe's former MD Ashneer Grover not to transfer or create any third-party rights in the shares transferred to him by the company's co-founder Bhavik Koladiya. Justice Prateek Jalan passed the interim order on a lawsuit by Koladiya seeking to reclaim the shares he transferred to his erstwhile colleague. The judge opined tha

Abhishek dares Shah to face him in polls, vows to quit politics if defeated Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to contest against him from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency and if the BJP leader wins, he would retire from active politics. Banerjee, who is considered the number two in the TMC, also said that Shah has two other options to make him retire from politics. ''If you want Abhishek Banerjee to leave active politics,

US STOCKS-Wall St falls on hot labor costs data, caution before Fed verdict Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday with caution prevailing ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and as stronger-than-expected labor costs hinted at persistent inflation. U.S. labor costs increased in the first quarter amid a rise in wages and benefits, confirming the surge in inflation early in the year that will likely delay a much-anticipated interest rate cut later in 2024. The data comes ahea

Repoll to be Held at 1 Polling Station in Ajmer Lok Sabha Seat on May 2: Rajasthan CEO Repolling will be held at one voting booth in the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency on May 2 as a register got misplaced, Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said on Tuesday. Voting in the constituency was held on April 26 in the second round of the seven-phase general elections. On a report of the returning officer and the general observer for the Ajmer parliamentary constituency, voting held on April

Kathmandu hosts post-investment summit India-Nepal B2B meet to bolster economic ties To bolster ties between Indian and Nepali businesses, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, in collaboration with the Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) and the Nepal India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI), organized a post-investment summit India-Nepal Business-to-Business (B2B) Meet on Tuesday. The event brought together 35 delegates from the Millenium India International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICC

US reforms green law to speed clean energy, infrastructure permits The White House on Tuesday reformed the U.S. environmental review process for major projects that officials said would speed up approval of anything from power transmission from wind and solar farms to semiconductor manufacturing. The reforms are the second and final phase of adjustments to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, by the administration of President Joe Biden, a Democrat. It was in response to an overhaul o