Elecon Engineering Company Limited, a prominent industrial gear and material handling equipment manufacturer in Asia, reported strong fourth-quarter performance, resulting in record-breaking revenue and profit for the fiscal year 2024. In Q4FY24, Elecon Engineering's consolidated revenue reached Rs. 565 crores, a 33% increase compared to the corresponding quarter last year. The company's EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs. 135 crores, up by 45.8% year-on-year, while the profit after tax (PAT) sa

BENGALURU: Wipro on Friday posted a 8% decrease in its consolidated net profit for the March quarter at Rs 2,835 crore compared to Rs 3,074 crore in the year-ago period. The company's revenue in Q4 stood at Rs 22,208 crore, a 4% decline from Rs 23,190 crore it posted in the same quarter last year. Srini Pallia, CEO and Managing Director, Wipro, said, FY24 proved to be a challenging year for our industry, and the macroeconomic environment remains uncertain. However, I am optimistic about the oppo

LUCKNOW: Even as voting for eight seats in western UP got underway during phase-I of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a huge public rally in Amroha, another western UP seat, on Friday to seek support for BJP candidate Kanwar Singh Tanwar. Referring to the Akhilesh Yadav-Rahul Gandhi alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the PM said the people of UP had already rejected the film starring two princes who had again come together to attack our faith while carrying the basket of

KOCHI: It may be difficult to believe, but true. The quantity of smuggled gold seized at various airports in Kerala has shrunk by 142.43 kg in the 12-months ended on March 31, 2024, as per the latest official data. The methods of smuggling, according to the Customs Preventive Commissionerate (CCP), are concealment inside the body, creating the false space of clothes and shoes to hide the gold paste or gold powder in past or compound form. Gold is also concealed in various electronic items such a

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Home Secretary P Amudha's circular dated April 18, stating that a day of casual leave (CL) or earned leave (EL) will be cut if the staff of Home, Prohibition and Excise Department fail to cast their vote has employees havne drawn flak from the employees. Amudha, however, said the circular is withdrawn when TNIE contacted her on Friday afternoon to ask about the reported uneasiness the circular has caused among the government employees. The Home Secretarys circular said, All t

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The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. The new provisions are part of a revised Title IX regulation issued by the Education Department, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Joe Biden. He had promised to dismantle rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who added new protections for students accused of sexual misconduct. Notably abse

JAIPUR: Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Friday that the opposition's INDIA bloc will cross the majority mark of 272 seats in the Lok Sabha polls , adding that Congress will win more seats than the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan. There is an atmosphere of change in the entire country and state and based on what I am seeing, I think that the performance of Congress will be much better than before and INDIA alliance will get a majority on June 4. It makes no sense to give a guarantee to c

CHENNAI: Even as Tamil Nadu witnessed a relatively brisk polling of 24.37% till 11 a.m. in the Lok Sabha election on Wednesday, people in at least nine places in the State boycotted polls as a mark of protest over non-resolution of many of their long-pending demands. Around 60 voters in Vengaivayal village in Pudukkottai district, where human faeces was found mixed in an overhead tank supplying drinking water, stayed away from voting as the culprits responsible for the incident are yet to be ide

DUBAI: Iran fired air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. It was unclear if the country came under attack, as no Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility and Israel's military did not respond to a request for comment. However, tensions have been high since the Saturday

UNITED NATIONS: The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. U.S. allies France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution. The strong support the Palestinians received re

ABU DHABI: The Indian embassy in the UAE on Friday advised the inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport to reschedule non-essential travel till operations normalise after the city witnessed unprecedented rains this week. The United Arab Emirates is trying to recover from the record-setting rains this week which has caused massive flooding in Dubai and surrounding areas. The embassy in the advisory said while the UAE authorities were working round

CAPRI: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called Friday for an absolute de-escalation following reports that Israel carried out a strike on Iran, saying G7 counterparts would discuss it at talks in Capri. We invite everyone to be cautious to avoid an escalation, he told RAI news from the Italian island, where Rome is hosting a meeting between foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations. The G7, which includes the UK, US, France, Germany, Japan and Canada, wants an absolute de-escalation

RAMAT GAN, Israel: When Ben Binyamin was left for dead, his right leg blown off during the Hamas attack on the Tribe of Nova music festival, the Israeli professional soccer player thought he would never again play the game he loved. When I woke up, the 29-year-old said, I felt I was going to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Then Binyamin learned about a chance to be normal again: Israel's national amputee soccer team. The team, which includes two Israeli soldiers who lost limbs fightin

Who knew what Taylor Swifts latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? Would it build off the moodiness of Midnights or the folk of evermore? The country or the 80s pop of her latest re-records? Or its two predecessors in black-and-white covers: the revenge-pop of Reputation and the literary Americana of folklore? The Tortured Poets Department, here Friday, is an amalgamation of all of the above, reflecting the artist who at the peak of her powers has spent the last few years re

MULLANPUR: Punjab Kings' batting sensation Ashutosh Sharma said he lived a dream when he swept world's best fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah during his team's IPL clash against Mumbai Indians here. The 25-year-old Ashutosh put the Bumrah-led Mumbai Indians' bowling to sword here on Thursday when he hammered seven sixes and two fours to make 61 off a mere 28 balls, a knock which brought PBKS back from the brink after an early collapse. PBKS were 17/4 inside the powerplay but courtesy the stunning fight

Taylor Swift is making waves with her much-anticipated album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' as she takes the music world by storm. With the announcement of her lead single, 'Fortnight,' featuring rapper Post Malone, Swift is captivating audiences worldwide. The pop sensation's collaboration with Post Malone has sent fans into a frenzy, with Swift expressing her admiration for the artist in an Instagram post, stating, I've been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical e

SYDNEY: Shoppers and workers returned to a really quiet Sydney mall Friday, where six days earlier an assailantstabbed six people to deathand wounded more than a dozen others in an attack that police believe targeted women. Westfield Bondi Junction mall near world-famous Bondi Beach had opened Thursday, although shops inside were closed, for a community reflection day. New South Wales state Premier Chris Minns described it as the first step in healing in what has been a traumatic week for Austra

Senior citizens show her fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote in Tiruchy. A first time voter shows her fingers marked with indelible ink after casting her vote in Chennai. Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin cast his vote in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his wife show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai. A group of tribes from Thalamokkai settlemen

NEW DELHI: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Friday reiterated his party's allegation that a deep conspiracy is being hatched against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and anything can happen with him in prison. At a press conference here, Singh charged that the BJP's modus operandi can stoop to the level of even killing someone. No immediate reaction was available from the BJP over Singh's accusations. The MP also slammed BJP leaders for making fun of an ailment suffered by Kejriwal and added

BAMAKO: Street vendors in Mali's capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change roil the continent. The heat wave began in late March, as many in this Muslim majority country observed the holy Islamic month of Ramadan with dawn-to-dusk fasting. On Thursday, temperatures in Bamako reached 4

Liverpool failed to overcome a three-goal deficit and was eliminated from the Europa League on Thursday despite beating Atalanta 1-0 in the second leg of their quarterfinal matchup. The result officially ended Liverpool's hopes of a treble of trophies in manager Jurgen Klopp's final season at Anfield, though the feat had looked unlikely after the Italian team won 3-0 in the first leg in Merseyside. We won the game and that was the reaction we wanted to show, Klopp told TNT Sports. It was difficu

BENGALURU: Former Minister and BJP leader Malikayya Guttedar on Friday joined the Congress. The six-time MLA from Afzalpur in Kalaburagi district has been upset with the induction of his brother Nithin Guttedar into the BJP. M Y Patil from Congress had won the seat in the 2023 Assembly election, in which Malikayya Guttedar had finished third behind Nithin, who contested as an independent. The 67-year-old Malikayya Guttedar had been criticising BJP veteran and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurapp

KYIV, UKRAINE: Russian strikes overnight killed three people and injured 20 in the southern Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian officials said Friday. A five-story building is on fire in Dnipro. It is partially destroyed. There may be people under the rubble. So far, six people have been injured, Sergiy Lysak, the governor of the region, said on Telegram. He said the upper two floors of the building, located in the centre of Dnipro, were destroyed, adding that there was also damage in another attac

NEW DELHI: There is a high probability that India will get above-normal rains this southwest monsoon season, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Monday. It said seasonal rainfall will be on the higher side of above-normal, with over 106% precipitation in the long-period average (LPA) of 87 cm. The weather office said favourable La Nina conditions, neutral Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)which occurs due to differential warming of the western and eastern sides of the equatorial Indian Oceanand

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma has thrown his support behind any resumption of Test cricket against arch-rivals Pakistan, saying it would be awesome. The South Asian neighbours are bitter political adversaries and have fought three wars against each other since they were partitioned at the end of British colonial rule in 1947. Their cricket teams have not faced off in a Test since 2007. Instead they play only occasionally in the shorter versions of the game and usually on neutral territor

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked yoga guru Ramdev to implead the complainants, who have lodged cases against him over his alleged remarks against the use of allopathic medicines during the Covid pandemic, as party in his plea seeking stay of criminal proceedings. The Patna and Raipur chapters of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have lodged complaints in 2021 alleging Ramdev's remarks were likely to cause prejudice to Covid control mechanism and may dissuade people from availing p

TEHRAN: Explosions rocked Iran's central Isfahan province on Friday, according to state media, while US officials told American news outlets that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on the Islamic republic. The attack comes less than a week after Tehran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles in its first-ever direct assault on Israel's soil. That unprecedented onslaught was itself a reprisal for an earlier strike in Syria widely blamed on Israel. The escalating tit-for-tat b

CHENNAI: A slew of political leaders and celebrities exercised their franchise in their respective polling stations across Tamil Nadu on Friday for the Lok Sabha polls. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi cast his vote at a polling booth here while Chief Minister M K Stalin, former Chief Ministers, O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami and leaders of political parties exercised their franchise. Ravi and Stalin urged people to turn up enthusiastically and do their democratic duty. Stalin, his wife

BENGALURU: A 46-year-old man, who stabbed his 25-year-old lover to death, was murdered by her mother at Shiva Temple Park near Sarakki Market on Thursday. After a bitter argument with the woman, the man stabbed her with a knife. The womans mother, who was with her, smashed the mans head with a concrete brick at the park around 4.15pm. The deceased have been identified as Suresh of Goraguntepalya and Anusha of Shakambari Nagar in JP Nagar. Suresh was an employee of an event management company and

BENGALURU: The 16th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) World 10K Bengaluru marathon will kick-off at the Manekshaw Parade grounds on Sunday. Legendary shot putter Valerie Adams, a four-time world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, will be the International Event Ambassador. About 30,000 runners will take part in various categories, including 10K (Open and Elite), Majja Run, Champions with Disability, and the Silvers Run. Pre-race activities for all participants will be held at

ADILABAD : Sirpur Kagaznagar BJP MLA P Harish on Thursday wrote an open letter to Panchayat Raj Minister Danasari Anasuya alias Seethaka demanding action against Congress leaders who he alleged were collecting money in her name in Kumurambheem Asifabad district. Giving details of his open letter to media persons here, Harish alleged that a group of Congress leaders were harassing real estate businesspersons and extorting lakhs in the name of Seethakka, who is also the district in-charge minister

TAGULANDANG: Indonesian authorities were on alert Friday for more eruptions from a remote island volcano that forced thousands to evacuate this week, as nearby residents began clearing debris after molten rocks rained down on their villages. Mount Ruang erupted nearly half a dozen times in 24 hours beginning late Tuesday, stirring a spectacular mix of fiery orange lava, a towering ash column and volcanic lightning. While officials said Ruang had started to calm Friday, authorities maintained the

IDUKKI: It was an 18-kilometer trek through the dense forest filled with wild animals for a team of nine polling officials, comprising three women, on Wednesday to record the vote of a bedridden citizen at Edamalakkudy in Kerala's high-range district of Idukki for the Lok Sabha polls. In the tribal village of Edamalakkudy, nestled deep within this hill district's lush forests, lives 92-year-old Sivalingam. Despite his age and being bedridden, Sivalingam's determination to vote remains strong. Of

BENGALURU: Liver cancer, ranked in the Top 10 among the most common cancers in India, has a poor prognosis. About 60% of patients succumb within a year, and 78% of them do not survive beyond five years. While early detection can significantly improve the chances of survival and reduce the impact of the disease, preventing the majority of liver cancers can be achieved through vaccination against Hepatitis B, along with the treatment of Hepatitis C, diabetes, and obesity, experts highlighted on Wo

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Long-haul carrier Emirates said Friday it would again halt local check-in for passengers traveling on its flights as the wider United Arab Emirates tries to recover from record-setting rains this week. Emirates said the order would go through the entire day into early Saturday. This is to support operations recovery from the recent bad weather at our Dubai hub, the airline said on the social platform X. Low-cost carrier FlyDubai also saw some disruptions. Dubai Inter

BENGALURU: The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, has filed a complaint against Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president DK Shivakumar for allegedly threatening voters in an apartment complex in Bengaluru. A senior officer at the office of the CEO said the matter has been brought to the notice of the jurisdiction court of Yashwantpur police station. An FIR will be registered against Shivakumar after the court gives permission. A video of Shivakumar allegedly threatening vote

HYDERABAD : Responding to a notice served on him by the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the alleged vulgar, derogatory and objectionable comments he made against the Congress and its leaders, BRS chief and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday wrote a letter to the commission, seeking one week time to submit his explanation. We received a letter from KCR asking for one more week time, citing various reasons. He directly wrote a letter to ECI, a copy of which was given to

BENGALURU: There will be a ban on political campaigning and exit polls from April 24, 48 hours prior to the date of voting for the Phase-2 Lok Sabha elections on April 26 in Karnataka, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, announced on Thursday. As per the orders, after the closure of the campaign period, all political functionaries and party workers should not remain in constituencies where they are not registered as voters. The district election administration and police will t

As many as 48 candidates have filed papers on the first day of filing nominations for the Lok Sabha election on Thursday. Voters across the 17 constituencies of Telangana will exercise their franchise on May 13. Among the prominent leaders who filed their nominations on the first day were Eatala Rajender (BJP, Malkajgiri), M Raghunandan Rao (BJP, Medak), DK Aruna (BJP, Mahabubnagar), Sanampudi Saidi Reddy (BJP, Nalgonda), Mallu Ravi (Congress, Nagarkurnool) and Suresh Kumar Shetkar (Congress, Za

MANDYA: One-and-a-half-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, died after eating ice cream laced with poison at Bettahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk on Wednesday night. The victims have been identified as Trishul and Trisha, children of Prasanna and Pooja. Preliminary investigations revealed that Pooja mixed some poison with the ice cream and fed it to Trishul, Trisha and her other three-year-old daughter. Pooja also ate the poisoned ice cream later. The reasons for Poojas extreme act are not kno

HASSAN: The forest department captured a 35-year-old rouge elephant --Karadi -- after an operation that lasted for two hours from a coffee estate near Vatehalli of Belur taluk on Thursday. The elephant had created panic among the villagers in Belur and Sakleshpur taluks. Eight tamed elephants including Abhimanyu, Sugriva, Dhananjaya, Prashanta, Bheema, Harsha, Ashwathama and Mahendra along with veterinarians and members of the elephant task force were involved in the rescue operation. The elepha

HYDERABAD: A businessman in Jubilee Hills fell victim of a major theft of Rs 70 lakh at his residence on Thursday. The complainant DVS Somaraju in his complaint stated that he along with his family members including his wife Padma Suryakumari, and two sons, went to attend a wedding in the month of March. According to the reports, on April 4, upon returning from the wedding, the family discovered that their valuables kept in the bedrooms safe had been stolen. When they checked the wardrobe for

After a couple of weeks of campaigning, what is your gut feeling? We will have a very solid victory. The confidence comes from the kind of election machine in the party, with six powerful leaders, including ministers Byrati Suresh and Krishna Byre Gowda, BJP MLA S T Somashekar putting in all efforts. We will get a spectacular lead in Pulikeshinagar. In Malleswaram, where we are relatively weak, the party workers enthusiasm I witnessed in roadshows is incredible. You are pitted against a central

SHIVAMOGGA: State JDS president and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Thursday that the BJP-JDS alliance in the past had provided good governance to the people of Karnataka. Addressing a public meeting here after NDA candidate BY Raghavendra filed his nomination, Kumaraswamy said that the three-time MP would win the upcoming elections too if the mammoth procession is of any indication. Shivamogga goes to the polls on May 7 Calling the Congress government in the state a pickpocket gove

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday described the coming Lok Sabha elections as a battle between two parivars Modi parivar and INDIA parivar. Revanth, who is currently campaigning for Rahul Gandhi in Keralas Wayanad constituency, was addressing a gathering of farmers. Modi parivar comprises ED, EVMs, CBI, Income Tax, Adani and Ambani. INDIA parivar includes Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Wayanad family. We are fighting against Prim

HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, on Thursday, issued notices to senior government officials directing them to furnish a report on the deteriorating condition of ponds and lakes due to rampant illegal constructions in the city and the steps taken to protect the water bodies within four weeks. Justice EV Venugopal had written a letter citing a newspaper report which shed light on the threat posed to water

BENGALURU: The BJP demanded stern action against miscreants who assaulted youth chanting Jai Shri Ram on Wednesday, and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka said that the government should register a sedition case against them, failing which they will protest, he warned. He told reporters on Thursday that Hindus in Karnataka are living in fear because of the Congress government. The government is giving support to Muslim fundamentalists. Ever since the Siddaramaiah government came to power in Karnataka

HYDERABAD: Cyber fraudsters allegedly duped a senior sales executive of Rs 12 lakh under the garb of part-time jobs in a span of two weeks. According to the complaint, the victim, a 28-year-old woman from Borabanda, was approached by one Aarvi on Telegram on April 7. She told the complainant that they had a part-time job that required one to submit 25 quest surveys for cars in a single day. In return, the participant would earn up to Rs 800Rs 1,300, Aarvi reportedly said, promising to guide the