Chennai: Eye care chain Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care on Tuesday posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 55 crore, up 44.6% year-on-year from Rs 38 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.Its total income rose 23.9% to Rs 620 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 501 crore in the year-ago quarter. EBITDA stood at…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat govt’s decision to recruit sports assistants in 90 govt colleges through a private contractor at a fixed monthly salary of Rs 21,000 has drawn criticism from academic circles. The recruitment process, approved under a grant from Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat (KCG), has sparked criticism regarding the growing trend of outsourcing academic and support…
Taslima Nasrin said denying Joy Goswami the opportunity to speak was an insult to him. She said, “I felt bad. I invited Joy and requested him to speak. I spoke about freedom of speech — people can have different opinions, but everyone should be allowed to express their views. Why did those who claim to…
A distressed 56-year-old Indian man sits at a computer after losing 1 crore in an online fake forex trading scam, highlighting the growing threat of digital investment fraud in India. Pune: A retired Indian Air Force officer (56) from Mundhwa, who became a garment businessman, was cheated of Rs 1.07 crore by cybercrooks in a…
A crime branch investigation uncovered an alleged drug network run from the jail by a convicted NDPS accused Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday directed the prisons department to tighten security at the Central Jail, Colvale, to crack down on an alleged narcotics network operating from inside the prison.“I have directed strict security checks…
Garages are flooded with motorcycles that got submerged duringflooding in Geeta Nagar at Parvat Surat: The protest movement demanding an end to recurring creek floods is gaining momentum as thousands of residents are taking to the streets in Parvat and adjacent areas.A motorcycle rally has been organised for Wednesday, starting from the Parvat area and…
US oil giants are “making too much money”, and Donald Trump is not happy about it.US President Donald Trump on Monday took aim at Exxon Mobil and Chevron, accusing the oil producers of profiting from supply shortages while motorists continue to pay elevated fuel prices. He further urged them to cut retail fuel prices instead…
NEW DELHI: Before Yash Vir Singh walked up for his sixth and final throw in the men’s javelin final at Scotstoun Stadium, two voices stayed with him.One came from Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.“You’re throwing well. Just keep it straight and believe in yourself. It’s your last throw, just make sure you don’t foul. You can…
Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has reacted strongly to the controversy surrounding Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks about actor Trisha Krishnan, saying his arrest sets a positive example. Sharing her views on Instagram Stories on Tuesday evening, Kangana criticised the comments, describing them as unacceptable in public discourse.Calling out the nature of the remarks, she wrote,…
When a shipment arrives at a port, inspectors are usually focused on what’s inside the containers. But sometimes, the biggest biosecurity risk isn’t the cargo at all, it’s the wooden pallet or crate carrying it.A new study published in Biological Invasions suggests that this has been the case for woodwasps, a group of wood-boring insects…
