CHENNAI: Another worker died on Tuesday, the death toll from Sunday’s ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district to nine, all of them women. The identity of one of the deceased is yet to be confirmed.By 7 am, one more person from Assam, Anjila Soren, had died, and the number of…
More than four decades after it was first being filled, the US emergency oil stockpile has fallen to its lowest level. The Trump administration has continued drawing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ease the economic impact of the war with Iran, pushing the US emergency crude stockpile to its lowest level since…
A sharp selloff in information technology stocks, triggered by Accenture’s weaker growth outlook, and fresh geopolitical concerns ended the market’s five-session winning streak on Friday, dragging benchmark indices lower.The BSE Sensex fell 607.08 points, or 0.78%, to close at 76,802.90, while the NSE Nifty declined 154.90 points, or 0.64%, to settle at 24,013.10.During the day,…
Ahmedabad: A significant change has been introduced in the chartered accountancy profession under the Pradhan Mantri Internship Scheme (PMIS) after the govt relaxed a key stipend-related condition that earlier limited participation largely to corporates. Previously, companies hiring interns through PMIS were required to bear a share of the stipend from their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
Now that more than 9 years of governance under the Yogi Government have passed in Uttar Pradesh, it is necessary to assess what Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath means to the people. What are the factors that distinguish him from previous chief ministers, and how has the foundation of public trust in him become so strong?…
JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, discuss her $8.75 Old Navy dress US Vice President JD Vance seized on his wife’s bargain maternity dress to score a political point on federal spending, after US Second Lady Usha Vance mocked a New York Times column that analysed the “political symbolism” of her pregnancy wardrobe.In a…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will visit shakhas in Mumbai North East in Bhandup and Kanjurmarg, the constituency of rebel MP Sanjay Dina Patil, on Sunday evening. Uddhav will meet party office-bearers and interact with local functionaries. Uddhav will tour the constituencies of all the other rebel MPs too.He will go to Yavatmal,…
Net direct tax collections rose 14.64% to over Rs 5.21 lakh crore as of June 17 in the current financial year, driven by robust advance tax payments from companies and higher securities transaction tax (STT) collections, according to government data released on Thursday, as reported PTI.The growth keeps the Centre on track to meet its…
Chennai: Political parties in Tamil Nadu have criticised the Union govt for NEET suicides in Tamil Nadu. DMK has said the party’s students wing would hold a protest on Tuesday.“Ever since NEET was introduced, there were forgery incidents every year due to which there were suicides. This year, after the cancellation of NEET exam till…
Four new ‘Namo Cities’ will be built across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. NEW DELHI: Four greenfield “Namo Cities” will be developed in National Capital Region (NCR) – one each in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan – with central assistance of Rs 5,000 crore over five years, Union housing and urban affairs minister…
