Month: November 2024

‘Came Here As A 19-Year-Old And Now…’: Jasprit Bumrah On Being MI’s Top Retention Pick

November 1, 2024 admin

Amidst the array of batters being retained by their teams ahead of IPL 2025, India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became the top retention pick of five-time champions Mumbai Indians. The ace sppedster, who has been retained for Rs 18 crore, said he is happy of his journey in the franchise continuing for three…

Sports

Microsoft Hires Meta’s Former Engineering Head Jay Parikh

November 1, 2024 admin

Microsoft Corp, which is struggling to bring data centers online fast enough to meet the demand for its artificial intelligence products, hired one of the engineering chiefs who kept Facebook’s infrastructure humming. Jay Parikh will join the senior leadership team and report to Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive officer. “There are very few leaders in…

World

Botswana’s BDP party loses power in election, national newspaper reports

November 1, 2024 admin

Botswana’s President and presidential candidate for Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Mokgweetsi Masisi during the Presidential debate in Gaborone on October 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Botswana’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) party has lost its parliamentary majority in this week’s election, the private Mmegi newspaper reported on Friday (October 1, 2024), citing results from…

World

High-value debt listed entities: SEBI proposes doubling threshold to ₹1,000 crore

November 1, 2024 admin

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed raising the threshold for identifying High Value Debt Listed Entities (HVDLEs) to ₹1,000 crore from ₹500 crore at present to reduce compliance burdens. Currently, an entity having outstanding value of listed non-convertible debt securities of ₹500 crore and above are referred to as ‘High…

Business

West’s Efforts To Isolate Russia Are Failing

November 1, 2024 admin

The BRICS summit in Kazan chaired by Russia has drawn great international attention because it conveys many messages in the current geopolitical context and that of the future. The West has tried to isolate Russia internationally, defeat it militarily, and, through an array of draconian sanctions, cause its economic collapse. None of these objectives have…

Nation

Royal Enfield October sales up 31% to 1,10,574 units

November 1, 2024 admin

Representational file image. Photo: Special Arrangement Royal Enfield posted monthly sales of 1,10,574 motorcycles in October 2024, up 31% over the same period last year. The company exported 8,688 motorcycles during the month as compared to 3,477 during the same period last year. B. Govindarajan, CEO, Royal Enfield said, “All our new and existing motorcycles…

Business

PM Modi Condoles Economist Bibek Debroy’s Death

November 1, 2024 admin

Mr Debroy died due to intestinal obstruction at the age of 69 on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on the death of Bibek Debroy, the chairman of his economic advisory council and top economist on Friday, calling him a “towering scholar”. “I have known Dr. Debroy for many years. I will fondly…

Nation

“CSK Ne Chaal Chal Di”: Ex-India Star Takes Dig At IPL Rule Involving MS Dhoni

November 1, 2024 admin

MS Dhoni was retained by CSK ahead of IPL 2025 auctionÂ© BCCI Chennai Super Kings retainedÃÂ captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore), Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore) and MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore) ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Dhoni’s retention dominated headlines and…

Sports

NSA Ajit Doval, Jake Sullivan speak over phone; discuss defence cooperation, regional issues

November 1, 2024 admin

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and US NSA Jake Sullivan during a meeting, in New Delhi, Monday, June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Amidst tension between India and the U.S. over the alleged targeting of Sikh separatists by India, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke over the phone with his Indian counterpart Ajit…

Nation

Bibek Debroy, chairman of PM’s Economic Advisory Council, no more

November 1, 2024 admin

File picture of Bibek Debroy, chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minster | Photo Credit: PTI Noted author and economist Bibek Debroy, who has been the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council chairman since 2017, has passed away on Friday (November 1, 2024) at the age of 69. Mr. Debroy was also a member of…

Business