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TCS’ net profit fell 3.1% compared to March quarter. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on July 11 posted an 8.7% year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit at ₹12,040 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024. The net profit for the year-ago period stood at…
This handout photo taken and released by the Shenzhen Customs on July 9, 2024 shows confiscated smuggled snakes lying inside a plastic bag at the Shenzhen Customs office in Shenzhen. | Photo Credit: AFP A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers,…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The rupee settled for the day 5 paise lower at 83.56 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on July 11, weighed down by a weak tone in domestic markets and a recovery in crude oil prices. Forex traders said rupee traded with a slight negative…
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China has broken with the United States and its European allies over the war in Ukraine, refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion. | Photo Credit: AP China accused NATO on July 11 of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia. The statement by a…
Benchmark Sensex and Nifty closed marginally down in a volatile session on July 11, 2024. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark Sensex and Nifty closed marginally down in a volatile session on July 11 as investors booked profits in heavyweights ahead of the announcement of key financial results for the June quarter. Retreating from early…
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Story so far: Veteran American astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry (Butch) Wilmore, are still docked with the International Space Station (ISS) since June 6 after facing delays, space debris threats, helium leaks and technical glitches on the Starliner spacecraft on which they travelled. The U.S Space Agency — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) —…
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Rohit Sharma (L) and Rahul Dravid© X (formerly Twitter) Former Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid won hearts when he decided to forego half of the Rs 5 crore prize money which he was supposed to get from the pool of Rs 125 crore that the team received from BCCI for winning…
Virgil van Dijk in an interaction with the referee during Netherlands vs England Euro 2024 semi-final.© AFP Dortmund : Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk felt that the penalty call in the Euro 2024 semi-final that saw England level the game should have gone in their favour. The Netherlands fell on the wrong side of…
The suicide rate has increased to 12.4 per 1,00,000 — the highest rate ever recorded in India. New Delhi: Even as the latest suicide case of a father-son duo in Mumbai shocked us, experts on Thursday said that suicide is the largest public health crisis facing people, both young and old in India. India has…
Ashwini Vaishnaw also lashed out at the Congress and AAP alliance. (File) New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a blistering attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as well as on the AAP government on Thursday and blamed them for pushing the capital into a perennial state of ‘chaos and turmoil.’ “Arvind Kejriwal-led government…