In Tamil Nadu politics, parties are usually born from movements, slogans or splits. Occasionally, they can also be the result of strategic planning by business conglomerates. A new entrant may soon join the state’s crowded pre-election field. Leema Rose Martin, the wife of lottery king Santiago Martin and until this week the joint general secretary…
Sharan Hegde, an entrepreneur and founder of The 1% Club who also runs a YouTube channel named — ‘financewithsharan’ has claimed that his YouTube account got hacked via his personal Instagram account. In his Instagram post, he mentioned that his account got compromised and hackers started live streaming Bitcoin prices on his YouTube channel. Hegde…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has set a minimum net worth of Rs 500 crore for a company to be eligible for acquisition financing with even unlisted companies qualifying for such funding. Through its Amendment Directions, 2026, effective April 1, the central bank expands the credit activities commercial banks may undertake, with acquisition finance at…
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on February 5 announced that the state would bring a law to protect the khejri tree — revered as kalpavriksha or the wish fulfilling tree, and recognised as the state tree — following a growing agitation led by sadhus and members of the Bishnoi community against large-scale felling of…
Google Maps is updating its Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API to improve direction accuracy in busy areas. The update combines gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer data, reducing magnetic interference and benefiting Google Maps and third-party apps on Android 5.0 or above. We keep hearing about Google Maps fiasco from across the globe where it directed people…
MUMBAI: With arch-rivals India and Pakistan set to face off in the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Sunday, ad rates for the match have soared. Companies are rushing to book slots to place their brands and cash-in on the huge viewership the game is likely to attract. Ad rates for a 10-second TV slot…
The proposed withdrawal of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) for Himachal Pradesh by the 16th Finance Commission has pushed the ruling Congress into an aggressive political stance, while placing the BJP — usually on the offensive since losing power in the state in 2022 — on the defensive. As the state’s debt has crossed Rs…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reclaimed a spot in the list of the world’s 10 most valuable companies, riding the optimism of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the tech industry that pushed its stock to record levels.According to a report by Bloomberg, TSMC’s stock rallied 14% last week, elevating the chipmaker’s market capitalisation…
NEW DELHI: Supporting e-commerce, particularly electronics-oriented exports, can contribute to export diversification, job creation, and overall economic growth, govt think tank Niti Aayog has said and called for coordinated policy and regulatory reforms to advance cross-border e-commerce.The report released on Friday said that with growing global demand for Indian products, wider adoption of digital platforms,…
(As Assam gears up for the Assembly polls, every Wednesday, Special Correspondent Sukrita Baruah decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) In the past few days, two mega press conferences played out as the sites of political theatre in poll-bound Assam. The first was in a conference room at the…