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Consumers may increasingly also have the choice to go for smaller-sized portions Mumbai: Protein foods are now a common sight across retail shelves, but consumers may increasingly also have the choice to go for smaller-sized portions going ahead. As protein-deficient Indians become picky in terms of what they eat and add to their regular diets,…
Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level NEW DELHI: Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level, with 50 plants classified as having ‘critically low’ inventories as on Sept 2 amid high electricity demand…
Issue likely to fetch Rs 30k-cr MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday cleared National Stock Exchange (NSE)’s offer document to go public through the initial public offer (IPO) estimated to be worth about Rs 30,000 crore. This will make it the largest IPO in India, ahead of Hyundai Motor India’s Rs 27,870 crore offer in…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has continued its impressive box office run, officially becoming the third highest-grossing movie of all time.While on its golden run, the Tom Holland starrer has officially crossed the Rs 900 million mark at the North American box office, thus becoming only the second film, after ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to…
Household spending in 2024-25 marked a further shift towards non-essential discretionary items and services NEW DELHI: As the economy recovered from covid pandemic, household spending in 2024-25 marked a further shift towards non-essential discretionary items and services, which have earlier seen decline, signalling premiumisation and a boost for govt revenues.After seeing a decline in 2023-24,…
Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, gestures after she won her match against Oleksandra Oliynykova. (AP Photo) The Alex Eala phenomenon is getting louder at Flushing Meadows — and, remarkably, it is no longer confined to the match courts.Hours before the Filipina star was due to begin her US Open campaign, fans had already packed the…
A camera on the Philippine island of Mindoro captured one of the country’s rarest birds, confirming that the critically endangered Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon still survives in the wild. The bird was spotted in August in the Puerto Galera rainforest, and is the first confirmed photograph of the species Gallicolumba platenae in two decades, according to…
Salman Khan references FDA Chief Tukaram Mundhe while warning friend’s Bandra cafe amid food safety crackdown: ‘Hygiene maintained or I will send HIM’ Salman Khan has issued a tongue-in-cheek warning to his friend’s newly opened Bandra cafe, asking the eatery to maintain its prices, quality and hygiene. The actor took to his Instagram Story to…
Kurien had worked as a driver with the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for 18 years. A Kerala bus driver had an unusual goodbye for the vehicle he had driven for years. On his last working day, Paul Kurien stopped beside his bus, leaned towards it and kissed it before walking away. The simple…
A Navi Mumbai school bus driver was arrested for allegedly assaulting a three-year-old girl. (File photo) NAVI MUMBAI: A 30-year-old school bus driver was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl inside the vehicle after she became the last student to be dropped home in Kamothe on Wednesday afternoon, police said.The accused was driving…
