Morgan Stanley maintained its overweight rating on Bajaj Finance with the target price at Rs 1,120 against Rs 1,090 earlier. Analysts said the NBFC major’s adjusted profit before tax for the Jan-March quarter (Q4FY26) was up 26% on the year (YoY) and was ahead of estimates. The company’s credit costs improved sharply with lower bad…
Shakib Al Hasan (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Shakib Al Hasan has once again expressed his desire to return to Bangladesh, but insisted that he needs assurance of “normal security” before doing so. The former Bangladesh captain, who has not returned home since May 2024, opened up about the legal and political issues surrounding him in…
A video of US secretary of state Marco Rubio appearing to DJ at a wedding has gone viral, showing the senior Trump administration official energising partygoers as he handled the music decks.The footage was shared on X by White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino. It shows Rubio wearing headphones and leaning over DJ…
NEW DELHI: The India-Nepal border dispute could see another flare-up with the new government in Kathmandu officially objecting to India’s decision to resume Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, with support from China, through the Uttarakhand state crossing at Lipulekh Pass that is claimed by Nepal.Indian government later dismissed Nepal’s territorial claims, saying India has consistently maintained that…
Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta. NEW DELHI: Extraordinary courtroom reverence shown worldwide by lawyers to judges has afflicted some judges with a false sense of divinity, turning a few ‘My Lords’ into bullies, senior advocate and solicitor general Tushar Mehta says in his upcoming book — a take that avoids contempt but may still…
Michigan Democrat El-Sayed clarified his ‘brown kids’ remark on JD Vance’s children and said it was out of love. Michigan Democrat Dr Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for a Senate seat, reacted to the outcry over his statement targeting Vice President JD Vance‘s children as ‘brown kids’ and said it was out of love as…
From teachers to medicos, SIR deletions have stripped people of voting rights in Bengal (File photo) KOLKATA: A senior central government officer in a PSU, an assistant teacher in a govt school, a medical professional preparing for a national entrance exam and an insurance agent whose licence hinges on his voter status – all moved…
Word of the day – Circumlocution (Image generated via Google Gemini) Sometimes, Communication is not always as direct as it seems. Some individuals take a longer, more elaborate approach to express their feelings; they often use more words than necessary rather than getting straight to the point. This style of speaking or writing, in which…
Admiral Tripathi meets Myanmar naval leadership, discusses steps to boost cooperation, defence partnership Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi met Myanmar Navy’s Central Naval Command commander Rear Admiral Aung Aung Naing and Naval Training Command chief Rear Admiral Khun Aung Kyaw in Yangon on Sunday and discussed strengthening navy-to-navy cooperation, bolstering the existing defence…
NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday disclosed that she is one of the six female wrestlers who had accused former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.The announcement comes just days before her return at a ranking tournament in Brij Bhushan’s stronghold Gonda, marking her first appearance in nearly…