LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that they would be creating a record by planting over 36 crore saplings across the state. Addressing a mega plantation campaign, he reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign of calling all countrymen to plant one tree in the name of Mother (ek ped maa ke … Read more
NEW DELHI: Have you ever written a copy or report using your nose? Maybe some of you have done this but an Indian man broke his record for the fastest time to type the alphabet with the nose for a third time.A 44-year-old man, Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, had won the title of the ‘fastest time … Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy peering into the distant reaches of the Universe, otherwise known as the “Cosmic Dawn.” This period when the Universe was only a few hundred million years old is a treasure trove of information about how galaxies evolved when the Universe was very young. In October 2023 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Public sector power generator NTPC posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 6490.05 for the fourth quarter of 2023-24, up 33 per cent from Rs 4871.5 crore in 2022-23. The standalone total income of the company for the financial year stood at Rs 1,65,707 crores, as against the previous year’s total income of … Read more
KATHMANDU: Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world. Rita, 55, reached the 8,849m summit at 7.49am, according to Khim Lal Gautam, a govt official at base camp. His first ascent this season was on … Read more
MUMBAI: RBI‘s decision to pay govt reord Rs 2.1 lakh crore dividend – which will infuse substantial liquidity in to the banking system – led to a smart rally in the bond market on Wednesday. As a result, the benchmark yield on the 10-year paper fell below the psychologically important 7% mark after about a … Read more
Nepali Sherpa climber and guide Kami Rita Sherpa on Wednesday morning again set out a world record with the 30th summit of Mount Everest, a record number by a single person. According to the Department of Tourism officials, overseeing the expedition in high high-lying Himalayas of Nepal, including Mount Everest, Kami Rita stood atop the … Read more
The Nasdaq closed at a record high on Monday while the S&P 500 gained slightly as technology stocks advanced ahead of Nvidia’s highly anticipated earnings and investors gauged the timing of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 technology index led gains among the 11 major S&P sectors, rising 1.32%, helped … Read more
New Delhi: Car sales in the local market rose 1.3% to 335,629 units last month, and automakers attributed the tepid pace of growth to tapering off of the post-pandemic pent-up demand that sustained for the last two financial years. Though the growth rate moderated in April, it was the fourth consecutive month when sales volume … Read more
Car sales in the local market rose 1.3% to 335,629 units last month. Automakers attributed the tepid pace of growth to tapering off of the post-pandemic pent-up demand that sustained for the last two financial years. A high base due to the strong growth in the last two years weighed on the year-on-year comparison, resulting … Read more