Chennai: Shriram General Insurance Company (SGI) posted a 24% growth in Gross Direct Premium (GDP) at Rs 4,635 crore in 2025-26 against Rs 3,753 crore during the previous year (2024-25).For FY26, the net profit rose to Rs 601 crore from Rs 515 crore in FY25, a 17% YoY increase. In Q4 of FY26, its net…
Patna: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the govt’s proposal to raise Rs 72,901 crore through market borrowings and other financial instruments to fund development projects and administrative expenditure.The meeting, chaired by CM Samrat Choudhary, cleared 19 proposals from different departments. Cabinet secretariat department additional chief secretary Arvind Kumar Chaudhary said Rs 64,141 crore of…
Ranchi: Behind the impressive CBSE Class XII scores achieved by Ranchi students this year lies a common theme: discipline, emotional resilience and clarity of career goals.From aspiring chartered accountants to future lawyers and doctors, city toppers say consistency and family support played a crucial role in their academic journey.Piyush Shankar of Sharda Global School scored…
Dhanbad: Leader of opposition Babulal Marandi on Tuesday alleged that law and order in the state has “collapsed completely” and that criminals and mafias are operating under political protection.Marandi claimed that the administration has failed to control rising crime and gang activities across the state.Marandi questioned the decision to grant an extension to former DGP…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested social media influencer Dr Neelam Singh alias The Skin Doctor for allegedly posting tweets against the Kapur family following the death of businessman Sunjay Kapur. The complaint was lodged at Vasant Kunj Police Station by the Kapur family, news agency ANI reported citing sources. According to police, further…
KOLKATA: After yet another horse was found starving, dehydrated, and left to die under the Hastings Flyover, PETA India has launched a powerful billboard campaign in Kolkata urging people to say no to horse-drawn carriage rides. “If you care about animals, don’t take carriage rides,” is PETA India’s blunt and urgent message to the people…
Kanjurmarg dumping ground Mumbai: Sanjay Yelve, president of the Vikhrolikar Vikas Manch, who visited the Kanjurmarg dumping ground site along with BMC and MPCB officials on Tuesday night to check the odour, said “very few” garbage trucks were seen entering the site between 12.30 am and 1 am.He said when they questioned the BMC staff…
New Delhi: A day after a 12-year-old was critically injured after he was allegedly stabbed in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, two minors have been apprehended.According to police, the boy had gone to A block, Jahangirpuri, for motorcycle repairs with his cousin, a mechanic, around 10 am on Tuesday, when they were intercepted by two known associates….
Chennai: VA Tech Wabag, a leading player in the water technology space, and Peak Sustainability Ventures, a venture capital firm, have announced their first project to set up a Bio-CNG plant in Ghaziabad. The two companies had announced their waste-to-energy initiative two years ago to set up 100 Bio-CNG plants at sewage treatment facilities across…
In a shift of administrative strategy, the new chancellor of Bihar has rescinded the appointments of the previous committee members responsible for nominating principals, effective May 15. Fresh nominations are in the pipeline, as vice-chancellors are compiling lists of esteemed educators. Patna: All the sitting members of the principals’ transfer committees in different universities of…
