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14 Apr

Pooja Hegde refutes dating rumours with Salman Khan

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, India

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is rumored to be dating Pooja Hegde. The duo will soon be seen sharing screen space for the much-awaited film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Now while promoting the film, Pooja has finally addressed the rumors surrounding her love life. In an interview, Pooja clarified that she is currently single and focused on her career. She condemned the report saying, “What shall I say to it? I keep reading things about myself. I am single. I love to be alone. I am now really focused on my career. I'm hoping from one city to another,…

14 Apr

HCL Technologies digital business services head Anand Birje quits

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia

Anand Birje, head of digital business services at IT company HCL Technologies, has resigned, the firm said on Thursday. Birje was from San Francisco. He has worked with HCL Technologies for the past 20 years. "Anand Birje, Head of Digital Business Services, has decided to leave HCL Technologies Ltd for another opportunity. Anand joined HCL Tech in Infrastructure Services Sales in 2003, led the D&A practice in 2017 and later became Head of Digital Business Services in 2021, " The company said in a regulatory filing. There have been several churns among top-level executives at Indian technology firms, including the…

12 Apr

Four Army jawans killed in firing incident inside Military Station

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaIndia

At least four army jawans were killed in a firing incident inside Punjab's Bathinda military station in the early hours of Wednesday. The state police rejected the terror angle in the case and called it a "fratricidal incident", as the attack was not from outside. The firing was reported at 4:35 am, after which the station's rapid response teams were activated and the area was cordoned off and sealed, the Army said in a statement. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has sought full details of the incident. “It has been confirmed that in the unfortunate incident, four Army jawans of an…

12 Apr

LIC raises stake in 4 Adani Group companies

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness

While mutual funds reduced their stakes in Adani group companies, the country's largest investor in the public market - Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) - increased its stake in four group stocks amid a sell-off crisis in the March quarter. A damning report by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research. In the March quarter the insurer increased its stake in four of the six companies - Adani Green Energy, Adani Enterprises, Adani Total Gas and Adani Transmission, while it reduced its stake in two others - Ambuja Cements and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone. Shareholding in ACC remained the…

11 Apr

Rekha Jhunjhunwala earned Rs 692 crore in a month from this Tata Group stock

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia

Rekha Jhunjhunwala, India's third richest woman, and wife of the late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, is nothing short of an inspiration for women investors in our country. His portfolio is often followed closely by retail investors in an attempt to emulate or come close to his success as an investor. This one is a legit example of an Indian woman who earns crores through her portfolio, last month, a company in Rekha Jhunjhunwala's portfolio earned Rs 692 crore. Titan Company shares have gained ₹150.90 or 6.30% in the last month. In this LIC-backed Tata Group company, Rekha Jhunjhunwala owns 5.17% shares or…

11 Apr

BoB’s loans grew faster than overall banking system in FY23

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia

Public sector lender Bank of Baroda's (BoB) progress in FY23 grew by 19 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, higher than the nearly 15 percent growth in the banking system for the financial year. In absolute terms, advances rose to Rs 9.73 trillion by the end of 2023 from Rs 8.18 trillion at the end of March 2022, according to a BSE filing. BoB deposits rose 15.1 percent YoY to Rs 12.04 trillion at the end of March 2023. This pace was higher than the 9.6 percent annual growth in banking system deposits Sequentially they rose 4.7 percent to Rs…

10 Apr

Amritpal aide, Papalpreet Singh arrested by police

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiaIndia

Papalpreet Singh, an associate of Waris Punjab De chief and self-styled campaigner Amritpal Singh, was arrested from Hoshiarpur in a joint operation by Punjab Police and Punjab Counter Intelligence on Monday. Right now he is under the custody of Amritsar Rural Police. Papalpreet was also wanted in the Ajnala violence case, which was registered at the Ajnala police station on February 23. He was absconding with Amritpal after police began an operation against the Waris Punjab De chief last month. Last week, CCTV footage purportedly showing Papalpreet at a 'dera' near Tanuli village in Hoshiarpur surfaced on social media. Meanwhile,…

10 Apr

Perfume brand Denver ropes in actor Varun Dhawan as its brand ambassador

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIndia

Denver is on the way to launching a campaign featuring the actor to connect with its target audience and increase the brand's reach all over India. Commenting on the association, Varun Dhawan said in a statement, “I am thrilled to announce my association with Denver, a brand I have always admired for their commitment to delivering the best. Working with the energetic team at Denver Face Wash has been a great experience, and I'm excited to be a part of their growth journey.” Saurabh Gupta, Sales Marketing Director, Vanessa Care added, “Partnering with Varun Dhawan presents an exceptional opportunity for…

08 Apr

Karnataka Bank targets ₹1.75 lakh cr turnover in 2023-24

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, BusinessWest Bengal

Karnataka Bank plans to achieve 17.69 percent growth in its centennial year to take its total business turnover to Rs 1,75,000 crore in 2023-24, it's CEO and Managing Director MS Mahabaleshwara said. Addressing employees of branches and offices across the country in the new financial year from the Mangaluru head office via virtual mode on Friday, he outlined the strategy and broad plan of action for the year 2023-24. As per provisional numbers, the bank's business turnover grew by 7.63 percent to Rs 1,48,694 crore, comprising deposits of Rs 87,362 crore and advances of Rs 61,326.00 crore, he said. "We…

07 Apr

Active cases in India have crossed the 28,000 mark

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCovid19, Health, IndiaCovid-19, India

According to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday, India recorded another jump as 6,050 Covid cases were logged in the country in the last 24 hours. yesterday the country reported 5,300 active covid cases. With this, the country's active COVID-19 caseload reached 28,303 active cases, an increase of nearly 2716 cases. As the case progresses, Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting with the health ministers of all states and Union Territories today, news agency ANI reported. “The Center has regularly issued guidelines to states and Union Territories on Covid-19. PM Modi has reviewed the…