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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said talks between India and China are going smoothly and in a good environment, and India will never bow down. Singh, who is in Ahmedabad to campaign for BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections, said India has become a powerful country from a military standpoint and wants to maintain good relations with its neighbours. «India is no longer a weak India. India has also become a powerful country from a military point of view. We want to maintain good relations with our neighbouring countries,» the minister said when asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's accusation against the Narendra Modi government over Chinese aggression. Talks between India and China are going on smoothly and in a good environment over whatever issues there are, he said.

Making sense of Tesla’s manufacturing plans increasingly requires a close study and a grain of salt when listening to Elon Musk describe what’s ahead. The chief executive loves to talk about the future of robot cars and what might come. What was less clear this past week, as profit plunged 55% and the company burned through more than $2 billion in cash in the first quarter, was the company’s near-term product plans—“product" being the boring part of the business where metal is bashed together to make cars sold to people who drive themselves.

Antony Blinken that they do not find «credible or reliable» Israel's assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo reviewed by Reuters. Other officials upheld support for Israel's representation.

spice brand, on Saturday assured consumers that its products are 100 per cent safe and rejected the allegations of the presence of certain pesticides in some products by Hong Kong and Singapore food regulators. Earlier this month, Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety (CFS) said that samples of several kinds of pre-packaged spice-mix products of two Indian brands MDH and Everest were found to contain a pesticide ethylene oxide. The CFS asked consumers not to buy and traders not to sell MDH's Madras Curry Powder (spice blend for Madras curry), Everest Fish Curry Masala, MDH Sambhar Masala Mixed Masala Powder, and MDH Curry Powder Mixed Masala Powder. In a statement, MDH said it has not received any communications from Hong Kong and Singapore food safety regulators.

Great Summer sale is poised to showcase the "best smartphone deals" available, enticing tech enthusiasts with promises of significant savings. Among the highlights revealed ahead of the event, Amazon has confirmed discounts on a variety of OnePlus devices, including the OnePlus 12, OnePlus Nord CE 4, OnePlus 12R, and OnePlus Nord 3, among others.

This pursuit of refinement in every aspect of your credit card experience now takes a turn with the HSBC Credit Card range. With a host of travel privileges, comprehensive entertainment options, and concierge services, HSBC has designed its credit card range to bring a world of tailored indulgences created with you at the centre.

Comedian and content creator Tanmay Bhat recently addressed reports claiming his net worth to be Rs 665 crore, emphasizing the dynamics of India's booming content creator economy. A wealth management startup's report had placed Bhat's estimated net worth at Rs 665 crore, ranking him among India's wealthiest content creators.

abolished for deaths occurring on or after 16 March 1985. The BJP has also cautioned voters about the possibility that the Congress, if elected to office, will introduce the inheritance tax.

Job creation: During a press conference, Thackeray said the financial city, which he claimed was “moved to Gujarat", will be built in Mumbai. He said the move will enable employment opportunities in the state as people from the state then won’t have to migrate.

Calcutta High Court's cancellation of jobs of 25,753 candidates has become a major political flashpoint between BJP and Trinamool in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged teachers and school staff not to cast a single vote to BJP, Congress & CPI-M, holding them responsible for their job loss. Meanwhile, BJP assured legal assistance to the eligible candidates who lost their jobs due to the Bengal government not giving a list of ineligible candidates to HC. Banerjee lashed out on the day the Education department of the state government moved to the Supreme Court opposing the verdict. Calling the Court «a pilgrimage for the BJP», Banerjee said. «I will not talk about judges but will discuss the judgements. If there were any faults, this could have been subjected to scrutiny but how are the 26,000 jobs cancelled?»

FPIs continue buying cyclicals like capital goods, auto stocks while selling defensives in April Kamath also reposted a message from Sensibull, an options trading platform owned by Zerodha, aimed at assisting traders in grasping the concept of spreads. Here is a brief overview of its post - One significant benefit of employing these strategies lies in the containment of losses. Irrespective of market volatility or unforeseen circumstances like circuit breakers or geopolitical unrest, losses are restricted to a predetermined level.

BlockBets, a decentralized casino platform, has recently launched the presale for $BBETS, its native token. The $BBETS token will act as a strategic long-term investment opportunity, as it can be leveraged to access in-game benefits, staking yields, and passive income from liquidity pools. 

Eknath Shinde hit back at Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray for his alleged 'neech' remarks, saying «they can't digest if a common labourer becomes the CM». «Yesterday he (Uddhav Thackeray) said that Eknath Shinde is „neech“. You abuse me by calling me „neech“. If a farmer's son, a common labourer becomes the chief minister then you don't like it, you are unable to digest it,» CM Eknath Shinde at an election rally in Buldhana. «If you look at it, this is not an insult to me, it is an insult to all the farmers' sons, it is an insult to the mothers and sisters of the poor and it is an insult to the society from which I come,» he added.

Repolling at eight polling stations in four assembly constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh is underway on Wednesday, amid elaborate security arrangements, an official said. The repolling was necessitated following reports of violence, including damage to electronic voting machines (EVMs), during the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the northeastern state on April 19, he said. The Election Commission ordered repolling to Sario under the Bameng assembly constituency in East Kameng district, Longte Loth in the Nyapin segment in Kurung Kumey, and Bogne and Molom booths under the Rumgong seat in Siang. Dingser, Bogiya Siyum, Jimbari and Lengi under the Nacho constituency in Upper Subansiri are also on the list of booths where repolling is underway.

Android beta version 2.24.9.22 (courtesy of WABetaInfo), reveals that users could share various types of files, such as photos and documents, with nearby WhatsApp users via a local network, without using cellular data or an internet connection. To enable this feature, users must opt in to be discoverable to nearby users. However, they can revoke this permission at any time, ensuring user control over their visibility.

₹7,500 crore for the scheme, a more than 10% increase over the amount spent in the just- concluded financial year. The scheme in its current form gives beneficiaries an insurance coverage of ₹5 lakh person per year on a means-tested basis – to qualify, the individual's annual income must not exceed ₹2.4 lakh. Expanding the coverage of the scheme to include everyone above 70 years of age by removing the income cap could cost the exchequer an additional ₹15,000 crore– ₹20,000 crore a year as per preliminary estimates, said one of the persons quoted above.

Atishi Monday alleged that the ED «lied» in court about consulting specialists from AIIMS over whether Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a diabetic, needs insulin. Kejriwal had on Friday moved a fresh plea seeking consultation with his physician for 15 minutes every day and administration of insulin in jail. Addressing a press conference, Atishi said, «The ED lied in court and said specialists from AIIMS were consulted and they have said that no insulin is needed and have also formulated a diet chart for Kejriwal.» «However, the diet chart was not prepared by an endocrinologist or diabetologist, but by a dietician. We all know that dieticians are not MBBS doctors. On the basis of that diet cart, they have been saying in court that Kejriwal does not need insulin,» she said.

Ghazipur landfill site with residents reporting trouble in breathing due to the toxic fumes. 1. "For now, we are waiting for the (Ghazipur landfill) site to cool down.

Paytm Payments Bank, said on April 22 that the bank's board is independent and strong to deal with regulatory issues. “I or anyone from OCL have nothing to do personally with the payments bank," said Vijay Shekhar Sharma during a webinar, as quoted by Reuters.

Byju’s, has reportedly secured a private debt of approximately ₹30 crore to cover the March salaries of employees amidst financial challenges faced by the edtech company, Business Standard reported. While senior-level staff received partial payments, teachers and lower-ranking employees were paid in full for March, it added. The firm had previously disbursed partial salaries for February and delayed payments for March, but now both February and March salaries have been partially settled, as per the report.

CBI) probe into the murder of Neha, "if the Karnataka police unable to handle the investigation of the case". Neha was stabbed to death by her former classmate in the premises of her college in Karnataka's Dharwad on April 18 sparking widespread protests across state.