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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wishes to appoint former Indian batter Gautam Gambhir as Dravid's successor, reported Cricinfo on 17 May. Currently, Gambhir is the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, and the BCCI has contacted him to ask if he is interested in taking the position. The report added that the next round of discussions between the BCCI and Gambhir is expected after KKR completes their IPL 2024 campaign.

Wipro Ltd, he is relying on his trusted lieutenants to steer the ship. On 17 May, Amit Choudhary put in his papers as chief operating officer (COO) to pursue opportunities outside the organisation, as per Wipro’s release to stock exchanges.

Hindustan Times reported. As per the report, alternative arrangements have been made for the passengers to fly to Bengaluru. The flight data tracking website flightradar24 said that the flight was operated by an A321 aircraft.

By Julie Cazzin with Andrew Dobson

Nationally leading mortgage rates didn’t budge this week, with one exception. TD Bank’s sensational uninsured variable-rate offer ended, nudging up the lowest nationally advertised variable rate from 6.19 per cent to 6.35 per cent (benchmark prime minus 0.85 per cent).

Five women were killed and 12 others injured when a Uttar Pradesh (UP) Transport bus collided with a trailer truck on Friday in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur.

India’s foreign exchange reserves climbed for the second consecutive week, reaching a peak of $644.15 billion as of May 10, according to data released by the central bank on Friday, reported Reuters.

At the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, a full emergency was declared around 5:52 pm on Friday for an Air India flight 807 from Delhi to Bangalore as blaze was reported in the AC unit. There were 175 passengers on board. At around 6:38 pm, the flight landed safely.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) within a week on a plea by an NGO seeking a direction to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of the conclusion of polling for each phase of the Lok Sabha elections, reports Bar and Bench.

interim stay was put on Friday on the implementation of an order suspending manufacturing licences of more than a dozen medicines of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and Divya Pharmacy. The interim stay is being imposed with immediate effect on the basis of a preliminary inquiry report of a high level committee, Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Secretary Ayush, Uttarakhand government said in an order. «The order of the suspension is illegal and should not have been passed by the licensing authority in the manner it has been passed,» the committee looking into the matter said in its report. The firms had challenged the last month's suspension order of the Uttarakhand state licensing authority.

profit after tax (PAT) increased 43 per cent to Rs 126 crore in the March quarter, driven by strong sales. The drug maker had reported a PAT of Rs 88 crore in the March quarter of FY23. Revenue increased to Rs 862 crore in the fourth quarter as against Rs 762 crore in the year-ago period, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals said in a statement.

Zydus Lifesciences on Friday reported Rs 1,182 crore net profit in Q4FY24, a threefold year-on-year (YoY) jump led by growth in US, India, Europe and emerging market sales. The Ahmedabad-based drug maker reported net profit of Rs 297 crore in the corresponding period of previous year.

DXC Technology slumped 18% on Friday, after the IT services provider unveiled a new revamp and forecast fiscal 2025 revenue and profit below estimates. The latest attempt comes as a sale bid failed last year and exits of top executives and a slowdown due to high interest rates hampered efforts to pivot away from its declining legacy business of IT outsourcing services to cloud-based solutions.

ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart will have a play, Delhivery cofounder and chief executive Sahil Barua said on Friday. “There’s a sub-segment of quick commerce which is yet to be evaluated. There’s a long distance between 15-minute delivery and same-day or next-day delivery. I think there will be a segment, which will emerge for certain kinds of products, which will be two-hour, four-hour deliveries. We already perform this in all the cities we are present in,” Barua said during the company’s post-earnings analyst call.

BJP alleged on Friday that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should be held directly responsible for the reported attack on AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal and questioned his silence on the issue. The party said instead of taking action against his aide and accused Bibhav Kumar, Kejriwal is moving around with him. In an interaction with the media, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman described the alleged attack on Maliwal as “unbelievable and unacceptable” and wondered how the chief minister could be expected to protect the women of Delhi if his own MP who was also the Delhi Commission for Women chief. “Kejriwal has not spoken a single word till today. No comparison can be made between this case and other assaults on women. It took place in the chief minister’s own house, when the chief minister was present and by a man who is considered the right hand of the chief minister. The Delhi Commission for Women chairperson was attacked. The Delhi CM does not have the confidence to make a statement. He should apologise,” Sitharaman said.

FISS) on Friday said India's spice export may decline nearly 40 per cent in FY25 if the issue of ethylene oxide or EtO contamination in spices meant for exports is not addressed at the earliest. The statement came against the backdrop of Hong Kong and Singapore banning the sale of popular brands MDH and Everest after detecting carcinogenic chemical ethylene oxide in their products, leading to a mandatory recall from shelves. In 2023-24, India's spice exports totalled USD 4.25 billion, accounting for 12 per cent share of global spice exports. «Lot of exporters have orders on their hands and they have been halted to an extent after that episode. As per our estimate, spice exports could be affected by 40 per cent of the volume this year if the issue is not resolved quickly,» said Tejas Gandhi, Secretary of FISS, an association of nearly 600 spice traders, exporters and farmers from across the country.

PTI quoting Jaiswal. Jaiswal also said that the Union Territories of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir are an inseparable part of India and will always be, reported ANI. Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the tolerance for any cross-border terrorism is very low and added," If they wind down this (terror) industry they have created, then people will treat them as normal neighbours.

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Top news on May 17: From logistics firm Delhivery announcing to conduct research and development in drone technology and manufacturing, to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rejecting allegations levelled by party's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal in assault case, here are some of the top stories. Logistics firm Delhivery reported a rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Friday as it clocked strong volumes in segments such as part truckload (PTL) freight, and truckload services. Before announcing its Q4 results, the company said it has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Delhivery Robotics Pvt Ltd, to conduct research and development in drone technology and manufacturing.

GSK has raised 1.25 billion pounds ($1.52 billion) from a sale of its remaining stake in consumer healthcare company Haleon to institutional investors. The sale will allow GSK to sharpen its focus on vaccines, cancer and infectious diseases, which are part of CEO Emma Walmsley's plans to boost earnings at the drugmaker.

Jennifer Lopez and actor Ben Affleck are heading for a divorce. According to 'Page Six', it was a few months back that supposedly they started having certain issues related to their marriage. The singer has been busy preparing for her upcoming tour. What has been the issue?