Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday called for sweeping changes in the Gujarat Congress unit, stressing the need to empower local leaders and decentralise decision-making within the party. He also drew attention to the grand old party's long dry spell in Gujarat.Speaking at a public gathering, LoP in Lok Sabha said, “We have decided to bring out changes in Congress. I met senior leaders of your district who told me the competition among us is destructive and not constructive. Secondly, the local people are not included in local ticket distribution.”He specified the importance of grassroots leadership, mentioning that district presidents should be given real authority. “The main point of the discussion was that the district should not be run from Ahmedabad. The district should run from the district. The […]

[ad_1] West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday addressed the tense situation in Murshidabad district in her meeting with Imams. She also responded to the allegations pushed by the BJP leaders, which claimed TMC's involvement in unrest over Waqf issue.Mamata hit back at the BJP-led Centre, alleging "Communal riot in Murshidabad pre-planned."“Had TMC been involved in the Waqf violence as claimed by the opposition, the houses of our leaders wouldn’t have been attacked,” she said. She also pointed out that the TMC had taken a strong stand in Parliament against the Waqf law. “TMC is at the forefront in the fight against the Waqf law,” Banerjee stated during a meeting with Imams.She added: "Yesterday, I saw a tweet from ANI quoting the Home Ministry that Bangladesh is involved in this […]

[ad_1] Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has achieved a major milestone, surpassing $30 billion in annual revenue and securing its position as the world’s second-largest IT services brand. As reported by Economic Times, in an internal note to employees, CEO K Krithivasan celebrated the achievement and outlined the company’s vision for continued growth.The landmark achievementTCS has reached a brand valuation of $21.3 billion, reinforcing its global leadership in IT services. Krithivasan emphasised that the company’s success is driven by its commitment to innovation, agility, and customer-centric solutions. He stated, “We can continue this momentum,” highlighting TCS’s evolving business narrative, ‘The Perpetually Adaptive Enterprise.’Leadership changes and strategic focusAs part of its next phase of growth, TCS announced key leadership appointments effective May 1:Aarthi Subramanian will return as President and Chief Operating Officer, bringing three decades of Tata Group experience.Mangesh Sathe has been […]

[ad_1] Tesla CEO and Donald Trump’s close aide Elon Musk has recently shared an X post, highlighting a striking difference between the number of credit cards issued and the total number of government employees. The tech billionaire quoted a post by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) stating that the U.S. government has issued 4.6 million active credit cards, twice the number of its 2.1 million federal employees (as of 2023 data from the Office of Personnel Management), suggesting potential misuse or oversight failures.“Credit Card Update! The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies. After 7 weeks, ~470k cards have been de-activated. As a reminder, at the start of the audit, there were ~4.6M active cards/accounts, so still more work to do,” reads a post by DOGE. Musk responded to DOGE’s post, saying “Twice as […]

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: AP) An Israeli fighter jet mistakenly dropped a bomb near the Gaza-border community of Nir Yitzhak on Tuesday night, after what the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) described as a “technical malfunction.” The incident has prompted an internal review, according to the Israeli military.In a brief statement quoted by CNN, the IDF said, “A short while ago, a munition fell from an IDF fighter jet that was on its way to a mission in the Gaza Strip. The munition landed in an open area near Nir Yitzhak due to a technical malfunction.” The type of bomb was not specified by the military.The incident occurred near the Nir Yitzhak kibbutz, located roughly two miles from the Gaza border. A kibbutz spokesman was quoted by CNN saying that the bomb fell in a farm zone belonging to the […]

[ad_1] <p>Yuzvendra Chahal <br></p> NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings (PBKS) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal equalled Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) legend Sunil Narine's record for most four-wicket hauls in Indian Premier League (IPL) history during their match at Mullanpur on Tuesday. Chahal's spectacular spell of 4/28 helped Punjab Kings secure a 16-run victory over KKR by defending a low total of 111 runs.Chahal's match-winning performance included the crucial wickets of Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, and Ramandeep Singh, triggering a KKR collapse from 62/2 to 95 all out. This was his eighth four-wicket haul in the IPL, matching Narine's record.The leg-spinner also achieved another milestone by becoming the third-most successful bowler against KKR with 33 wickets. This was his third four-wicket haul against KKR, the most by any bowler against a single opponent in IPL history.In the current IPL season, Chahal has […]