Recent Views 14 KULLU: Within days of the devastating Nepal floods, Lahaul Spiti administration has stepped up preparedness against a possible glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk, and begun ‘highest flood level’ (HFL) markings at 32 vulnerable locations along the likely flood path of Ghepan lake, considering its expansion from 36.5 hectares to 101.3 hectares…
Recent Views 18 Consumers may increasingly also have the choice to go for smaller-sized portions Mumbai: Protein foods are now a common sight across retail shelves, but consumers may increasingly also have the choice to go for smaller-sized portions going ahead. As protein-deficient Indians become picky in terms of what they eat and add to…
Recent Views 17 Two workers rescued alive after 9 days KATHMANDU: “Hunchha” – yes, we hear you. Just after dawn on Friday, a faint reply became the first voice rescuers had heard from inside the buried Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel since the Aug 26 flood. Nepal army personnel called out, “Brothers, we are a rescue…
Recent Views 16 HUL is stepping up investments to defend market share MUMBAI: After two years of sluggish growth, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is stepping up investments to defend market share amid stiff competition from a clutch of new-age brands and changing shopping patterns. On Friday, the consumer goods giant said that it will boost capex…
Recent Views 16 The judge convicted two accused and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for three years NEW DELHI: Broadening the definition of “property” under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, a special PMLA court in Mohali has ruled that seized bank cheques, even if not encashed, and narcotics both fall under the definition of “property”…
Recent Views 16 Household spending in 2024-25 marked a further shift towards non-essential discretionary items and services NEW DELHI: As the economy recovered from covid pandemic, household spending in 2024-25 marked a further shift towards non-essential discretionary items and services, which have earlier seen decline, signalling premiumisation and a boost for govt revenues.After seeing a…
Recent Views 14 A camera on the Philippine island of Mindoro captured one of the country’s rarest birds, confirming that the critically endangered Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon still survives in the wild. The bird was spotted in August in the Puerto Galera rainforest, and is the first confirmed photograph of the species Gallicolumba platenae in two…
Recent Views 14 Amitabh Chaudhry, who has headed Axis Bank for seven-and-a-half years MUMBAI: Under Amitabh Chaudhry, who has headed Axis Bank for seven-and-a-half years, the bank delivered an 18% ROE for nearly seven quarters. However, the retail cycle, higher credit costs and rate cuts put pressure on NIMs. In an interview with TOI, Chaudhry…
Recent Views 14 Issue likely to fetch Rs 30k-cr MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday cleared National Stock Exchange (NSE)’s offer document to go public through the initial public offer (IPO) estimated to be worth about Rs 30,000 crore. This will make it the largest IPO in India, ahead of Hyundai Motor India’s Rs 27,870…
Recent Views 14 ‘Exceptionally rare’ failure of all 3 hydraulics MUMBAI: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s preliminary report has confirmed what pilots and engineers call an exceptionally rare event, the near-simultaneous loss of all three hydraulic systems on the A320neo aircraft at 36,000 feet. Hydraulic systems are the fluid-pressure circuits that physically move an aircraft’s wing…
