Recent Views 27 Consumer durables get costlier: Blue Star raises AC prices by 8%, others plan hikes NEW DELHI: Festive shopping for a new fridge or air-conditioner is set to cost more, with consumer durable makers raising prices as higher component and freight costs, compounded by shipping delays, squeeze margins.Blue Star has raised air-conditioner prices…
Recent Views 26 Apple is highlighting advanced heart-health readings on its Watch in India as smartwatch shipments decline but health-focused demand grows. NEW DELHI: Apple is putting more detailed heart-health readings at the centre of its Watch pitch in India, where overall smartwatch shipments are declining but demand for advanced models is growing.Eric Jue, director…
Recent Views 24 NEW DELHI: India’s Abhay Singh claimed the silver medal in the men’s singles squash event at the Asian Games 2026, going down 0–3 to Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow in the gold-medal match on Sunday. The Indian stayed competitive in the opening game before the world No. 17 took control, winning 11–9, 11–5,…
Recent Views 24 Introducing MDR on UPI merchant payments could help expand its use for cross-border transactions, says JP Morgan executive. MUMBAI: The introduction of merchant fees on UPI transactions could help expand its use in cross-border payments by giving merchants an alternative that remains cheaper than cards and cash, said Max Neukirchen, co-head of…
Recent Views 21 Students protesting outside Lovely Professional University clashed with police and set vehicles on fire, in Phagwara on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Punjab Police deployed more than 2,000 personnel at Lovely Professional University (LPU) after student protests over an alleged rape case turned violent on Sunday, with senior officers saying the situation had been…
Recent Views 26 CBI arrests two in a digital arrest scam that allegedly duped a Gujarat victim of Rs 11.4 crore over three months. NEW DELHI: Following Supreme Court’s directions to investigate major ‘digital arrest scam‘ cases, CBI has arrested two individuals connected to a massive cyber fraud network that siphoned off Rs 11.4 crore…
Recent Views 30 Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh NEW DELHI: India’s wait for a squash singles gold at the Asian Games continued on Sunday as both Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh lost their respective finals to Malaysian opponents, leaving the country with two silver medals from the individual events.World No. 5 Sivasangari Subramaniam defeated 18-year-old…
Recent Views 24 Bank unions withdraw three-day strike after late-night agreement with IBA on key demands. NEW DELHI: Bank unions called off their proposed three-day strike just before midnight after the Indian Banks Association agreed to look into their demands.“A high-level committee of IBA and UFBU (United Forum of Bank Unions) will be formed immediately…
Recent Views 22 BJP steps up attack on Rahul Gandhi over SIR BJP stepped up its counterattack against opposition members, especially Rahul Gandhi, over their offensive against EC, as the party’s CMs cited the poll body’s clarification to accuse them of orchestrating a fabricated campaign.“Rahul Gandhi and INDI Alliance lied about SIR and they should…
Recent Views 23 India’s Ancy Sojan Edappilly during the women’s long jump final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ancy Sojan came agonisingly close to giving India its first athletics gold at the Asian Games 2026, but had to settle for silver after China’s Yingying Huang produced a decisive final jump in the women’s long jump in…
