Axis Bank on Monday announced that its chief financial officer, Puneet Sharma, has resigned. Sharma, who has led the bank’s finance function since March 2020, stepped down on Sunday, June 28, and will remain with the lender until August 31. During his time at the private sector lender, Sharma served as the group head and…
More than 2,600 rescue workers from around the world have arrived with search dogs and heavy machinery A powerful aftershock of 4.6 magnitude shook Caracas and the neighbouring state of La Guaira on Monday morning, nearly five days after the twin earthquakes that devastated northern Venezuela and killed at least 1,450 people.AFP journalists reported that…
US Navy’s fifth-generation F-35 fighter aircraft refuels from a tanker. (Image credit: USAF) As the geo-political situation in the region remains tense, with both China and Pakistan modernising their air forces. The Chinese have inducted fifth generation air craft and are publicly testing two separate sixth-generation aircraft. This at a time when the Pakistanis are…
PM Modi hands over PS Lespwar, fast patrol vessel, to Seychelles. (Image credit: MEA) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Seychelles marked a notable expansion of India’s defence diplomacy in the Indian Ocean region.At a ceremony at the Seychelles Coast Guard base, PM Modi handed over the fast patrol vessel Lespwar — which means…
India’s industrial activity maintained steady momentum in May 2026, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 5.1% as compared to the same period last year. The growth came on the back of robust manufacturing and electricity output, even as mining remained under pressure.Data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on…
Eugenie Bouchard (Image via Getty Images) Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has shared her surprise at the hot weather in London ahead of the Wimbledon Championships 2026. The Canadian tennis star, who has joined the BBC’s team for this year’s tournament, admitted that she found the heat more difficult to handle than expected.Bouchard, who now…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court has ruled that a wife who earns more than her husband cannot claim maintenance simply because she is a woman. The court stressed that maintenance cannot be awarded on gender-based assumptions and that financial circumstances of both parties must be examined before passing such orders.The court set aside a…
Rajnath Singh launches DFP-2026 to boost DRDO efficiency Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday released the Delegation of Financial Powers to DRDO (DFP-2026), aimed at improving efficiency, accountability and timely execution of strategic research and development projects in the defence sector.The new framework is expected to speed up the production and induction of systems, platforms…
Mumbai-born entrepreneur Dhravya Shah built his own-company Supermemory, an AI startup that raised $3 million in seed funding. Shah also managed to secure a US O-1 visa. Shah’s entrepreneurial journey started from selling his first company at 16 to walking away from the IIT dream. His journey also highlights how a solo founder turned a…
Bharat currently stands at a crossroads when it comes to producing jet engines, confronted with a few demanding questions. For most civilians, when one hears about fighter jets, the most appealing aspects hinge on four elements. Speed. Stealth. Roar. Agility. However, that’s not all. The heart of a jet is its engine. But alas, engines…