Pitha is not just one dish but a whole family of rice-flour preparations across Assam, Bengal and Odisha, especially during harvest festivals. Some are steamed, some fried, some sweet and some savoury. Assamese versions often use rice flour with jaggery, coconut or sesame, while festival descriptions from eastern India repeatedly point to rice flour as…
Vivo is all set to expand its X-series of smartphones in India with the launch of Vivo X300 and X300 FE smartphones in India. As confirmed earlier, Vivo will launch the two smartphones in the country today (May 6). The launch event will be live streamed on Vivo’s YouTube channel. “”Phone’s cannot shoot cinematic films”….
Samsung Electronics has overtaken Nvidia to become the world’s most-profitable technology company after reporting a record quarterly operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.6 billion), driven by booming demand for AI memory chips. The South Korean technology giant on Tuesday, July 7 said its preliminary operating profit for the April-June quarter surged 1,810.3% from a…
MUMBAI: Auto financiers are pushing for innovation in lending, with a shift towards embedded finance and partnerships instead of generic EMI products, even as global markets adopt integrated digital credit at the point of sale.While nearly eight out of 10 new cars are being financed, car dealers conduct sales based on on-road prices. The financing…
Banks are shut in several states today for Eid-ul-Adha (Bakri Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha. Customers planning a branch visit are advised to check local holiday schedules in advance, as bank holidays differ across states and Union Territories.On May 27, banks will remain closed in many parts of the country, including Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala due to Eid-ul-Adha…
Speaking on the ongoing negotiations, Goyal said discussions with Washington are now focused on creating a framework that gives India a competitive edge in the US market, according to Reuters. India will not enter into the proposed bilateral trade agreement with the United States until a framework ensuring a comparative tariff advantage for Indian exports…
Japanese giant Softbank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has rejected concerns about a bubble in artificial intelligence investment, calling such doubts as ‘a foolish question’. Son sold the entire stake of Softbank in Nvidia for $5.83 billion. The sale came as SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son gears up for a new wave of investments in…
A deadly gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, with rescue operations still under way and authorities launching a nationwide crackdown on illegal mining activities after the country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years, AFP reported.The blast took place on Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine…
Honda Cars India recently launched the much-anticipated Honda City facelift sedan in the Indian market. The new City features cosmetic design changes, updated interior, added features and much more. The sedan continues to rival the Volkswagen Virtus, Skoda Slavia and Hyundai Verna in the Indian market. Interested customers can book the new City online or…
India’s Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: Hardik Pandya is set to miss the upcoming three-ODI series against Afghanistan due to a leg sprain. It is understood that the premier all-rounder was at peak fitness and had been training hard at the BCCI Centre of Excellence since June 2. He was supposed to link…