New Delhi, July 27 (UNI) Private sector lender ICICI Bank on Saturday reported 14.6% year-on-year rise in net profit at Rs 11,059 crore for April-June quarter (Q1) of current financial year 2024-25. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 9648.20 crore in the Q1 of previous financial year 2023-24. The consolidated net profit…
New Delhi, July 27 (UNI) REC Limited (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation) reported a net profit of ₹3,442 crore, marking a 16% rise compared to ₹2961 crore in the same quarter last year. There was a notable 33.9% decline from the previous quarter’s net profit of Rs 4,016.3 crore. Releasing its financial results for the first…
Paris, July 27 (UNI) In a thrilling opening to their Paris Olympics campaign on Saturday, the star Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty delivered a performance brimming with intensity and skill. Their match against France’s Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labarre was a showcase of grit and precision, culminating in a decisive 21-17, 21-14…
Edgbaston, July 27 (UNI) Joe Root crossed the milestone of 12,000 Test runs in Birmingham on Saturday and also edged past the overall run tally of Brian Lara in Test cricket. Root notched up a brilliant hundred here on day two of the ICC World Test Championship match against West Indies and also crossed the…
Paris, July 27 (UNI) India’s star shuttler Lakshya Sen has started his campaign at the Paris Olympics in a spectacular manner. Sen defeated Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon in straight sets in the group stage match of badminton men’s singles played on Saturday, showcasing both skill and resilience in a gripping contest. The 22-year-old Indian, touted as…
Paris, July 27 (UNI) China got off to a flying start on the first official day of competition in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, by winning two gold medals before lunchtime, including the first gold of the Games. The honor of winning the first gold medal went to Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting, who claimed…
Paris, July 27 (UNI) With an impressive 27 bullseyes, India’s ace shooter Manu Bhaker on Saturday secured her place in the women’s 10m Air Pistol finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Bhaker finished third in the qualification round with 580 points, demonstrating remarkable precision throughout her six series. Her scores of 97, 97, 98, 96,…
Kabul, July 27 (UNI) Afghanistan will play a one-off Test match against New Zealand in India in September in what would be the first meeting between the sides in red-ball cricket. The match would take place from September 9 to 13 at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf expressed happiness in…
Vientiane/New Delhi, July 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday along with the Laos Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith launched a special stamp set with the pictures of Ram Lalla of Ayodhya and the Buddha, in celebration of their shared cultural treasures of Ramayana and Buddhism. The EAM and the Laos…
Vientiane/New Delhi, July 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday interacted with scholars from Laos who are travelling to India for studies under Indian Council for Cultural Relations programmes. The EAM also launched the common yoga protocol in Lao language developed by the Art of Living. In posts on X, the EAM said:…
