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The speeding Innova hit the pavement and rammed into the parked vehicles and a tree before coming to a halt. The visuals which went viral on social media show the front wheels of the car in the air.The incident occurred on VIP Road. The car, which was heading towards Siripuram from Rama Talkies, ran amok in front of Paradise Hotel. A tragedy was averted as there was nobody near the two-wheelers when the crash happened.According to eye-witnesses, a woman who was driving the SUV left in another car after the crash. She was suspected to be under the influence of…

Adjusting for higher working days (+3% QoQ), the decline was even steeper.Top-5’s incremental revenues (QoQ) averaged USD 250mn/quarter pre-pandemic (1QFY19-3QFY20). This jumped to USD 620mn over 2QFY20-3QFY21 – after recouping dip of 4QFY20-1QFY21.“We believe this excess IT spend was due to pushing forward a lot of future spend on digital transformation, catering to the immediate COVID-led demand. Given a typical 2-3 year project lifecycle, a lot of those projects might be coming to a close, in our view”, the report said.“We therefore don’t see the current demand weakness as only a factor of uncertain macro. A weaker macro might only…

Disclosing plans of a pilot project, State Minister for Tourism Diana Gamage told the media that Sri Lanka with 22 varieties of cannabis has the potential to become a world leader in the industry.“There are 22 varieties of cannabis in Sri Lanka and numerous numbers of medicinal products that can be derived from hemp, presenting a significant opportunity for Sri Lanka to capitalize on its cultivation and exports,” the Minister said.She described that by promoting responsible and informed discussions about cannabis, focusing on its various uses beyond intoxication, and implementing appropriate regulations, Sri Lanka can tap into the enormous economic…

“In India, about 15 per cent of unicorn startups have at least one woman founder. Our goal should be to create a level platform where women achievers become the norm. At the same time, we need to ensure that the burden of care and domestic work is appropriately addressed,” PM Modi said in his virtual address at the G20 ministerial conference on women empowerment in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.Highlighting the increasing role of women in governance, the prime minister gave the example of President Droupadi Murmu.”President of India DroupadiMurmu sets an inspiring example herself. She comes from a humble tribal background but…

Taking to her Instagram, the actress penned: “Words are not enough to describe the infinite beauty that is Angus (Conor). I’m so grateful I got the chance to know him in this life, to call him a brother, to see his warm kind eyes and bright smile, or hear his infectious cackle of a laugh (I’m smiling now just thinking of it).”She continued, “I know people use this expression often when talking about folks they love…‘they could light up any room they entered,’ but boy let me tell you, he was the best at it. I’d like to remember him…

Eldo Thottungal Mathai, director of freight-forwarding services firm Indus Global Line (IGL), pleaded guilty to three counts of cheating on Tuesday, The Straits Times reported. According to court documents, Eldo, also a permanent resident in Singapore, hatched a plan in 2011 with Hussain Naina Mohamed, another Indian national who worked at Utracon Structural Systems. Hussain was also a partner at another company, Al Rahman Enterprises & Trading (Aret), which Utracon was unaware of. Both men agreed in 2011 on a plan for IGL to submit inflated quotations to Utracon for freight-forwarding services. It was decided that Eldo would first send…

Gudha has been attacking Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and other ministers for some time now. In a press conference, he claimed that the diary had the handwriting of Dharmendra Rathore, who is a veteran Congress leader and close to the chief minister.”In the diary, the transactions of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) are in code words and things have also been written about the Chief Minister’s Secretary and Vaibhav Gehlot,” he saidThe main points of the pages that were released include:”Vaibhav ji and I both discussed the RCA election expenses, how Bhavani Samota is not giving people’s money even after…

Speaking to the media ahead of the day’s proceedings of the Monsoon session, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said, “This is an anti-national Bill and those favouring it will be remembered as anti-nationals, while those who oppose it will be remembered as true patriots.”He also said that there is no surrendering to the government. “We will fight it in Parliament as there is a very strong fight in the Rajya Sabha”, he added.Chadha explained that the numbers the government has, the Opposition too has similar numbers in the Rajya Sabha and the entire Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) India’s batting unit impressed collectively, helping the visitors to a huge 200-run win over the West Indies in the 3rd and series-deciding ODI at Trinidad on Tuesday.The openers Ishan Kishan (77 runs, 64b, 8×4, 3×6) and Shubman Gill (85 runs, 92b, 11×4) put on 143 in only 19.4 overs before stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya (70 not out, 52b, 4×4, 5×6) and Sanju Samson (51 runs, 41b, 2×4, 4×6) helped India set the hosts a challenging 352-run target.Thereafter, the West Indies struggled to find any momentum, and paceman Shardul Thakur took 4/37 in 6.3 overs as…

Tarouba, Aug 2 (IANS) India’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya attributed his impressive performance in the third and final ODI against the West Indies to the valuable batting inputs he received from former skipper Virat Kohli.After being dismissed for 5 and 7 in the first two ODIs against West Indies, Pandya made a remarkable comeback in the decider, unleashing his true potential with an unbeaten 70 off 52 balls, four fours and five sixes to lift India to 351/5. The bowlers then did their job, as India bundled out the hosts for 151 in 35.3 overs to seal the series 2-1.”I…