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HCL Technologies shares tumbles after Q1 earnings

HCL Technologies shares tumbles after Q1 earnings

Shares of HCL Technologies on Tuesday dipped 3 per cent after the company’s June 2021 quarter earnings failed to enthuse investors. The stock went lower by 3 per cent to Rs 969.50 on the BSE. At the NSE, it dipped 3 per cent to Rs 969.35. At 3.18 pm, 2.41 per cent to Rs 976.10 on the BSE. On Monday, IT services major HCL Technologies posted a 9.9 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,214 crore for the June 2021 quarter and exuded confidence in logging double-digit constant currency growth in FY22 on the back of strong…
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The High Court again issued a stay order on the appointment of Upper Primary in the interview

The High Court again issued a stay order on the appointment of Upper Primary in the interview

The Calcutta High Court has again stayed the recruitment process of the upper primary school teachers. A division bench of the High Court passed the verdict on Tuesday. According to the division bench, the interview process will continue, but no one can be hired right now. A division bench of High Court Justice Subrata Talukder and Justice Saugat Bhattacharya on Tuesday ruled that the commission could conduct interviews as directed by the single bench. A merit list has to be created after the completion of the whole interview process. But the commission will not be able to issue any appointment letter now. That process will take…
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India logs 30,093 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 125 days

India logs 30,093 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 125 days

India has recorded 30,093 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, lowest in 125 days, as per the Union Health Ministry. India’s active caseload stands at 4,06,130, lowest in 117 days. The active cases constitute 1.30% of total cases. 3,03,53,710 people have recovered across the country so far. The recovery rate has risen to 97.37%. 41.18 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. 45,254 patients recovered during last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.06%. The daily positivity rate is at 1.68%, less than 3% for 29 consecutive days.…
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If not fully vaccinated, RT-PCR Report mandatory for flyers Coming to Bengal

If not fully vaccinated, RT-PCR Report mandatory for flyers Coming to Bengal

All passengers flying to West Bengal, on both commercial and non-commercial flights, now it's manadatory to get fully vaccinated. The decision will be implemented with immediate effect, West Bengal Home Secretary BP Gopalika wrote to Civil Aviation secretary PS Kharola. Meanwhile, there was no Covid-19 death in the city while three fatalities each were reported in Darjeeling and Paschim Medinipur on Monday. So at the time of boardig Passengers need to produce proof of their full vaccination certificate or a COVID-19 negative test report. The RT-PCR test must be conducted within 72 hours of the departure of the flight. So…
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42,855 Students Got 90% & Above, Pass Percentage is at Record High in West Bengal Madhyamik Result in 2021

42,855 Students Got 90% & Above, Pass Percentage is at Record High in West Bengal Madhyamik Result in 2021

Today i.e July 20 West Bengal Madhyamik Result of 2021 has been published. The results were announced in a press conference by WBBSE President Kalyanmoy Ganguly. All 10.79 lakh students who had registered for class 10 board exams in the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) are pass. In the first time the WB Board has obtained a 100% pass percentage for the Madhyamik Result. Not only have all the students been promoted with the highest ever pass percentage of 100% but also there is an increase in the number of toppers. This is the best result in current…
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SC chides Gujarat govt. for a fire safety notification in covid hospital

SC chides Gujarat govt. for a fire safety notification in covid hospital

The Supreme Court pulled up the Gujarat government for bringing a notification to reverse its order on fire safety norms in Covid hospitals, warning that putting off the adherence till 2022 would mean “people will continue to die by burning”. “The notification gives the impression that the state is protecting illegality,” the bench said, telling the Gujarat government to withdraw the notification extending the deadline for hospitals in connection with building use permissions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on his part, submitted that the court should visualise the impact, if a 10-story building with a hospital, required for Covid treatment now,…
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FASTag to enhance contactless refueling at Indian Oil fuel outlets

FASTag to enhance contactless refueling at Indian Oil fuel outlets

State-run Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and ICICI Bank are offering cashless and contactless refuelling through FASTag at the country’s largest oil marketing company’s outlets to reduce wait time for customers. “ICICI Bank FASTag users can now enjoy a fully digitized experience at IndianOil’s fuel stations which will reduce wait time for customers,” the firms said in a joint statement. To avail of this facility, customers must inform the customer attendant while fuelling, then scan the vehicle’s FASTag/car number plate. The customer will then receive an OTP to validate the transaction. The transaction will be completed when the OTP is entered…
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HDFC Bank shares tumble 3 pc after Q1 data disappoints investors

HDFC Bank shares tumble 3 pc after Q1 data disappoints investors

Shares of HDFC Bank dipped over 3 per cent on Monday as the company’s June quarter earnings failed to impress investors. At 3.57 pm, the banks stock went lower by 3.34 per cent to Rs 1,470.95 on the BSE and it dipped 3.28 per cent to Rs 1,472.40. HDFC Bank’s consolidated net profit for the June quarter increased 14 per cent to Rs 7,922 crore, but the largest private sector lender reported reverses because of the second wave of the pandemic, which compressed its growth. When compared with the preceding March quarter’s Rs 8,434 crore, there was a decline in…
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Two ministers, three opposition leaders, journalists, industrialists, bureaucrats . everyone is trapped by Pegasus

Two ministers, three opposition leaders, journalists, industrialists, bureaucrats . everyone is trapped by Pegasus

Modi government has two ministers. Three important leaders of the opposition camp. A person holding a constitutional position. More than forty journalists. A group of businessmen and industrialists. Current and former heads of security agencies. In addition, social workers, government bureaucrats, lawyers. All of them allege that their phones were eavesdropped on by Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli NSO. An investigation report called 'Pegasus Project' claims that the Modi government tried to eavesdrop on more than 300 phones in India before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Media representatives from 16 countries, including India, conducted the investigation. However, the government claims that allegations of government surveillance against certain individuals…
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The Political Fix: What can Prashant Kishor bring to the Congress – or the anti-Modi Opposition?

The Political Fix: What can Prashant Kishor bring to the Congress – or the anti-Modi Opposition?

Mamata Banerjee’s big win in the high-prestige and high-octane West Bengal assembly election last winter has triggered the possibility of a new federal front against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Regional parties, party factions, small and big political family firms — all seem to be involved in parleys, political intrigue and even publicity-generating photo-ops. Inciting speculation and working across regions, a ‘coalition’ to take on the behemoth that is the BJP’s election machinery seems to be afoot. Weakened states and regional parties in the Modi-Shah era have made the repeat of a 1990s-style anti-BJP coalition at…
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