Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Brigade Hotel Ventures’ net profit for the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1 FY26) stood at Rs 7.16 crore, declining 45 per cent sequentially, according to an exchange filing on Monday. The affiliated hotel chain firm had posted a net profit of Rs 13.11 crore in the preceding quarter (Q4 FY25). However, the company returned to profit year-on-year (YoY) as it had reported a loss of Rs 5.78 crore in the same quarter a year ago (Q1 FY25).Meanwhile, Brigade Hotel …

New Delhi/Kyiv, Aug 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, reiterating India’s steadfast and consistent position for peaceful settlement of the ongoing conflict in the region and support for efforts aimed at earliest restoration of peace. During the telephonic conversation, Zelensky shared views regarding recent developments related to Ukraine. The two leaders reviewed progress in the India-Ukraine bilateral…

Seoul, Aug 11 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun spoke with his British counterpart, David Lammy, by phone Monday to discuss ways to advance their strategic partnership and other security issues, his office said. Cho noted that the two countries have actively engaged in high-level exchanges since the launch of the Lee Jae Myung government in June and urged Britain’s active support for the new administration’s foreign policy, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the ministry.Additional…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A man drowned in a municipal swimming pool in north Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area, the police said on Monday. Ankit Kumar, 25, drowned on Sunday around 5.30 pm, soon after he, along with his brother and friends, entered the pool in BK-2 in Shalimar Bagh, the police said.The pool is operated by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and the police are inquiring if there was any negligence on the part of the civic agency’s staff or contractor.Soon after Ankit’s friends…

Vaishali, Aug 11 (IANS) Out of several public welfare schemes initiated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, the Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) is one such scheme that is bringing many positive changes to lives of lakhs of farmers and their families.Many farmers in Bihar’s Vaishali district have drawn the benefits of the scheme, which not only made them financially empowered but also helped tide over the crisis.A couple of PM-KISAN beneficiaries spoke to IANS,…

New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Days after resigning from the Chair of Trinamool Congress Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha, four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjee, who has recently turned rebel, was spotted on Monday interacting cordially with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a programme.It has been learnt that at the function, the Prime Minister personally asked Banerjee to come to his side, to which Kalyan smiled back. Although Banerjee was not available for his comments …

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The ECI on Monday issued a fact-check dismissing as “incorrect” statements issued by agitating Opposition leaders over alleged “voter list manipulation”. Sharing details of meetings held with political parties before the publication of the draft electoral roll in Bihar, at the time of publication of the draft roll and after the publication of the draft roll, the Election Commission of India (ECI) claimed to maintain the highest degree of transparency in the exercise….

Prayagraj, Aug 11 (IANS) The Central government is running several schemes to empower women, and in this effort, the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj is making a notable impact. Women from self-help groups (SHGs) are becoming self-reliant and financially strong by making tricolour flags for the initiative. The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign is being celebrated nationwide from August 2 to 15.This year, too, the spirit of women’s empowerment resonates strongly throug…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday predicted that the AIADMK would face an even heavier defeat in the state’s western districts in the upcoming Assembly elections than in the recent local body polls. Addressing a public gathering at Udumalpet, where he inaugurated completed projects, launched new ones, and distributed welfare benefits, Stalin said AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami had chosen to begin his campaign in the western…

Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Reacting to Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna’s resignation, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Monday that all the leaders and workers bow to the high command’s decisions. “Rajanna is my close friend. We have pursued politics together for 25 years. I am also pained. Nothing can be done; it is a party decision. You all know the context in which this decision has been taken. We all have to bow to the decision of the party high command,” sa…