Millions of vapes seized in England as illegal trade targeted

Millions of vapes seized in England as illegal trade targeted

Alix Hattenstone BBC News, England BBC Paul Leighton, a senior Trading Standards officer, says illegal vapes are being supplied through “quite sophisticated networks” More than six million illegal vaping products have been seized by Trading Standards officers across England in the past three years, new analysis by the BBC has found. We joined one of … Read more

Q4 results today: HUL, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra among 38 companies to announce earnings on Thursday

Q4 results today: HUL, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra among 38 companies to announce earnings on Thursday

The fourth quarter earnings season is picking up momentum and on Thursday as many as 38 companies will announce their quarterly numbers. Key earnings to watch out include from HUL, Axis Bank, Nestle, SBI Life, Tech Mahindra, Persistent, Mphasis and LTTS. Tech Mahindra Q4 expectations For Tech Mahindra, fourth quarter profit growth will be strong … Read more

Pahalgam terror attack LIVE updates: Government to hold all-party meet today

Pahalgam terror attack LIVE updates: Government to hold all-party meet today

India will hold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan “in abeyance with immediate effect”, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Wednesday (April 23, 2025). It is part of the five-pronged response that was decided upon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in the aftermath of … Read more

A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds

A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds

For more than a century and a half, Central Park has been a leafy barometer of New York’s shifting fortunes. Projecting the city’s vast ambitions and ideals in the 19th century, it morphed into a Hooverville during the Depression, becoming a beehive of ball fields and “Be-Ins” during the 1960s. A decade later it was … Read more

With Hasina gone, BNP is torn by internal clashes

With Hasina gone, BNP is torn by internal clashes

Lablu Mia, a 50-year-old local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was known as a devoted activist in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur district. But on April 5, his loyalty to the party meant nothing when rival BNP factions turned on each other in a vicious clash over control of a business near the upazila … Read more

IT stocks rise as bears cover shorts, with a new outlook

IT stocks rise as bears cover shorts, with a new outlook

Mumbai: Information technology (IT) stocks were the biggest gainers in Wednesday’s trading, after HCL Technologies‘ stronger-than-expected earnings outlook prompted traders to cover some of their bearish bets that were initiated after earnings announcements of its larger peers –TCS and Infosys. The Nifty IT index shot up 4.3% – posting its biggest single-day gain in 10 … Read more