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Accenture to return less to shareholders as acquisition spending rises

Accenture’s capital-allocation decisions matter to Indian IT services firms, which tend to track the company’s strategy. Local IT services firms also returned less to shareholders last fiscal.

Anup Bagchi's Act 1: Set HDFC house in order

Anup Bagchi has been chosen as the new CEO of HDFC Bank after Sashidhar Jagdishan's decision not to continue. Bagchi's leadership will address critical issues within the bank, including leadership succession and regulatory concerns. He aims to recapitalize the brand while focusing on technology and customer service…

Mynas introduced to control a coconut pest later became pests themselves

In 1915, common mynas were introduced to the Cook Islands to mitigate a coconut pest problem. Unfortunately, these birds multiplied rapidly, encroaching on the territories of native species and invading agricultural lands. Their escalating presence led to the establishment of a bounty program on Atiu Island, aiming to…

Democracy in peril as voters illegally ousted: Ex-SC judge Nariman

Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman expressed concerns regarding the functioning of the Election Commission in India. He highlighted the issue of illegal removal of voters from electoral lists, especially in West Bengal. Nariman noted that 90 lakh voters were disenfranchised, with many not having access to justice. He…

'Look Out Circular' against parents of man who secretly took away child to US

The Supreme Court has indicated consequences for parents of a man who abducted his daughter to the US. This decision came during a case regarding child custody between NRI couples. The father has been ordered to return to India with the child within four weeks. If he fails to comply, his parents will face legal…

Meet Ankith Burki, seventh-grader who boosted water-from-air output by 117%

Ankith Burki, a seventh-grader from BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, created an atmospheric water generator for his project. He utilized low-frequency sound waves to improve the efficiency of water collection. Testing revealed a 117 percent increase in water production under specific sound conditions. His work earned…

Kumkum, Sujeet named inaugural recipients of Jaspal Rana & Raja Randhir Singh awards

An AI couldn’t beat humans at StarCraft, so it decided to cheat

StarSkirmish pits AI-made StarCraft-playing bots against one another, as well as against human-made bots. OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 were essentially tied as the best-performing AI-made bots, but they couldn't top Stardust, the top-rated human-made bot. On Friday, GPT was facing off against Claude and…

Haldia Petrochemicals-arm Adperma plans public listing, downstream expansion, says MD Navanit Narayan

Haldia Petrochemicals subsidiary Adperma is considering an initial public offering to fund its expansion into specialty chemicals and advanced polymers.

Kainat Imtiaz retires from internationals to become match referee

She decided to follow in her mother Saleema Imtiaz's footsteps to become a match official

ECI to conduct special drive to enrol left-out electors in Villupuram

According to a release from District Election Officer and Collector Sheik Abdul Rahman, the Declaration Form attached with Form 6 will be used during the SIR phase only; for the non-SIR period, the forms applicable under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, will be used.

After Dhurandhar Films Success, Aditya Dhar And Yami Gautam To Shift To Himachal Pradesh

Yami Gautam’s long-standing connection with Himachal Pradesh could be behind the couple’s reported decision to move away from Mumbai.