Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola India, is set to lay off around 300 staffers as part of a plan to improve profitability and streamline operations.The company has approximately 5,000 employees and 15 manufacturing units, bottles and distributes brands such as Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Sprite, Minute Maid juices and Kinley water.A company…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sakibul Gani NEW DELHI: Bihar rewrote the history books in emphatic fashion on Wednesday, piling up the highest team total ever recorded in List A cricket during their Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi. Powered by breathtaking centuries and a relentless assault that lasted the full…
England’s Jofra Archer and teammate Ben Stokes. (Image AP) England suffered another blow to their Ashes campaign on Wednesday with pace spearhead Jofra Archer ruled out for the remainder of the series due to a side strain, while batsman Ollie Pope was dropped for the fourth Test against Australia. Archer has been England’s standout bowler…
The education department in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district has warned private schools against compelling students to dress as Santa Claus during Christmas celebrations.An order issued on December 22 by additional district education officer Ashok Wadhwa said that action will be taken if any complaint in this regard is filed. Wadhwa said schools must not put unnecessary…
SRINAGAR: An avalanche warning was issued in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday in view of the recent heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of the Union territory, officials said.The low danger avalanche warning has been issued for Doda, Ganderbal, Kishtwar, Poonch and Ramban districts. The avalanche is likely to occur 2,800 metres…
Let the fund manager take the call on your behalf by opting for dynamic bond funds. (AI image) Debt funds have offered a mixed bag in 2025. Credit risk funds delivered double-digit returns, and even short-term and medium-term funds gave decent returns of 7-7.5%, but long-term debt funds floundered at 2.8%. This has surprised everyone…
Naseem Shah represents Desert Vipers in the fourth season of the ILT20 in the UAE. (Image: Creimas) New Delhi: In an era where T20 cricket is increasingly packaged as boundary-fuelled entertainment, fast bowlers often feel like collateral damage — judged harshly by numbers, deprived of friendly conditions, and discarded quickly when the spotlight shifts elsewhere.For…
MI Emirates booked their place in the playoffs with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Gulf Giants at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. A disciplined bowling display set up the chase before Nicholas Pooran and Muhammad Waseem stitched an unbeaten 140-run partnership off just 89 balls to seal a fourth successive win with 21 deliveries…
OTET answer key 2025 expected to be out soon The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2025, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, was held on December 17, 2025 for Paper 1 (Classes I–V) and Paper 2 (Classes VI–VIII). Thousands of aspiring teachers appeared across the state. Candidates are now awaiting the official…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday stepped up his attack on the Modi government over the Aravalli Hills, accusing the Centre of “misleading the public” and pushing through a “fatally flawed” redefinition of the ecologically sensitive range.In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that the Union ministry…
