MUMBAI: Consumers seem to be cutting back on discretionary spends, allocating more budgets to essentials and value purchases as a mix of war-driven uncertainty and layoffs have nudged people to tighten their purse strings and save more. Even as the US and Iran agreed upon a two-week ceasefire last week, the prospects of a peace…
Mumbai: A man walks past the RBI logo at RBI headquarters in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Mumbai: Banks will have to start setting aside money for possible loan defaults in advance from April 2027, using mathematical models to predict losses instead of waiting for borrowers to actually miss payments, under RBI’s final rules issued on…
Akhilesh visits injured BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal (Image posted Akhilesh on X) NEW DELHI: Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday visited a hospital in Lucknow to check on the condition of BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal, who sustained serious injuries while burning the SP leader’s effigy during a protest in UP’s Bahraich earlier this week.During his visit, Yadav…
NEW DELHI: The anticipation was sky-high as fans waited to see their superstar MS Dhoni in action in IPL 2026, but the wait continues. When Ruturaj Gaikwad walked out for the toss alongside Ajinkya Rahane at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, fans were hoping to hear the words: “MS Dhoni will play today.”But that announcement never…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un defended his country’s nuclear arsenal, citing the ongoing Iran war as proof of the need for strong military deterrence, according to the South Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Speaking to North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly on Tuesday, Kim accused the United States of carrying out “terrorism and invasions”…
“Light will triumph over darkness, good will triumph over evil”: Israeli PM Netanyahu wishes ‘happy holiday season’ to Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on Monday wishing Iranians a happy Nowruz, the Persian New Year, even as Israel continues its war against Iran alongside its ally, the United States.In recent years, Netanyahu…
A protest against National Testing Agency at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The United Doctors Front (UDF) has approached the Supreme Court of India seeking the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in its current form following the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy and the subsequent cancellation of the medical entrance…
An accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case claimed “big people are being saved” while in CBI custody, intensifying speculation about influential players higher up the chain JAIPUR: One of the accused arrested by the CBI in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case alleged on Wednesday that “big people” involved in the…
Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) DHARAMSHALA: The debate surrounding Shreyas Iyer’s return to the Indian T20I squad has moved beyond the realm of “what if” and into the territory of “when”. As the BCCI selectors look towards the upcoming tours of Ireland and England, the conversation is no longer about a sentimental recall; it is…
AHMEDABAD: Families who lost relatives in last year’s AI171 plane crash gathered at Sola Bhagwat Vidyapith on Wednesday to plan how they will mark the first anniversary of the tragedy on June 12. They have asked authorities for permission to hold prayers at the crash site in memory of the victims, but say they have…