MUMBAI: A structural shift is reshaping India’s microfinance sector, with regulated lenders displacing informal sources as borrowing from moneylenders fell to 1% in 2024–25 from 46% in 2011, according to a survey by Microfinance Industry Network and National Council of Applied Economic Research.The survey, which covered 10,342 borrowers across 10 states, shows a maturing market…
FIP casts doubt on interim Air India crash report MUMBAI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has alleged that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on Air India flight 171 crash appears to have deliberately omitted cockpit warning data that would have pointed to an electrical failure preceding the loss of both engines.The…
Tired of clumpy salt? A simple, time-tested kitchen hack is making a comeback: adding raw rice grains to your salt shaker. This natural desiccant effectively absorbs moisture, preventing salt from hardening. The frustration begins when you walk into the kitchen one rainy day to find the same frustrating dilemma – the salt shaker that refuses…
When Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on 22 January 1901, the court expected a ceremonial end to a very public reign. What they got instead was a final act that felt startlingly private. Victoria had left detailed instructions for her burial, and among the most surprising were personal keepsakes linked to John Brown, the…
AIMIM leader Mofakrul Islam arrested while trying to flee KOLKATA/MALDA: The Bengal police on Friday arrested former AIMIM candidate and lawyer Mofakrul Islam from Bagdogra airport in Siliguri in connection with the violence and hostage situation occurred in Malda district.Mofakrul Islam was allegedly trying to board a flight and flee.Investigators have termed him a key…
LONDON: An Indian man living in the UK has been jailed for 34 years for kidnapping, raping, torturing and beating up a woman after she refused to carry a suitcase of “unknown items” from Thailand to the UK.Gagandeep Singh (34), an Indian citizen living in Wandsworth, southwest London, was on Friday jailed on two counts…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has held online cake delivery platform IndiaCakes guilty of “deficiency in service” after it failed to deliver a birthday cake ordered for a customer’s grandmother and then refused a refund by falsely claiming that the delivery had been attempted.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed IndiaCakes to refund Rs…
Nandigram: People show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded bumper polling on Thursday, with the Election Commission (ECI) saying both states saw their highest-ever voter turnout since Independence…
Riteish Deshmukh’s historical magnum opus, ‘Raja Shivaji’, is currently rewriting the record books for Marathi cinema. After a historic opening on Maharashtra Day, the film’s Day 2, Saturday, May 2, 2026 live tracking shows a relentless grip on the audience, particularly across the Marathi speaking belt driving exceptional footfall, with the Marathi version alone contributing…
Ulwe is one of the best emerging property hot spots in Navi Mumbai. Open sea view apartments can be bought from here at comparatively cheaper rates as compared to the premium marketplaces of the city of Mumbai. Also, owing to its closeness to various forthcoming infrastructural developments such as the Navi Mumbai International Airport, it…