Bank credit to industry grew at a slower pace of 6.5% in August 2025, compared to 9.7% in the same month last year, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on sectoral deployment of credit released on Tuesday.The data, compiled from 41 scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) that account for nearly 95% of total non-food…
Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh Rising India star Abhishek Sharma returned home on Tuesday after a scintillating performance at the Asia Cup 2025, where he finished as the player of the tournament. The 25-year-old left-handed batter amassed 314 runs at a strike rate of 200, finishing as the highest run-getter as India lifted the trophy.Go…
Actor Devi Chandana recently left fans and well-wishers concerned after revealing the serious health crisis she endured. In an emotional video on her YouTube channel, Devi disclosed that she was hospitalised for over a month after being diagnosed with hepatitis A, cautioning viewers against underestimating the disease. ICU stay and severe symptoms Devi was admitted…
NEW DELHI: The govt Tuesday extended to Nov 30 the deadline for central govt employees to switch from National Pension System (NPS) to Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), following a tepid response by central govt employees covered under NPS. The earlier cut-off date was Sept 30.This will enable more eligible existing employees, retirees and legally wedded…
US consumer confidence fell sharply in September as Americans’ concerns over inflation and a weakening job market deepened, according to the Conference Board’s latest survey. The consumer confidence index dropped 3.6 points to 94.2, down from August’s 97.8, marking the lowest reading since April, when President Donald Trump implemented sweeping tariff policies.The index measuring Americans’…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha offered the team’s entire match fees in the final to victims of the “Indian attack” and the children who were affected by it (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) India clinched their second T20 Asia Cup crown with a nail-biting five-wicket win over Pakistan in the 2025 final on Sunday, but the action on…
Long before Janhvi Kapoor stepped into the movies, she remembers watching her mother, the legendary Sridevi, laugh her heart out at Govinda’s comedy. As Janhvi gears up for the release of Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari with Varun Dhawan, she fondly shared how her mother admired the 90s comedy icon and even had a soft…
Ram Mohan Naidu (File photo) NEW DELHI: India has been re-elected to the council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with a “stronger mandate”. The election took place on Sept 27 during the 42nd ICAO assembly session at Montreal and India secured more votes as compared to the 2022 elections.Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu…
India is strengthening its focus on self-reliance and building resilient supply chains to safeguard the country against global disruptions and the weaponisation of trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.Speaking at the curtain-raiser of the CII Partnership Summit to be held in November at Visakhapatnam, Goyal stressed that India’s approach rests on…
ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi (Image credit: X) The members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) held a meeting in Dubai on Tuesday, attended by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) representatives Rajeev Shukla, current vice-president, and former treasurer Ashish Shelar. During the meeting, ACC chair Mohsin Naqvi continued to “beat around the bush”…
