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Setty said the next phase of AI-led banking should move beyond retail banking and customers with established financial histories MUMBAI: Artificial intelligence could help banks expand credit to rural India, small businesses and farmers while improving risk assessment and productivity, SBI chairman CS Setty said at FIBAC 2026, but banks will have to strengthen cyber…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on social justice and empowerment has brought into focus the failure of the National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (NAP-SDP) to meet setout targets and highlighted that the continued shortfall in achieving even 25% of the set targets…
Gurpatwant Pannun murder plot case delayed to November 20. A US federal court has delayed the sentencing of Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty to plotting to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to November 20, according to court filings.Gupta’s sentencing was originally scheduled for September 25 before the US District Court for the Southern District…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reacted sharply to Gautam Adani‘s acquittal by a US court and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the development.In a post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha said, “There is much more to this than meets the eye. A compromised…
Top stocks to buy today on August 12, 2026 Stock market recommendations: JSW Energy, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), and IRCTC have been recommended by Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research at Anand Rathi Shares as the top stocks to buy today on August 12, 2026:JSW ENERGY: Buy between Rs 570–560 | Stop Loss: Rs…
Veer Chotrani (Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: Veer Chotrani doesn’t remember learning to love squash, mainly because there was never a version of his life without it. “I’ve been around squash for the last 20 years,” the 24-year-old told TimesofIndia.com during an exclusive interaction. “I was literally born on a squash court, because my father (Manish…
KVS NVS Tier 2 Result 2026: CBSE to release results from mid-August, check details KVS NVS Tier 2 Result 2026: The KVS NVS Tier 2 Result 2026 is expected to be released shortly, with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announcing that results for the Tier 2 recruitment examinations will be released in phases…
For Suriya, finding his own identity as an actor was not simply about choosing different roles. It also meant consciously stepping away from the shadow of his father, veteran actor Sivakumar. In a recent interview, the actor recalled an incident that made him realise how strongly people connected him with his father. His candid recollection…
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (Photo via Canva) Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is known as one of the most influential figures in Western art.Even though he created over 2,000 artworks in just a decade, he sold only a few paintings during his lifetime and struggled with poverty and mental…
Looe Island from a small boat off shore. Image credits: Instagram/@visitlooe In 1965, sisters Roselyn “Babs” Atkins and Evelyn “Attie” Atkins turned a long-held dream into a remarkable experiment in island living when they bought Looe Island, off the coast of Cornwall, for £22,000. Also known as St George’s Island, the roughly 22-acre (roughly nine…
