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MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India on Monday warned non-banking financial companies in Mumbai to tighten underwriting and monitor risks closely, marking the third caution in eight days.The RBI met managing directors and CEOs of select NBFCs, including govt NBFCs, housing finance companies and microfinance institutions. The governor said while NBFCs play a key role in…
CM Yogi Adityanath meets PM Modi, JP Nadda and Amit Shah LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath met PM Narendra Modi and BJP brass in New Delhi on Monday amid buzz over the recently concluded SIR of electoral rolls and the much-anticipated reshuffle of the state cabinet.An official said Yogi discussed the SIR exercise, in…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Indian Coast Guard‘s (ICG) first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel ‘Samudra Pratap’ in Goa on Monday, saying the ship will “bolster India’s self-confidence”. The 114.5-metre vessel, built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), has over 60% of indigenous content.During the commissioning of ‘Samudra Pratap’ in Goa,…
AMRITSAR: The officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, has summoned Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to appear at its secretariat on Jan 15 over alleged “anti-Sikh remarks”, “objectionable conduct”, and a recently surfaced video that the Takht says deeply hurt Sikh sentiments.Mann posted on X that he would appear before Sri Akal Takht…
NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian stock market indices were in the red on Monday, while the rupee extended its weakness against the US dollar, amid concerns over American President Donald Trump’s fresh comments over tariffs.The bellwether BSE sensex closed 0.4% or 332 points lower at 85,440 points, while NSE closed 0.3% lower at 26,250. The sensex…
US campus antisemitism bills explained (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Walking across a college campus should be safe for any student. But it is not the case for many students in the US. Harassment in classrooms, exclusion from student groups, and subtle bias in events have made college a challenge for some, not only affecting their…
Pushpa 2 actress Anasuya Bharadwaj has issued a public apology to actress Raasi after a controversial skit from three years ago resurfaced on social media, reigniting conversations around body-shaming and derogatory humour in television comedy shows.The clip, which featured objectionable double-meaning remarks at Raasi’s expense, went viral recently and drew widespread criticism online.Taking to X…
Many people have had the experience, as the head hits the pillow, of a strong sensation of falling as one drifts off to sleep, accompanied by a sharp “jolt back awake.” Such a moment can put one’s heart in one’s throat, as one’s adrenaline is surging in response to the experience, even though, in point…
A water contamination crisis in Indore’s Bhagirathpura locality has led to multiple deaths and left dozens ill, primarily affecting daily wage labourers INDORE: Amit Mer, 28, has not returned to work since December 28. A labourer at an automobile factory in Indore’s Pologround industrial area, Amit stopped going to work after his 50-yearold mother, Ramkali,…
A Hindu widow in Bangladesh was tortured, raped and tied to a tree before her hair was cut by two local men, one of which had “an evil eye on the woman and made repeated indecent advances,” according to local outlet Bangladesh Partidin.In the tragic incident, which happened in Jhenaidah district on Saturday night, the…
