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MUMBAI: Banks will soon price deposit insurance by risk, while depositor protection stays unchanged. From April 1, 2026, RBI will adopt risk-based pricing for deposit insurance, a global norm, without altering coverage or payouts. Until now, all banks paid a flat premium of 12 paise per Rs 100 of deposits, regardless of financial strength. The…
(ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Iran has backed the Chabahar port and cooperation with India amid the uncertainty looming over the project because of ongoing US efforts to isolate Iran, including the Trump administration’s decision last year to revoke a sanctions waiver that allowed India to develop a terminal at the port. While Washington extended the…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday urged students not to view success in exams as the sole purpose of their education and said an individual’s character and temperament, and not just grades, determine success in life. “Education is not only for exams but for life. Exams are meant to examine oneself,” Modi said at…
Milwaukee Bucks vs Indiana Pacers (Image via Getty) The Indiana Pacers visit Fiserv Forum on February 6, 2026, to play the Milwaukee Bucks. Both teams are dealing with injuries that have affected their rotations and overall results this season.Indiana has struggled to stay healthy, while Milwaukee continues to adjust without its best player. Neither team…
MUMBAI: Amid steep rise in gold prices, Indian consumers are going for exchanges-swapping old gold for new and are also advancing their purchases of wedding jewellery to avoid bearing the brunt of even higher rates given gold’s glittering rally amid geopolitical tensions. “Right now, people are concerned about rates spiralling even more although there has…
Cornell University is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges it excluded White candidates from consideration for a faculty position, raising fresh legal questions about how diversity initiatives intersect with civil rights law.The complaint, filed last week in Wright v. Cornell University, claims the university allowed diversity, equity and inclusion administrators to create an interview list…
In an era where paparazzi videos trend within minutes and celebrity sightings become instant content, the idea of a “typical workday” no longer applies. For Mumbai’s paparazzi, the day doesn’t begin with a fixed routine or end with a clear sign-off. It starts early, stretches late into the night, and is dictated entirely by movement,…
Source: National Geographic A conservation dilemma on the Patagonian coast in Argentina is coming across due to predation. As reported, thousands of penguins have died once the predators have arrived. Penguins, being harmless and defenceless, become an easy target for the carnivores. This has left scientists and experts deeply concerned. The penguin deaths have been…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday posted an election conspiracy video on his Truth Social platform that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as monkeys, drawing condemnation from prominent Democrats.Near the end of the one-minute-long video, the Obamas were shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second….
NEW DELHI: Congress slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “hiding behind Speaker” after Om Birla said that he had requested the PM to not to come to the House when he was scheduled to reply to the President’s address, citing security reasons by the women MPs. The Lok Sabha eventually passed the Motion of Thanks…
