After growth forecast cut, RBI warns monsoon deficiency could weigh on consumption

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday cautioned that a projected deficiency in the south-west monsoon could impact rural demand and private consumption, even as various government initiatives are expected to cushion the effect.Speaking at the post-monetary policy press conference, Malhotra said consumption trends have remained healthy so far but acknowledged that a…

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FM brings IT services under single category in Union Budget: What this means for IT companies

Union Budget 2026 recognises the Indian IT sector as one of the key growth drivers for the country’s economy. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a single category for companies offering IT services in the country. Highlighting India’s position as a global leader in software development services, IT-enabled services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPOs) and contract…

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Woman thought dead suddenly wakes up in the mortuary: Paramedic blunder or tragic error? | World News

Olive Martin was taken to the morgue rather than hospital, where she displayed ‘some signs of life’ before dying (Durham Police) On the morning of 13 October 2023, 54-year-old Darlington mother-of-two Olive Martin was doing something completely ordinary: making toast before work. At some point in that routine, she suffered a seizure and collapsed in…

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In 2019, California researchers used 1,500 volunteers to count seals and sea lions from drone images; 11 repeated counts improved accuracy |

More than 1,500 people helped researchers count seals and sea lions on California’s Año Nuevo Island by studying thousands of drone photographs. The citizen science project ran for 212 days, with volunteers counting about 94,000 image tiles. Researchers then compared the volunteer counts with counts made by experts. According to the study published in Plos…

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Ex-soldier survives bike crash, dies in hospital; wife, lover poisoned saline for Rs 2 crore insurance, claim cops | Bengaluru News

AI-generated image used for representational purpose. BELAGAVI: Another March murder, another mystery. Days after Bengaluru girl Vennela’s murder was cracked, an ex-serviceman’s death under suspicious circumstances that had cops in knots has been solved.Aided by intelligent observation of the sequence of events and investigations, Belagavi police solved the death of 46-year-old former serviceman Sandeep Manjaragi.The…

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