State-run Union Bank of India on Tuesday approved plans to raise up to Rs 8,000 crore through a mix of debt and equity instruments, PTI reported.In a regulatory filing to the BSE, the bank said its board had approved raising debt capital of up to Rs 5,000 crore through Basel III-compliant Additional Tier-1 bonds and/or…
The Punjab government said on Tuesday it is strengthening high-risk maternal and neonatal care under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, with over 5,300 high-risk caesarean deliveries and around 2,094 neonatal care cases treated cashlessly till May 25.According to the State Health Agency (SHA), total expenditure under the scheme stood at Rs 7.04 crore, covering 7,300…
NEW DELHI: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani on Tuesday urged Muslims to avoid sacrificing prohibited animals and advised those facing obstruction in offering buffalo sacrifice to take the administration into confidence and perform the sacrifice at a place where there is no disruption.Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in India on May 28.In his message to…
Marriage is romanticised as a fairytale, but the reality is messier, deeper and more ordinary. It’s less about constant excitement and more about daily choices: to stay, to listen, to forgive and to keep showing up. These brutally honest truths about marriage cut through the fantasy and speak to the quiet, uncomfortable, but necessary realities…
Most seven-year-olds celebrate birthdays with balloons, cake and presents. Joey Danger Evermore spent his birthday climbing one of the world’s most iconic granite walls. Suspended thousands of feet above the ground inside Yosemite National Park, Joey climbed El Capitan alongside his family, becoming the youngest known person to complete the ascent. The achievement stunned climbers…
During the recent Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, a footage was circulated online that appeared to show a Russian-made Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile releasing decoy flares during flight. This was similar to a video released in 2023, which had offered a rare visual confirmation of its countermeasure capability that had been immensely discussed in…
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 match between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans. After 70 high-intensity league stage mathes, IPL 2026 now enters its decisive phase as RCB and 2022 winner GT, two top teams in the standings, will lock in the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday…
Rising silver prices are not just pushing investment demand, they are also opening the door to a surge of impure silver bars and coins in the Indian market. The trend has raised concerns among industry stakeholders over widespread counterfeiting and lapses in quality standards. Precious metal refiners have now stepped up calls for the Bureau…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre not to allow the construction of the Mekedatu dam by the Karnataka government.This comes days after the Congress-led Karnataka government proposed the construction of the Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river.In the letter, Vijay said that…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the Centre has constituted a high-level committee to examine demographic changes in the country due to “illegal immigration and other unnatural causes”.In a post on X, Shah said, “unnatural demographic change due to infiltration and other reasons poses a very significant challenge to the…