NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday said that public sector banks are in good financial health, reporting significant improvement in balance sheets , high levels of profits and bad debt at lowest levels in several decades.“Further, public sector banks have recorded sustained credit growth across different sectors of the economy,” minister of state for finance Pankaj…
File photo: Ships in Hormuz DUBAI: Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday. A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Tehran was yet to respond to the…
Cockroach Janata Party founder (CJP) Abhijeet Dipke meets supporters (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Tuesday said SC’s interim order permitting govts to continue investigation of FIRs already registered “stands in direct contradiction” of the Centre’s assurances of July 25 that cases would be withdrawn and no protester would be targeted.CJP said it…
MUMBAI: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata’s three children have become shareholders of Tata Sons for the first time, according to the company’s FY26 documents, after inheriting shares from their grandmother Simone Tata.Leah, Maya and Neville Tata – all of whom work within the Tata Group – now hold two Tata Sons shares each. The stakes…
Union minister Bhagirath Choudhary & BJP MP Lumba Ram NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary and BJP MP from Sirohi in Rajasthan Lumba Ram received financial assistance under a central scheme in 2026 and 2025, govt informed Parliament Tuesday, adding that Choudhary, however, refunded the subsidy.In a written reply to Lok…
Oil prices rebounded sharply on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous session’s steep decline, as renewed tensions in the Middle East reignited concerns over global crude supplies. Lower US crude inventories and expectations around OPEC+ production policy also lent support to the market.Brent crude climbed 4.41% to $87.80 a barrel, gaining $3.71, while US West…
NEW DELHI: Mirabai Chanu and Rishikanta Singh were congratulated by Manipur Chief Minister Khemchand Yumnam after winning medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. During a virtual interaction, the Chief Minister praised the two weightlifters for bringing glory to both Manipur and the country. Manipur CM interacted virtually with Mirabai Chanu and Rishikanta.Mirabai clinched the gold…
NEW DELHI: Air India’s transformation to a world class airline, following its return to founder Tata Group in 2022, could take up to a decade due to serious headwinds the aviation industry and the Maharaja have encountered in recent years.The earlier assessment of giving the airline a facelift in five years under Vihaan programme has…
File photo: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran NEW DELHI: DMK Tuesday demanded that NEET be scrapped as its MP Dayanidhi Maran in Lok Sabha asserted that the proposed amendment in the law against paper leak accused does not address the core problem bedeviling the medical entrance examination.“You are not addressing the core issue. NEET is not…
‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collection Day 6: Thalapathy Vijay’s farewell film inches closer to Rs 250 crore worldwide despite slowdown After enjoying a solid opening weekend, Thalapathy Vijay‘s final film, ‘Jana Nayagan’, slowed down a bit on weekdays at the box office. However, it still raked in good numbers. Since it was released on Thursday,…