Private sector banks led a broad-based deterioration in data reporting quality in the March 2026 quarter, as the latest round of the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) showed a marked decline in their scores compared with the previous quarter.The sDQI, a quarterly metric compiled by the Reserve Bank of India, tracks the quality of regulatory…
Russia Ukraine war – Video credit_ X Ukraine strikes on Russia (Image credit: X) Russia Ukraine war – Video credit_ X Ukraine strikes on Russia (Image credit: X) Russia Ukraine war – Video credit_ X Ukraine’s largest drone assault on Moscow since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion has brought the war closer than ever…
When people think of murder cases, they rarely imagine the accused being a child. Yet one of Indiana’s most disturbing criminal cases involved a boy who was only 13 years old when he admitted to killing his two younger siblings. The case of Nickalas Kedrowitz shocked the community of Osgood, Indiana, and raised difficult questions…
India has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Resorcinol, a key chemical used in tyres, rubber products and industrial applications, from China and Japan following allegations that low-priced shipments are hurting domestic manufacturers, PTI reported.The probe was initiated by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) after a complaint filed by Atul Ltd, which…
File photo: PM Modi with US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a very tough cookie” and one of the world leaders he most admires, while praising Chinese President Xi Jinping as “all business” during a wide-ranging interview with Axios.According to Axios, Trump named PM…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the ceremony in Nagpur NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday “that a nation capable of meeting its own requirements moves forward with the greatest confidence towards safeguarding its interests”. He made the remark while performing bhoomi pujan for a state-of-the-art 10,000-tonne aluminium…
A sharp selloff in technology stocks weighed on sentiment. Fresh geopolitical concerns also added to the cautious mood in the market. (AI image) Stock market breaks winning streak: Indian equity benchmark equity indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, snapped their five-session winning streak on Friday, with the Sensex shedding 607 points and the Nifty settling at…
More and more professionals are discovering the charm of working in smaller cities over metros and corporate hubs A quiet but significant shift is unfolding across the Indian landscape. Professionals are increasingly moving away from metro cities and settling in tier-2 or tier-3 cities.For decades, cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad were India’s biggest…
British actress Emaa Hussen British actress Emaa Hussen, 34, has been charged in Australia over an alleged attempt to smuggle 320kg of methamphetamine into the country, in a case authorities say involved drugs worth an estimated A$296 million (around £157 million).Hussen appeared before a Sydney court on Thursday after being accused of attempting to import…
Indian artillery soldiers train on an indigenous gun in high altitude areas. Artillery is once again at the centre of modern warfare. As militaries increasingly embrace long-range precision strikes, drones and stand-off weapons, the ability to destroy targets from a distance is becoming a decisive advantage. Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan described…