MUMBAI: Auto financiers are pushing for innovation in lending, with a shift towards embedded finance and partnerships instead of generic EMI products, even as global markets adopt integrated digital credit at the point of sale.While nearly eight out of 10 new cars are being financed, car dealers conduct sales based on on-road prices. The financing…
GURGAON: A 25-year-old software engineer allegedly killed his colleague by slitting her throat before dying by suicide on the railway tracks near Gurgaon railway station, police said.The two had been working at the same IT company in Sector 59 for the past year. The man’s body was found on the tracks around 1.30pm on Saturday….
NEW DELHI: Government is considering extending its cybersecurity push beyond CCTV cameras by introducing a similar regulatory framework for a wider range of internet of things (IoT) devices, including smart meters, amid concerns that these devices remain vulnerable as they are imported, mainly from China.While no final decision has been taken, discussions at the official…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yuvraj Singh and Abhishek Sharma (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had a memorable day away from the cricket field as he attended the Wimbledon 2026 men’s singles final between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev at the iconic All England Club in London on Sunday. Sinner won his…
The truck rammed into stationary vehicles that had gathered at the scene of an earlier collision involving two cargo trucks. At least 9 people, including two children, were killed and 10 others injured after a cargo truck crashed into multiple vehicles responding to an earlier road accident on a highway in Mexico’s western state of…
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his second consecutive Wimbledon title at the All England Club. It was Sinner’s fifth Grand Slam title and his first tournament since his painful second-round exit at the French Open, where he suffered a dramatic collapse in…
At 18, Maya Merhige completes 21.4-mile North Channel swim in 12 hours, moves closer to Oceans Seven record Eighteen-year-old open-water swimmer Maya Merhige has moved one step closer to making history after successfully completing the 21.4-mile North Channel swim from Ireland to Scotland. Closing in on a Guinness World Record According to KTVU, Merhige completed…
MUMBAI: Foreign investors who rediscovered their appetite for Indian debt in June have now widened their interest to equities as well in July. After months of persistent selling, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have turned net buyers in July, investing $2.59 billion (Rs 24,662 crore) in the first 10 days of the month.The reversal, triggered by…
For millions of years, honeybees have relied on one of nature’s most efficient architectural designs: the honeycomb. Built from repeating hexagonal cells, a beehive is remarkably strong, lightweight and uses the least amount of material to enclose the greatest amount of space. Now, engineers are borrowing this ancient blueprint to rethink how solar panels are…
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is asking consumers to become its “eyes” on the ground by reporting food safety violations through its Food Safety Connect platform, which allows complaints to be lodged with a…