Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju has asked the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to sustain its push on digital marketing and a mobile-first strategy to help achieve the national objective of “insurance for all”.Speaking at LIC’s strategy meet in Mumbai, Nagaraju said the insurer’s expanding digital outreach would be critical to widening coverage and…
January 18 has been associated with a multitude of advancements in science, industry, culture, and public life not only in India but also globally. Various years on this date have witnessed the launch of new technologies, the establishment of influential institutions, and significant cultural exchanges. Moreover, it is the day of birth and death of…
Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja (Getty Images) Ravindra Jadeja’s place in India’s ODI side is coming under serious scrutiny after another run of quiet performances with both bat and ball. Recent numbers have not helped his case. The last ODI half-century at home came back in 2013, while just one wicket has arrived across the…
KOLKATA/MALDA: PM Narendra Modi brought up the issue of recurring violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad during his rally in neighbouring Malda district Saturday, specifying demographic imbalance and infiltration as the underlying causes.Murshidabad’s Beldanga continued to see vandalism as highways and railway tracks were blocked for the second day in protest against continuing violence against Bengalis in…
Abhishek Banerjee (File photo) KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Saturday blamed BJP politicians and a “new gaddar (traitor)” for stoking violence in Beldanga, a town in Murshidabad district bordering Bangladesh, and urged residents to deny the opposition party political space.“Stop providing oxygen to BJP,” Banerjee told a public rally in Behrampore. He…
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank, Yes Bank and RBL Bank reported improved profitability in the Dec quarter, supported by treasury gains, steady loan growth and lower provisions, even as operating costs rose due to labour code-related expenses.HDFC Bank posted an 11.5% year-on-year rise in net profit to Rs 18,654 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 16,736 crore….
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the registration deadline for the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate (CUET PG) 2026. The official notification says that the CUET PG 2026 application period, which was going to be closed on January 14, will be kept open till January 20, 2026.According to NTA, the revised timeline is…
Marriage isn’t always perfect – instead, it is a beautiful yet messy journey of two people learning to stay together while navigating the storms of life together. Sudha Murthy, the beloved author, philanthropist, and wife of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murty, gets that better than most. At the India Today Conclave in 2024, she shared a…
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary has strongly criticised India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate for his remarks on Rohit Sharma’s recent form in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand. Ten Doeschate had suggested that Rohit’s modest returns—scores of 26 and 24 in the first two matches—might be due to a lack of game time….
MUMBAI/PUNE: With negotiations for power-sharing in the Mumbai civic corporation between BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena expected to take time, the Shinde Sena on Saturday corralled all 29 of its newly-elected corporators in a five-star hotel in Bandra.BJP, which won 89 seats in the 227-member BMC House, needs the Sena’s support to get…