India’s gold loan market is gearing up for strong expansion, with non-bank lenders preparing to open around 3,000 dedicated branches over the next year to meet rising demand. The market, which is largely led by public-sector banks, grew 36% year-on-year to Rs 14.5 lakh crore by the end of September.According to sector heads quoted by…
The US government has announced that Medicare will pay lower prices for 15 widely used prescription drugs, including blockbuster weight-loss medication Ozempic and several major cancer treatments. The reductions, which follow a new round of federal price negotiations, are expected to deliver billions in savings for taxpayers and provide cost relief for millions of older…
Photo credit: PIB NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has approved running India’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel-cell-based train on the Jind-Sonipat section of the Northern Railway, entering the elite club of nations including Germany, Japan, China, and the United States.The futuristic train will have 10 coaches and will be powered by a 1200-kilowatt engine. It is expected…
Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja (AP/PTI) On this day in 2020, December 27, Ajinkya Rahane played an innings that quietly altered the course of Indian Test cricket. It did not come wrapped in noise or bravado. It arrived in the aftermath of trauma. India had been bundled out for their lowest-ever total in the previous…
Protest disrupts Wijk aan Zee tournament in Netherlands (Photo by @NLRebellion on X) NEW DELHI: The Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, witnessed an unprecedented disruption after climate activists dumped 2,025 kilograms of coal at the main entrance, delaying the opening of one of chess’s most prestigious events. The protest targeted…
CRPF director general Gyanendra Pratap Singh NEW DELHI: CRPF director general Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Saturday said the force would conduct a professional post-analysis of the action taken by personnel of Rapid Action Force (RAF), a unit of CRPF, against anti-NEET paper leak protestors, including during the July 20 march to Parliament. “Now, since agitation…
SRINAGAR: PDP has dismissed allegations by rival National Conference that all its three MLAs voted for BJP in the polls for four Rajya Sabha seats in Kashmir in Oct last year.The current war of words between NC and the PDP stems from an RTI reply, which says the Mehbooba Mufti-led party didn’t appoint a polling…
Chennai Super Kings have had a difficult beginning to their Indian Premier League 2026 campaign, managing just two wins from their first six matches and slipping to seventh on the points table.Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has faced growing criticism, not only for the team’s results but also for his own struggles with the bat. Across six…
India skipper Shreyas Iyer during a T20I match against England. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer believes his team’s disappointing white-ball tour of England and Ireland has laid the foundation for future success, insisting the difficult phase has brought the squad closer together ahead of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe.After enduring a…
Kolkata: Booth Level Officers (BLOs) under the banner of ‘BLO Adhikar Raksha Committee’ stage a protest over alleged excessive workload during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, outside Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Central armed forces will be deployed at the office of the West Bengal…