State Bank of India’s mortgage loan book crossed the Rs 9 lakh crore mark in November, with strong traction in retail, agriculture and MSME (RAM) segments expected to drive overall credit growth to 14 per cent in the current financial year, Chairman C S Setty told PTI.The RAM portfolio, which accounts for about 67 per…
File photo: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan (Picture credit: PTI) Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday urged states to adopt a strategic approach to budget utilisation, warning that delays in spending allocated funds result in losses for states and hamper the timely release of subsequent central instalments. Addressing a review meeting with state…
Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, appears to be beating Facebok founder Mark Zuckerberg in the one area where Meta has focused its most aggressive resources: salaries to its employees – making company researchers and engineers some of the richest employees in Silicon Valley. Citing financial data that the company has shown to its…
LUCKNOW: Anurag Dwivedi, a self-styled cricket “influencer” on YouTube from UP’s Unnao who is facing ED’s money-laundering cases for alleged ties to illegal betting platforms, flew over 130 guests to Dubai for his Nov 25 destination wedding aboard Queen Elizabeth-II cruise.The case has drawn intense public and official scrutiny after details emerged of crores being…
For Indian travellers, visas often determine not just where you can go, but how easily you can go. So, if any Indian traveller has a valid Japan visa, and is not aware of its true potential, read on to find more. Japan’s move to introduce an eVISA for Indian residents from 1 April 2024 actually…
Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the IPL match between MI and RCB, in Mumbai, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson was batting on 85 off 48 balls. Chennai Super Kings were already running away with the game at the Wankhede. Mumbai Indians still had two overs of Hardik Pandya left,…
Asaduddin Owaisi; Kanpur Lamborghini ‘Point-blank’ video row: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has lodged a formal complaint with the Hyderabad city police seeking criminal action against Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a now-deleted video that allegedly depicted him shooting at Muslims. Kanpur Lamborghini crash: A high-end Lamborghini allegedly driven by a…
NEW DELHI: Neeru Garg and her husband counted pills and hours. Their Sharjah return flight vanished. A taxi ride brought them to Dubai — and into a city under missile fire. “We have no money left and are running low on essential medicines,” Garg, a college principal from Punjab’s Bathinda, said Sunday from the home…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: According to Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, the top buy calls for today are: ABB, Fortis, and Petronet. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty, and the top stock picks for January 8, 2026:Index View: NiftyNifty ended…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday dared BJP to “face her directly” after I-T raids at the homes of her chief proposer in Bhowanipore, Miraj Shah, and Rashbehari TMC nominee, Debasish Kumar. She alleged that EC had deployed officers with BJP links to selectively raid and arrest TMC activists. At a rally in Uluberia,…