MUMBAI: Gold loans drove a sharp acceleration in personal lending and overall bank credit, with the segment expanding 93.8% year on year at the end of June 2026, as banks added Rs 74,171 crore in Q1FY27 to take the gold loan book to Rs 5.4 lakh crore.The expansion in gold loans accounted for 13.1% of…
International students are Trump’s next $100,000 visa fee target The Trump administration is weighing a $100,000 fee on Optional Practical Training (OPT), the work permit that allows international students to stay in the United States after graduating from an American university, according to The Wall Street Journal. The proposal comes weeks after a federal court…
MUMBAI: RBL Bank has secured a credit rating above India’s sovereign rating with Moody’s assigning the lender a first-time Baa2 long-term issuer and deposit rating, one notch above India’s Baa3 sovereign rating, on expectations of support from its majority shareholder, Emirates NBD Bank. The rating agency assigned a stable outlook.The higher rating follows Emirates NBD’s…
Image: Left/The Telegraph/Right/The Guardian In December 2011, a 44-year-old Swedish man named Peter Skyllberg disappeared while driving through the country’s frozen north. Weeks passed with no sign of him as winter temperatures plunged well below freezing. Then, in February 2012, a group of snowmobilers spotted what looked like the roof of a car protruding from…
NEW DELHI: Average rainfall in India during the second half of monsoon season (Aug-Sept) is most likely to be ‘below normal’, IMD said Friday, flagging the continuing risk of El Niño, which is associated with a weak monsoon.Last month, IMD had cited El Niño’s impact to forecast below normal rains in July. The month’s rainfall…
India’s biggest medal day yet sees six podium finishes, historic judo golds and the tally rise to 23 in Glasgow. India enjoyed their biggest medal-winning day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, collecting six medals across judo and athletics to take their overall tally to 23 and strengthen their campaign in Glasgow.The impressive haul…
Astrology of black thread is a common belief in many homes in India. A kala Dhaga is usually worn on the wrist, ankle, arm, waist, or neck to protect against the evil eye, negative energy, sudden fear, and unwanted attention. This assumes more importance as Saturn has now moved into a retrograde position in the…
UPESSC has released the UP TGT DV Admit Card 2026 for shortlisted candidates under the TGT Recruitment 2022, with document verification scheduled for August 10. UP TGT DV admit card 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Education Services Selection Commission (UPESSC), Prayagraj, has released the UP TGT Document Verification (DV) admit card 2026 for candidates shortlisted under…
Nearly 16.4% of the electorate in Haryana and 10.8% in Andhra Pradesh were excluded in draft voter rolls published for the two states Friday as part of phase 3 of special intensive revision (SIR).In Haryana, the total strength of electors in the draft roll was 83.6% of 2.1 crore at the start of SIR on…
Why is Kick streamer JollyRancherZoo facing ‘backlash’? Viral India horse riding clip explained (Image via Getty) Kick streamer JollyRancherZoo is facing criticism online after a clip from her India trip showed her riding a horse that viewers described as extremely thin and unwell. The video was shared on Reddit on July 29 and quickly drew…
The month moves like a river after rain, lively at first, uneven in the middle, then clearer near the end. As August begins, the opening days bring strong signs of increase in income, fulfilling desires, cooperation from siblings and happiness from children. During these days, there is a good chance of getting opportunities for the…
YouTuber and science educator Hank Green is facing criticism after admitting he used AI to help research a recent episode of his Ask Hank Anything series. The debate started after viewers shared a clip from the episode online and claimed one part sounded like it came from an AI chatbot. Green denied that AI wrote…
