Mumbai: Banking data for the fortnight ended April 15, 2026 showed a sharp contraction in deposits and advances after a surge at the March 31 year-end, highlighting the scale of balance sheet adjustments and exposing the window dressing in the system. Bank deposits fell from Rs 267.8 lakh crore on March 31 to Rs 261.9…
The makers of director Paul George’s pan-Indian Malayalam film ‘Kattalan’, featuring actor Antony Varghese (Pepe) in the lead, have now revealed the character actor Anson Paul plays in the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs.Makers took to its Instagram handle to disclose that Anson Paul played a character called Stanley in…
Eshan Malinga (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Eshan Malinga continued his impressive run in IPL 2026, rising to the top of the Purple Cap standings after a disciplined outing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.The young pacer returned figures of 1 for 29 in his four overs, maintaining an…
The pressure on your head is like summer heat around 2 p.m. It’s a tough day at work and you’re likely to be irritable and anxious. However, you’re not completely powerless. The Sun offers you determination, and Mars forces you to show your worth.Just don’t turn everything into a battle.Support from your younger brother or…
NEW DELHI: This April saw heatwave conditions, but average temperatures remained lower than those recorded in the city last April. The mean maximum temperature stood at 37 degrees Celsius, compared to 39 degrees Celsius in April 2025, though it was still above the long-period average of 36.5.The pollution levels in April were also lower than…
Navi Mumbai: A dumper driver was injured but narrowly escaped from being electrocuted on Tuesday afternoon at Khopoli. The driver was unloading the soil when the upper portion of the dump bed touched the overhead live wire. The driver jumped out of the truck, but the dumper caught fire.The incident was reported at Vadval under…
Bengaluru: The sudden hailstorm left more than just flooded streets in its wake — it struck at the heart of one of the city’s beloved literary corners. Bookworm, the iconic bookshop on Church Street, saw nearly 5,000 books destroyed after rainwater gushed into the shop within minutes.Recounting the ordeal, proprietor Krishna Gowda said the weather…
Chennai: This year, the seat matrix for the state’s undergraduate medical programme is unlikely to see an increase in govt medical colleges compared to 2025. Plus Max Medical College and Hospital, a new private college in Salem has applied to start the MBBS programme, while some existing colleges have sought higher intake. Officials at the…
Hyderabad: Pilot surveys aimed at filtering out ineligible beneficiaries of the Cheyutha welfare scheme (earlier known as Aasara pensions) have thrown up startling revelations. Officials have discovered that pensions continued to be credited to accounts of deceased individuals, while certain govt employees — including staff from GHMC — were also found to among the beneficiaries…
The accused, Junaid (25), a truck driver, was arrested from Maharashtra’s Palghar Gurgaon: A man was arrested by the cyber cell unit of Faridabad for circulating misleading and communally sensitive content on social media with the intent to create unrest.The post, shared by the Instagram account “voice_of_humans_01”, showed a youth being beaten up by a…
