MUMBAI: Even as gold loans grew 50.4% in FY26 to emerge as the primary driver of retail credit, the home loan portfolio expanded only 9.4%, with growth largely led by higher ticket sizes, while credit card outstandings remained the slowest segment with flat year-on-year growth. According to a latest report by CRIF India, the March…
Basil Joseph, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Tovino Thomas continue to entertain audiences with their campus action-comedy Athiradi. The film completed its first week in theatres with another solid day at the box office.Despite a slight dip in collections, the film has maintained excellent momentum. The film is directed by Arun Anirudhan. Day 7 collections see minor…
Keep your eyes open today, especially outside your home. The Moon creates distractions and Mars pushes speed, so travel, road movement, and workplace activity need alertness. Leave early, check your bag twice, and don’t rush through signals.You may hear something disappointing, or a plan may not go as you hoped. Don’t make it a personal…
New Delhi: Terming it a “highly misconceived” plea, Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) to deregister Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and disqualify its chief Arvind Kejriwal and others from contesting elections for boycotting HC proceedings in the liquor policy case.A bench of Chief Justice D K…
Mumbai: In a rare move, Congress has backed BJP’s demand to scrap BMC’s public-private partnership (PPP) policy for giving out five civic schools to private players on lease.Congress MLA Amin Patel has written to BMC chief Ashwini Bhide demanding that the current PPP policy be scrapped. Last week, Mumbai BJP president and Andheri West MLA…
Bengaluru: A 47-year-old dairy farmer lost his pregnant Jersey cow worth over Rs 1.3 lakh after it was electrocuted allegedly due to a faulty underground Bescom cable during heavy rain in Nagarabhavi, west Bengaluru, Monday evening.According to the complaint filed by Prakash, who owns around 15 cows and runs a dairy business, the incident occurred…
Chennai: A new immunology laboratory offering free or subsidised diagnostic services for economically disadvantaged patients is now open at Madras Medical Mission Hospital. Doctors say it could improve outcomes for nearly 9,000 patients on Tamil Nadu’s kidney transplant waiting list.The HLA — Human Leukocyte Antigen — test, conducted before an organ transplant, maps the unique…
Medical shops remained shut across Hyderabad on Wednesday as part of a nationwide strike against e-pharmacies Hyderabad: Thousands of pharmacies across Telangana remained shut on Wednesday as part of a nationwide strike against e-pharmacies and alleged irregularities in online medicine sales, leaving patients struggling to access medicines.The shutdown, backed by the All India Organisation of…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on a bicycle. Govt officials have been directed to cycle or walk short distances as a healthier and fuel-free option. Gurgaon: Haryana govt has directed all deputy commissioners to enforce a series of strict fuel-saving measures — ranging from avoiding unnecessary air travel to promoting carpooling and online meetings…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of petitions alleging irregularities in the West Bengal Police constable recruitment process for 2024 till June 8, as the state counsels failed to appear, reports Srishti Lakhotia.Justice Amrita Sinha clarified that any appointment made in the interim would be subject to the final outcome of…
