Kolkata: UCO Bank reported a 22.6% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, at Rs 801 crore, up from Rs 653 crore a year earlier. The city-based lender said its cost of funds improved 31 basis points year-on-year to 4.5% during the quarter.UCO Bank’s performance is among the best by PSU…
Pune: The Koregaon Park police on Saturday registered a case against a car driver who ran his vehicle over Molly, a dog, on the premises of a housing society in Boat Club road area on May 24.According to local animal welfare volunteers, Molly was 15 years old, peaceful and fed by residents. A resident registered…
Pune: The Kharadi police have booked a sweeper on charge of murdering his 32-year-old wife at their residence late on Tuesday over some domestic issues.Senior inspector Sanjay Chavan of Kharadi police, while talking to TOI, said, “We have identified the deceased as Kiran Jalaram Babar. Her husband, who works as a sweeper, fled from their…
Dibrugarh: Carrying empty LPG cylinders, placards and banners, members of the Asomiya Yuva Mancha and the Asomiya Mahila Mancha took to the streets of Nazira town in Sivasagar district on Friday, protesting the relentless rise in the prices of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and essential commodities. Demonstrators marched through the town, raising slogans against the…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrates scoring their third goal during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between France and Sweden in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) The high-octane 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash at the MetLife Stadium saw France deliver a masterclass…
Bengaluru: As Bengaluru’s five city corporations intensify footpath-clearance drives under the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) Safe Footpath initiative, a key question remains unanswered: where will thousands of street vendors displaced from pavements earn their livelihood?While Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda has maintained that vendors are not being evicted but only shifted from arterial roads…
Rajkot: A fatal accident in Morbi district has been followed by a criminal case against a local online journalist, with Halvad police alleging that he orchestrated a road blockade using grieving women and children to film footage — causing safety risks and disrupting traffic on a key rural route.Halvad police have registered an FIR against…
Varanasi: To promote the use of Hindi language in all the central govt related work, a meeting of the Nagar Rajbhasha Implementation Committee (NARAKAS), was held at the GM conference hall on Friday, alongside a literary seminar on noted poet, writer and journalist, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi.The meeting was chaired by chaired by North Eastern Railway…
Bengaluru: Congress’ decisive victory in legislative council elections Thursday has altered numbers in their favour in the Upper House, reviving the possibility of action on two contentious laws pass by the previous BJP govt — the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of…
Dibrugarh: Union minister and Dibrugarh MP Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday attacked Congress party and its INDIA bloc allies for opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill 2026, calling their stance an affront to women’s dignity and rights.Addressing a press conference at the district BJP office in Dibrugarh, Sonowal said the BJP-led NDA government would press…
