MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday called for Indian banks to emerge as market-makers in offshore markets, urging a more active global role for domestic lenders as the central bank seeks to shift rupee price discovery onshore, speaking at the FIMMDA-PDAI Annual Conference in Amsterdam.Noting that Indian banks deal only with offshore market makers…
BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of amplifying Pakistan’s Rafale claims during Operation Sindoor. Iran invites PM Modi to attend late Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies in July. Kolkata warehouse collapse rescue operation saves 21 people; three dead, several trapped. Sensex jumps 791 points as global cues, trade hopes lift Indian markets. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s younger brother Ashirvad scores…
Chennai: Electric vehicle (EV) sales defied the usual seasonal slowdown in April, holding on to the momentum typically seen in March despite a marginal sequential dip.Total registrations of battery-powered vehicles stood at 2.39 lakh units in April 2026, down from a record 2.82 lakh units in March this year, but still the second-highest monthly tally…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: A 28-year-old man was found dead in Manimajra on Sunday noon. The body of the man, who had been missing for three days, bore injury marks.Police said the deceased was identified as Nandu, a resident of Shastri Nagar, Manimajra.A passerby noticed him lying unconscious near an underbridge in Shastri Nagar and informed…
HYDERABAD: A brutal murder in Secunderabad’s Chilakalguda triggered high tension on Friday after a 23-year-old BTech student was chased and stabbed to death in an attack allegedly linked to a long-running relationship.The killing sparked protests by the victim’s family members and relatives, who demanded immediate arrest and strict punishment for the attackers.The victim, identified as…
The privacy debate around artificial intelligence has intensified after recent changes by Google and Meta highlighted how user data can be used to improve AI models. The issue is no longer limited to search queries. AI companies are increasingly interested in the data users create while interacting with their services — chats, photos, voice recordings,…
NEW DELHI: India is estimated to have produced a record 376 million tonnes (MT) of foodgrains in 2025-26 crop year, which is 5.3% higher than the 357 MT reported in the previous year, said agriculture ministry while releasing latest estimates of crop production on Wednesday.For 2026-27 crop year, ministry has been gearing up to minimise…
The Supreme Court has asked CBSE to implement the Orissa High Court’s directions on APAAR ID consent forms across India after noting that the Centre did not challenge the ruling. The court also directed the board to examine issues related to parental consent and data protection, while hearing a petition questioning the scheme’s Aadhaar linkage…
In the world of theoretical physics, some ideas solve a problem. Others reshape an entire field. Jainendra K. Jain’s theory of composite fermions belongs firmly in the second category.Born in rural Rajasthan and now the Erwin W. Müller Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University, Jain has spent much of his career tackling questions that…
Quote of the day by Pablo Picasso (Image: Wikipedia) Quote of the day by Pablo Picasso: “When I was as old as these children, I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to…” – a profound lesson on creativity, simplicity and rediscovering the fearless artist withinChildren draw without hesitation, painting…
