MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India board on Friday okayed a dividend of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to govt, 6.7% more than last year’s Rs 2.69 lakh crore, even as it sharply raised transfers to its contingency risk buffer amid a surge in earnings and balance sheet expansion.The higher dividend came despite a transfer of…
Dick Parry, the saxophonist who contributed to some of Pink Floyd’s biggest hits, passed away at the age of 83. The rock band’s core member, David Gilmour, announced the unfortunate demise on social media, honoring the memories. David Gilmour bids goodbye to Dick Parry Recalling the age-old friendship, Gilmour wrote, “My dear friend Dick Parry…
KOCHI: When Joby Justin landed in Kolkata in 2017, football greeted him at every nook and corner. It flowed through tea stalls, sparked animated debates between strangers, and echoed through packed stadium galleries. With time, the Kerala-born footballer would get exposed to the city’s passion for the sport, which was unlike anything he had experienced…
A tender kind of happiness follows you today. The Moon supports family matters, and Jupiter blesses your emotional world, so good news from children or younger ones can brighten the whole house. Even the air feels softer after that.You’ll also feel more romantic than usual. It’s one of those days when a simple song, a…
NEW DELHI: For a month, most residents of Block 10 in Dakshinpuri have been living without the dignity of a proper bath. In the morning, women who work as domestic help leave for the homes they clean in South Delhi, carrying a humiliation: asking employers for permission to take a bath in the houses where…
Thane: Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Wednesday pitched for the transfer of the defunct Mogli Dam at Ilthanpada in Digha from the railways to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), claiming the reservoir could help mitigate water shortages in parts of the rapidly expanding satellite city.The demand was raised during a joint inspection of…
A tree uprooted blocking road at 5th block Rajajinagar due to Thursday evening rain in Bengaluru . Bengaluru: A day after intense thunderstorms and rain battered the city, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) reported widespread damage caused by fallen trees and branches. Officials said 157 trees and 228 branches had fallen till Friday evening, disrupting traffic…
Chennai: Two school boys, aged 10 and 9 years, who had come to their grandmother’s house in Irumbedu village in Kancheepuram, drowned in a pond where they had gone fishing on Thursday evening.T Saran, 10, from Navalur near Somangalam, was a Class V student at a local school. He had been staying at his grandmother’s…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister and finance minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday highlighted Telangana’s exceptional credit-deposit ratio (CDR) of 130.7%, saying it reflects the strength of the state’s banking activity and the people’s govt’s firm commitment to transforming Telangana into a $3 trillion economy by 2047.Speaking at the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting, he said…
The girl, originally from Sahibganj district in Jharkhand, was allegedly brought to Haryana through a trafficking network about four years ago. Gurgaon: A 23-year-old woman from Jharkhand, allegedly trafficked to Delhi and forced into domestic work for nearly four years, was rescued from a house in Sector 40 on Friday.The rescue operation was carried out…
