Spread the love       MUMBAI: Banks’ bad loans, which are at a multi-decadal low, are expected to rise marginally to 1.9% by March 2028 under a baseline scenario from 1.8% in March 2026, even as capital ratios are projected to moderate over the same period according to RBI’s bi-annual Financial Stability Report. According to the macro stress test results and sensitivity...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: It was a year that was marked by the biggest reset since GST was launched nine years ago and marks a complete change in thinking within the policy dispensation, which had earlier focused on revenue neutral rates.Instead, six months after an overhaul of rates on nearly 400 items has shown that higher consumption has helped...

Spread the love       Don’t broadcast Sheikh Hasina speeches: Bangladesh warns its media outlets DHAKA: Tarique Rahman-led BNP govt on Tuesday warned of action against Bangladeshi media outlets if they broadcast Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina’s statements. The caution from prime ministerial adviser for information and broadcast Zahed Ur Rahman came in the backdrop of a section of Bangladeshi media covering...

Spread the love       Reports claim Blake Lively is not expected to attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s upcoming wedding, reflecting the apparent distance in their once-close friendship. An anonymous source said Lively understands the decision and believes her presence would create a media frenzy due to her recent legal controversy. While she reportedly wishes to support the couple, neither Swift,...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday dismissed opposition’s bid to revive its challenge to SIR by writing to the CJI as a diversionary tactic, saying people’s constant rejection of these parties in the polls has raised a question over their policies but they are instead busy raising questions over a process already upheld by the judiciary. “The highest judiciary...

Spread the love       Amit Shah launches new FCRA portal, e-OCI card NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah Tuesday launched the refurbished FCRA portal that offers NGOs a fully digitised framework to apply for registration and renewal of licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, file compliance details and avail other services. At the same time, by integrating FCRA...

Spread the love       Iran says no further talks unless US honours MoU Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday warned that Tehran is prepared for war if the United States does not comply with the memorandum of understanding (MoU).He further insisted that negotiations on a final agreement will not move forward until Washington fulfils its commitments.Speaking...

Spread the love       ‘No intrusion… transgression in absence of demarcation’: Kiran Rijiju NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju has rejected the claim of a tribal body from his home state that the Chinese army has occupied parts of their land. He emphasised that there is no “intrusion” into the Indian side, though transgressions are committed by both countries from time...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday that in view of the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, India’s self-reliance, technological capability, and collective resolve will determine the role it plays on the global stage in the coming decades.“History teaches us that great nations stand on three essential pillars: economic strength, technological prowess, and national security. Economic prosperity...

Spread the love       AI-generated image NEW DELHI: To boost its surveillance capability, Indian Army is raising ‘Baaz Battalions’ that will provide frontline units with advanced aerial surveillance and situational awareness tools, a source told TOI.‘Baaz Battalions’ will strengthen border monitoring, drone warfare preparedness, operational readiness along sensitive frontiers and coordination between frontline units and intelligence systems.Outgoing Army chief General Upendra...