LIC Housing Finance raises lending rates by 25 bps, shifts focus to higher-margin loans to protect profitability MUMBAI: LIC Housing Finance plans to grow faster than the market even as it improves its margin by changing the composition of its loan book. The company has increased its lending rate by 25 basis points to protect…
Can you imagine sending your precious baby through post? Back in the olden days, travel wasn’t as cheap and convenient as it is today. So, parents had to get a little creative to save a quick buck. But one child’s parents took penny-pinching a bit too far.In January 1913, Jesse and Mathilda Beagle of Ohio…
Festive buying, higher import duties and tighter tax compliance boost government revenues. NEW DELHI: GST collections grew 22.9% in Oct – the fastest pace of expansion since the revamp of the tax regime in Sept 2025 – to reach Rs 2.3 lakh crore, the second-highest monthly mop-up since the rationalisation exercise. While consumption remains strong,…
Scaglione’s collection documents defining American moments, from the moon landing to Kennedy’s assassination and 9/11 Others preserve old photos because they are sentimental. Others save a magazine because it reminds them of a certain time. But for Rudy Scaglione, collecting is a lifelong pursuit, a personal archive of seven decades of pop culture, Hollywood history…
Chad Lowe and Kim Painter purchased the spacious property for $3.15 million in March 2025. It has reportedly received an offer from a prospective buyer. (Photo: Instagram/Backgrid) Actor Chad Lowe and his wife, Kim Painter, have put their Mar Vista home on the market for $3.249 million, less than three weeks after the death of…
Electric vehicle registrations cross 3.5 lakh for the first time, led by record two-wheeler sales CHENNAI: Amid festive fervour, India’s electric vehicle (EV) market clocked a record month in Oct, with registrations crossing 3.5 lakh units for the first time.Electric two-wheelers did most of the heavy lifting, notching up record sales and growing close to…
Smaller factories dominate India’s manufacturing base but lag sharply in output and productivity. NEW DELHI: India’s manufacturing sector suffers from fragmentation, with a small minority of large establishments driving output, while thousands of medium and small units are burdened with debt and low productivity.Large factories, employing over 200 workers, account for 10.4% of total operational…
UPI clocks record monthly transactions as October payments cross 25.5 billion, with daily value topping Rs 1 lakh crore MUMBAI: UPI transactions crossed the 25-billion mark for the first time in Oct, while average daily transaction value breached Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time, signalling continued growth in digital payments despite the debate…
The Idaho Supreme Court has brought a legal challenge by condominium owners back to life over disputed changes to shared property ownership. The court ruled that even a large majority vote cannot override laws that protect individual property rights. According to legal documents published by Justia Law, the state’s highest court issued its ruling on…
New testing network aims to reduce travel for candidates, especially in smaller cities NEW DELHI: As the Centre moves to overhaul public examinations, exam-security company Innovatiview India has announced an investment of Rs 1,000 crore over the next 18 months to develop standardised testing centres, targeting capacity for one lakh candidates in a single session…