MUMBAI: Gold loans have emerged as the top product in new originations and the second-largest retail credit book in India at Rs 16 lakh crore, trailing only home loans at Rs 44 lakh crore, according to credit bureau TransUnion Cibil, even as consumer durable loans, largely for mobile phones, have become the main entry point…
New Delhi: A weaker rupee and a change in the base year for GDP have resulted in India slipping one rank to be the sixth largest economy in dollar terms during 2025, latest estimates released by the International Monetary Fund showed.According to IMF data, India was the fifth largest economy in 2024 with GDP at…
UK Royal Academy scheme excludes private school students, offering funded training to five state-educated musicians/Image: Getty Images The UK-based Royal Academy of Music has sparked debate after launching a scheme that limits access to state-educated students, raising concerns that some less affluent private school pupils are being left out, according to The Times (UK).The academy,…
Salman Khan gears up for ‘Matrubhumi’ war drama as ‘Chand Dekh Lena’ BTS video sparks buzz. Originally Battle of Galwan, release eyed for May 15 after delays. Title shift emphasizes humanity over battle, per director Apoorva Lakhia. Himesh Reshammiya’s track ties moon to Eid, Karwa Chauth emotions. Salman Khan is prepping for his intense war…
South Korea is set to debut ‘The Koreans,’ a reimagined version of ‘The Americans,’ featuring ‘Squid Game’ stars Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min as North Korean spies undercover in the 1990s. The series explores their dual lives, caught between homeland loyalty and family bonds, as a counterintelligence agent closes in. The reimagined Korean version of…
A 69-year-old Florida man has been arrested after allegedly posting a threatening comment on Facebook about participants at a “No Kings” protest.According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Joseph McClain was taken into custody following a tip-off about a social media post referring to protestors on the Matlacha Pass Bridge as “AR-15 practice time.” Deputies…
Chennai Super Kings’ batter Dewald Brevis (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Chennai Super Kings have been dealt another injury setback ahead of the Indian Premier League 2026, with Dewald Brevis set to miss the opening matches of the campaign. The development comes as a fresh blow for CSK, who are already without MS Dhoni for the initial…
Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates with teammates (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)( Yuzvendra Chahal is heading into IPL 2026 with a renewed mindset and a strong focus on fitness, hoping to turn a difficult phase in his career into a fresh start with Punjab Kings. The 35-year-old leg-spinner, who has not featured for India since 2023, revealed a major…
Before electronic computers became the backbone of modern science, complex aerospace calculations were done by hand, painstakingly and with extreme precision. Among the people performing this critical work was Annie Easley, a mathematician who began her career in the 1950s as a ‘human computer’. Working at a time when both technology and opportunity were limited,…
Stock market opened in red on Thursday, with benchmark indices falling around 2% as investor sentiments were dragged down by fresh geopolitical tensions. The fall came after US President Donald Trump said in an address that the United States would hit Iran “extremely hard” within weeks, ending hopes of a quick end to the conflict…