MUMBAI: A structural shift is reshaping India’s microfinance sector, with regulated lenders displacing informal sources as borrowing from moneylenders fell to 1% in 2024–25 from 46% in 2011, according to a survey by Microfinance Industry Network and National Council of Applied Economic Research.The survey, which covered 10,342 borrowers across 10 states, shows a maturing market…
Quote of the day from Suniel Shetty: ‘Only if you create the magic at home can you create that magic outside…’, when the ‘Hera Pheri’ actor taught us that the place you live in is more than brick and mortar; it can be the reason behind your success Our home, at the end of the…
Meghan Markle may have had her exit from the royal family in mind long before it actually happened. Author and royal expert Hugo Vickers has claimed that the Duchess of Sussex had a “little plan” to leave the monarchy well before she and Prince Harry officially stepped back from their roles in 2020. The timing…
Rescuers help a migrant disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) At least five African migrants died after a boat carrying more than 100 people ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean while attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, authorities…
Matt Walsh erupts over Erika Kirk boyfriend rumor while Blake Wynn breaks silence (Image via Getty) Conservative commentator Matt Walsh strongly pushed back against a viral social media claim about Erika Kirk, the widow of late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The controversy began after an X account called Project Constitution alleged that Erika…
Of course, war can be understood in terms of its immediate human cost, but its impact on the environment can be just as significant, and in many ways, even longer lasting. Beyond the direct damage caused on the battlefield, war can be understood as a force that changes the very air we breathe and the…
MUMBAI: If you think the AI boom will only make MacBooks and iPads more expensive, you are wrong. You probably do not realise it, but a host of products you use every day have memory chips in them-this is because devices are getting ‘smart’ which means they require more memory to process data and run…
Indian man in the US on student visa convicted of a major scam targeting elderly people. 27-year-old Venkateswara Chagamreddy, an Indian man living in Texas on a student visa, has been convicted of defrauding a 79-year-old Vietnam Veteran in Delaware County. In August 2025, the elderly man called a phone number that he believed was…
MUMBAI: Zepto on Saturday said that it will raise funds through a pre-IPO financing amid tepid response from investors to its public listing.Zepto did not share the specifics of the transaction but said that the move will strengthen its balance sheet. It is looking to raise around Rs 1,000 crore through the round at a…
Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: ICC Photo) When Gautam Gambhir landed in Colombo with the Indian team on Tuesday, he did so carrying a contradiction that increasingly defines his tenure as India’s head coach. Few Indian cricketers have spoken more passionately about how sacred Test cricket is to them. Few modern Indian batters built their reputation…