Senior citizen FD rates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its bi-monthly monetary policy on October 7, with Governor Sanjay Malhotra announcing a 25-basis-point repo rate hike from 5.25 per cent to 5.50 per cent. The decision was announced following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee’s three-day meeting. Following the rate hike, banks…
France’s interior ministry reported “a growing number of violent incidents” across the country, including assaults on police officers, looting and damage to public buildings. Several people were injured in clashes. More than 270 people were arrested across France on Saturday as protests over rising living costs turned violent. Cars were set ablaze, shops looted, and…
In its statement, the Ministry of Interior cited Quranic verses condemning corruption and violence. It said the men had been convicted of crimes involving attacks on security personnel, the use of weapons and the provision of support and safe houses to finance and carry out terrorist operations in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia executed five of…
FILE PHOTO: Gerard Pique attends a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo Gerard Piqué had spent years looking for ways to make sport work differently, even before he retired from football in 2022. Last year, that interest took him into chess, where he invested in Freestyle Chess; in August…
Shares of technology services provider Wipro Ltd. are trading with gains on Wednesday, October 14, a day prior to reporting their second quarter results. It is expected to be yet another subdued quarter for the company, which has underperformed its largecap peers. Analysts polled by CNBC-TV18 have projected Wipro’s revenue in US dollar terms to…
Smit Machchhar is recovering in Abu Dhabi Indian pilot Smit Machchhar who was attacked by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight has recalled how a routine journey turned into a fight for survival, describing the repeated blows to his head, his attempts to call for help and the moments he lost consciousness as the aircraft…
During a recent press conference, AIADMK leader K T Rajendra Balaji expressed enthusiasm about actor Dhanush possibly entering politics. VIRUDHUNAGAR: AIADMK leader and former minister K T Rajendra Balaji on Saturday said actor Dhanush would be welcomed into the party with both hands, amid speculation over the actor’s political future.Speaking to reporters after an AIADMK…
Billy Puckett had a tough start in his first career game as Mississippi State’s starting quarterback against LSU on Saturday in Baton Rouge. The redshirt freshman and former walk-on from Jackson Prep filled in for injured quarterback Kamario Taylor, who was sidelined with turf toe. Kamario Taylor will miss Mississippi State’s game against LSU with…
A dog that went missing after an avalanche in Alaska has been found alive after spending nearly 50 hours alone in the freezing wilderness. The four-year-old poodle-husky mix, LouLou, was eventually rescued with help from an Apple AirTag and a group of volunteers who refused to give up looking for her.LouLou was on a mountain…
The Centre’s latest notification on the Principal Purpose Test (PPT) under the India-Mauritius tax treaty does not change the tax treatment of investments made before April 1, 2017, according to Kunal Shah, tax partner at PwC India. Shah said these older investments remain protected under the grandfathering rules agreed when India revised its tax treaty…
