Indian Bankon Wednesday reported a 13.6% year-on-year increase in total business to ₹15.28 lakh crore for the quarter ended June 30, according to its provisional business update. The public sector lender’s gross advances rose 13.9% year-on-year and 2.7% sequentially to ₹6.85 lakh crore, while total deposits increased 13.3% from a year ago and 1.8% from…
Five women daycare staff at an IT company campus in Bengaluru face an FIR for allegedly abusing toddlers BENGALURU: Shocking videos allegedly showing toddlers being physically abused at a daycare centre inside an IT company Capegemini’s HAL campus in Bengaluru have led to the registration of an FIR against five women caregivers, with police launching…
Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and schism by declaring it was a “sacred duty” to defend the Catholic faith.The Society of Saint…
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old graphic designer from Maharashtra’s Beed district has been held “captive” in Myanmar for nearly a month and forced to work 16-18 hours a day in cyber fraud operations, police said on Wednesday.The Beed cyber police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unidentified agents and individuals based on a complaint…
Labour Party’s Andy Burnham UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ambitious £298-billion Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has sparked a political row after it emerged that nearly £5 billion required to fund the programme has yet to be identified, potentially leaving his expected successor Andy Burnham with a major fiscal challenge.The four-year plan includes an additional £15…
German football’s week of turmoil deepened further after investigators searched the headquarters of the German Football Association (DFB) as part of a probe linked to suspected ticketing and hospitality violations during Euro 2024. Joshua Kimmich celebrates as Jamal Musiala scores the team’s third penalty in GER vs PAR. (Getty Images via AFP) The development came…
Actor Salman Khan‘s petition against the makers of the upcoming film Kala Hiran was heard by the Delhi High Court on Friday. The matter has now been adjourned until Monday after the filmmakers assured the court that neither the film nor its trailer would be released before the next hearing.During the proceedings, counsel representing the…
Spotting an octopus underwater isn’t always easy. Keeping your eyes on one thing is even harder. Within seconds, it can change the colour of its skin to match rocks, coral, or sand. But that’s only part of the illusion. It can also change the texture of its skin, creating bumps, ridges, or smooth patches that…
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the Indian equity market on Wednesday, offloading shares worth ₹1,140.50 crore, according to provisional exchange data. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), meanwhile, continued to provide support, emerging as net buyers to the tune of ₹3,159.24 crore. Wednesday marked the third consecutive session of FII selling, after overseas investors…
Bronny James and LeBron James. Image via: William Liang/ AP LeBron James‘ departure from the Los Angeles Lakers has immediately raised questions about Bronny James’ future with the franchise. After making NBA history as the league’s first father-son teammates, the James family could soon find itself on separate paths, but all indications suggest Bronny is…
