NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar MUMBAI: Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) and a Rajya Sabha MP, has been admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai for a routine health check-up, sources said on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI.. The 85-year-old leader was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital two days ago,…
Ajith Kumar became one of the biggest talking points on Tamil Nadu election day after his early morning voting and a viral statement controversy. Dressed in a neat white coat and black sunglasses, he arrived in a simple and composed manner that quickly caught public attention. His calm and stylish appearance added to the buzz…
MUMBAI: Govt’s shift to drone-based land mapping has lifted rural credit flows, with sanctioned loan amounts rising 23% after residential plots were converted into verifiable collateral under the SVAMITVA scheme, according to an April 2026 working paper published by the economic advisory council to the Prime Minister.The move replaces informal land demarcation with legally recognised,…
Rupak De remains cautious on markets. (Pic Credit: Youtube/ETNOW) Highlights Nifty lacks strong support below 22,300; volatility may trigger sharp 500-point correction Bank Nifty weak below 52,000; support seen near 48,000 amid bearish sentiment Caution on IT, metals; power sector stable, crude oil shows strongest momentum In an exclusive interaction with ET Now, Rupak De,…
India’s top private lenders, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, reported steady March quarter earnings, underlining continued strength in credit growth and asset quality. However, ICICI Bank has also come under the spotlight following a fresh petition filed with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by Public interest lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan has written to…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has increased gas allocation to states and Union Territories to 50 per cent of pre-crisis levels, with an additional 20 per cent supply to be implemented from March 23, according to a communication from the ministry of petroleum and natural gas.In a letter to all State and UT Chief Secretaries, Petroleum…
. NEW DELHI: Parliament has voted down the government’s proposal to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats, implement 33% reservation for women, and redraw constituencies accordingly, but the defeat has not closed the issue. If anything, it has exposed how a once-technical constitutional mechanism has become one of the most consequential unresolved…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted Monday that he made the wrong judgment in appointing Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to Washington, saying he would not have gone ahead if he had known Mandelson had failed security checks.Speaking in the House of Commons, Starmer said the facts about Mandelson’s vetting “could and should have…
The mystery surrounding Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is deepening. This comes as global intelligence agencies including the CIA and Mossad are closely monitoring his whereabouts and role in Tehran’s ongoing conflict.Since assuming power on March 9, following the killing of his father Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba has largely remained out of public view. Apart…
Iran on Sunday named US Navy Officers Commander Leigh R Tate and Executive Officer Jeffrey E York of the USS Spruance, as responsible for a missile strike on a school in Minab which claimed 168 lives.According to a post shared by Iran, the officers ordered the launch of Tomahawk missiles three times. Watch IRAN IRGC…
