The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revoked the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited, effectively bringing its operations as a bank to an end. The decision came into effect from the close of business on April 24, 2026, under Section 22(4) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The central bank stated that the…
Former BRS leader and daughter of ex-Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha on Saturday launched a new political outfit named Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS) in Hyderabad, nearly seven months after parting ways with the party. HYDERABAD: Former BRS leader and daughter of ex-Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha on Saturday launched…
Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: The exit of Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs drew a sharp reaction from social activist Anna Hazare on Friday, who said the leaders may not have left if the party had stayed on the “right” path.“Everyone has the right to hold an opinion…
BENGALURU: Headcount is passé, outcomes are the new currency. India’s top five IT services firms witnessed net workforce contraction in FY26, reversing the modest hiring recovery a year earlier, as demand uncertainty, delayed decision-making and AI-led efficiency gains weighed on headcount.The traditional fresherheavy pyramid is being reshaped. A people-plus-AI model is upending its foundation, putting…
Gaganjeet Bhullar (PTI Photo) SINGAPORE: Gaganjeet Bhullar wore a smile as he stepped off the 18th greens of the immaculate Serapong course with a birdie. Fairways found, tick, greens in regulation met, tick, putts converted, tick. It’s as if the first round was replayed on Friday … until the 14th and 15th, where he dropped…
With the Uttarakhand Board results for 2026 now out, it’s a mixed moment for students. Some will be celebrating, calling friends, sharing marksheets. Others might be sitting quietly, trying to process results that didn’t go as planned. But one thing is important to keep in mind, this is not the end of the road.If your…
Shraddha Kapoor’s video has reignited buzz around Aashiqui 2’s re-release. Responding to a fan, she called it a “brilliant idea” and said she’d suggest it to producers. The 2013 hit, co-starring Aditya Roy Kapur, remains popular, while its absence on OTT has further fueled fans’ demand for a theatrical comeback. Bollywood fans are once again…
Gautam Shah, Founder, Goldilocks Global Research, expects the Nifty to remain range-bound between 23,500 and 24,600, signalling a consolidation phase after the recent rally. “We go back to normal business,” Shah said, adding that earnings, consumption trends, artificial intelligence (AI) disruption and continued foreign institutional investors (FII) selling will drive markets from here. He also…
‘Their operational influence already diminished’: AAP’s 2022 strategists who cracked ‘Punjab code’ out CHANDIGARH: The exit of seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs has dealt the party a symbolic blow in Punjab, with two of its backroom strategists – Sandeep Pathak and Raghav Chadha – quitting the party ahead of the 2027 assembly elections,…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Arvind Kejriwal, a day after Raghav Chadha and six other MPs from Rajya Sabha left the party. The BJP described Kejriwal as the “Rahman Dakait of Delhi” and released fresh images of what it called “Sheeshmahal 2.”Delhi minister Parvesh Verma in a press…
