MUMBAI: The war for deposits is not over yet. As the banking system continues to face a liquidity shortage, top banks are revising their rates through special tenures, senior citizen benefits, and bulk deposit schemes. IDBI Bank is the latest to introduce higher rates for super senior citizens, while Bank of Baroda has launched a …
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will speak in Parliament for the first time on Tuesday since the UK was rocked by market turbulence, one of several potential flash-points for the Labour leadership this week. Reeves’ appearance in the House of Commons is officially to give a statement about the recent trip to China, yet …
Skygazers across the globe are in anticipation of a rare and possibly spectacular astronomical spectacle as Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is set to shine brightest in January 2025. It has a good chance of outshining the planets Venus and Jupiter and possibly become the brightest comet seen since about two decades ago. It will occur …
NEW DELHI: Direct tax collections rose nearly 20% to Rs 20.6 lakh crore during the fiscal year up to Jan 12 with non-corporate tax, including personal income tax, outpacing corporation tax.The latest data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes estimated that refunds had increased over 42% to Rs 3.7 lakh crore, resulting in …
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been making headlines for their extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), far beyond their initially planned mission. Scheduled to return to Earth in February 2025, their journey home has been delayed to late March at the earliest due to technical issues with their spacecraft. Despite …
MUMBAI: For the first time, SBI Life Insurance recorded higher premiums than LIC in regular premium (as against one-time premium) policies in Dec 2024.SBI Life garnered Rs 3,416 crore from new individual non-single premium policies, marking a 16.7% rise over Dec 2023. Meanwhile, LIC’s collections in the same segment fell to Rs 2,628 crore, a …
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is looking to access data from CubeSats, crowdsourcing, and Internet of Things devices besides conventional weather satellites to improve it forecast accuracy, a former official said. The IMD has also sent a dedicated meteorological satellite in orbit and installed a new high power computing system (HPCS) last year …
Mahakumbh 2025 is set to attract crores of devotees worldwide to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. From Indians to Americans, devotees of different origins are coming to experience the world’s biggest spiritual event. One of them is an aerospace engineer who graduated from IIT and left his profession to embrace spirituality. Abhay Singh, now recognised as IITian …
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that dark web, cryptocurrency, online marketplace and drones continue to be a challenge for the country and these have to be checked by strict measures. Chairing a regional conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ here, Shah also asserted that the country will not allow …
NEW DELHI: After moderating in the Sept quarter, business sentiment in India is seen to have improved during Oct-Dec. Business Confidence Index increased to 138.4 in Q3 of 2024-25, compared with 134.3 in Q2, and was higher than the 127.6 in Q3 of FY24, according to NCAER-BSE Business Expectations Survey.