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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat is now the bowling coach of the UAE cricket team. (Photo by special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat is a journeyman of cricket. Be it in his playing days or now with the coaching hat on, he is still going to every nook and corner of the…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in line with expectations from market analysts and economists. The decision to hold the repo rate was driven by resilient GDP growth and benign inflation, amid global headwinds.“After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic conditions…
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday lowered qualifying cut-off for NEET-PG 2025, paving the way to fill over 9,000 vacant PG medical seats, amid concerns that a big chunk of training capacity was being wasted at a time of acute doctor shortages.Under the revised criteria, qualifying percentile for general and EWS candidates has been reduced…
NEW DELHI: In a move that could significantly enhance the coverage of Employees Provident Fund Organisation, a proposal to increase monthly wage ceiling beyond the current Rs 15,000 is back on the table amid suggestions that it should be raised to Rs 25,000-30,000 a month.The wage ceiling refers to the salary threshold up to which…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) delivered a live address from the White House, highlighting the financial and economic achievements he achieved in his second term. Much of the speech centred on inflation, trade policy, tariffs and household finances, alongside sharp criticism of the previous Democrat administration.Beginning his address, Trump highlighted that he…
Wardha drug boss fixed police station CCTVs, knew cops (Representative image) NAGPUR: The mastermind in Rs 200 crore MD drug manufacturing racket, busted by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Wardha earlier this week, Vaibhav Agarwal, was known to the cops as he frequented the Karanja police station in Wardha to fix computer problems and…
India’s rural centres are now leading the country’s fixed deposit (FD) expansion, reversing a trend that long saw metropolitan areas driving deposit growth, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest data.Rural FD balances jumped 14% year-on-year to Rs 9.7 lakh crore in the September quarter, significantly outpacing the 10% rise in metro centres to…
Gaurav Khanna, who emerged as the winner of Bigg Boss 19 on December 7, walked away with a prize of Rs 50 lakh and a brand-new car. Throughout his journey, he played the game at his own pace and never caved in under pressure. Though he was frequently labelled ‘fake,’ he ignored the remarks and…
Fixed deposit investors may soon face another round of interest rate cuts after the RBI announced reducing the repo rate for the fourth time this year. The central bank on Friday reduced the interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, which is down 125 basis points from the 6.5% level at the start of…
A screen displays delays in IndiGo flights at Delhi’s IGI on Saturday. According to DGCA, 82% of the 338 Indian aircraft had been updated by Saturday evening. IndiGo announced before midnight that it had completed the task of updating its 200 affected jets NEW DELHI: A cosmic curveball forced a frantic fix as Indian operators…
