RBI likely to pay a big dividend to CentreEconomists estimate the surplus transfer-often referred to as the central bank's dividend to the government-in the range of Rs 2.7 lakh cro...
19 May, 2026, 01.20 AM IST
RBI likely to pay record dividend to govt this yearThe Reserve Bank of India is set to transfer its highest-ever dividend to the central government. This substantial payout will offer the Ce...
13 May, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Interest rates, dollar sales boost RBI income by 27%RBI's FY25 net income surged by 27% due to higher global interest rates and dollar sales, enabling a record surplus transfer to the governm...
30 May, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
RBI’s ₹2.7 lakh cr dividend fuelled by dollar gains, interest income, analysts sayThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a record Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend to the government for FY25, driven by gains from US dollar s...
26 May, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
A star will explode on Thursday. Here's how you can see the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event happening after 80 yearsT Coronae Borealis, a star in the Northern Crown constellation, is about to explode in a nova. This happens once every 80 years. The last e...
25 Mar, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Star T Corona Borealis to explode next week in rare 80-year event — When and where to watchThis rare exploding star event could offer a stunning cosmic display, a momentous occasion for both scientists and stargazers alike.
22 Mar, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
Look up! A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a 'new' star in the skyT CrB, a white dwarf in Corona Borealis, 3,000 light years away, will erupt soon with a magnitude 2.5 brightness due to a thermonuclear rea...
10 Jul, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
RBI approves dividend of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to Centre for FY24, up 140% YoYRBI DIVIDEND: At its 608th meeting in Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of India approved a dividend of Rs 2.11 lakh crore for the Central governmen...
22 May, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
Concerns govt would take more reserves from central bank were unwarrantedTransfer may be used to keep a buffer to maintain the fiscal deficit target.
29 Aug, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30bn annually: StudyAir pollution due to crop residue burning in northern India is a leading risk factor of acute respiratory infections and causes an estimate...
04 Mar, 2019, 01.15 PM IST
Air pollution from stubble burning costing India USD 30bn annually: StudyThe study that estimates -- for the first time -- the health and economic costs of CRB in northern India also found that CRB leads to an es...
04 Mar, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
Fake Chinese spares for indigenised Bofors guns: CBI FIRThe CBI alleged that the supplier entered into criminal conspiracy with the unidentified GCF officials to supply duplicate spare parts (bea...
21 Jul, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
Indian Railways' Track Management System goes onlineWeb enabled Track Management System has been fully implemented in all railway divisions in the country to monitor track maintenance-related...
04 Feb, 2016, 05.56 PM IST
Railway plans speed boost for premier trains, to make them "semi high-speed" servicesWith the increased speed, travel time to, say Mumbai or Chandigarh from Delhi, can be reduced by one to three hours, Kumar said.
23 Oct, 2013, 08.35 PM IST
- Castrol India Q2 profit 15% to Rs. 179.3 crore
Castrol India's results for June '12 quarter were impacted by higher raw material cost and increased advertising budget.
16 Jul, 2012, 03.05 PM IST
- Commodity boom turns bust as economy crumbles
Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, metals and grains tumbled in the second half because of the...
02 Jan, 2009, 12.43 AM IST
- Volatile markets may see investors dressing up in gold
Investments in gold could well be the flavour of the season given the volatility in the equity and debt markets.
23 Aug, 2007, 04.17 AM IST