Assam CM briefs Union Finance Minister on flood response; Sitharaman assures Centre’s supportDuring his visit to Delhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to strategize flood ...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
You can afford the Gurgaon EMI, but can you afford the life after it? CA warns homebuyers and asks them to re-thinkCA Nitin Kaushik has warned Gurgaon homebuyers to look beyond the EMI when deciding whether they can afford a house. He said the real cost ...
21 Aug, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
South Korea plans chip windfall fund to back youth, AI investmentThe proposed "Future Response Fund" would finance programmes aimed at helping young people find jobs, buy homes and start families, while...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
Gujarat pitches AI, GIFT City plans at Chief Minister's US visit, seeks concessional World Bank fundingGujarat's Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the US to promote the state. He presented Gujarat's vision for becoming a global hub for A...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.17 AM IST
Aditya Birla Capital forays into gold loan business; shares rise 3%Aditya Birla Capital Limited is entering the gold loan business segment. The company plans to establish approximately 1,000 branches over t...
20 Aug, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Niti Aayog proposes skill (re)set with focus on outcome-linked financing, PPPsNiti Aayog proposes core reforms to transform India's skilling architecture. The roadmap seeks to create a coherent system supporting cumul...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Sitharaman asks public sector banks to get ‘cool’ for Gen Z with courses, lifestyle perksFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wants public sector banks to appear more appealing to young customers. She urged banks to engage direct...
19 Aug, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
Public sector banks have ‘considerable strength’, says FM Sitharaman; asks them to use it with ‘greater ambition’Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said public sector banks are operating with “considerable strength” and urged them to use it with “grea...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urges PSBs to sharpen youth outreach, build ahead of demandFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged public sector banks to attract young customers. She suggested a focused 'Banking for Youth' campa...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
Married couples, stop keeping all your money in one account: Bengaluru CA suggests 4-account systemBengaluru CA Meenal Goel suggests married couples divide their income into four accounts instead of keeping everything in one. Her framewor...
19 Aug, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
RRBs' gross loans rise 10.3 pc to Rs 5.78 lakh crore in FY26; PSL achievement at 91.7 pcRegional Rural Banks saw gross loans rise 10.3 percent to Rs 5,78,349 crore. Their performance under Priority Sector Lending targets remain...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.43 PM IST
Gaja Alternative Asset Management mobilises Rs 165 crore from anchor investorsGaja Alternative Asset Management secured Rs 165 crore from anchor investors on Tuesday. The company's Rs 550 crore initial public offering...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.06 PM IST
Small-city aspirations power education loan demandEducation loan applications are increasingly coming from smaller Indian cities. Tier II and III cities now represent over eighty-six percen...
18 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
No UPS pension for retirees of this state government; employee body writes to Nirmala Sitharaman, seeks interventionRetired employees and teachers from the Delhi government are anxiously waiting for their pensions under the Unified Pension Scheme. The All...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
UGC-NET 2026 cancellation: 60% English, Commerce questions allegedly repeated from Dec 2024 paperThe UGC-NET 2026 exams for English and Commerce were cancelled after around 60% of questions were allegedly found to closely mirror those i...
18 Aug, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
AI won’t create India’s jobs crisis, but it could deepen itEducated youth face a challenging job market with fewer middle-skill opportunities. Many new jobs are in low-productivity agriculture or in...
16 Aug, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Public education needs public moneyStudents across the nation have taken to the streets, drawing attention to the overwhelming resource deficit in education. With public fund...
16 Aug, 2026, 10.52 PM IST