India’s External Debt Stands at $746 Billion The Government of India has informed that the country’s external debt stood at about 746 billion US dollars as of September 2025. Detailed data on foreign debt is published through the Quarterly External Debt Reports and the Annual Status Report on India’s External Debt, prepared by the Department…
MUMBAI: Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and State Bank of India on Wed announced a strategic partnership to structure and finance projects, including mergers and acquisitions, acquisitions, and real estate funding for Indian and global clients.The alliance follows new rules by Reserve Bank of India allowing banks to fund corporate acquisitions up to 75% of…
BENGALURU: From young professionals to experienced developers, techies are increasingly taking up freelance assignments to supplement incomes and build alternative career paths as the industry grapples with slowing hiring, rapid advances in AI, and growing uncertainty around traditional tech roles. For some, these gigs are side hustles alongside full-time jobs-reflecting a rise in moonlighting-while others…
4 min readGuwahatiMar 12, 2026 07:14 AM IST (As Assam gears up for the Assembly polls, every week, Special Correspondent Sukrita Baruah decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) Wrapping government sops in familial terms that have become his signature, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, popularly called mama or…
Every time your phone vibrates, your brain performs a “context switch.” It might feel like a split second, but neurologically, it’s expensive. Studies suggest it can take up to 20 minutes to regain deep focus after a single interruption. This constant jumping burns through your brain’s glucose reserves, leaving you feeling wilted by noon. The…
Mohammad Rizwan and Team India NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has come under the spotlight after his earlier remark about not watching India’s matches resurfaced following Pakistan’s heavy defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI on Wednesday.During a casual conversation with a reporter at a nets session earlier, Rizwan was asked about India’s impressive…
MUMBAI: As the prospect of a quick end to the war in West Asia thinned, sensex reversed with a 1,342-point slide on Wednesday to close at 76,864 points. The index is now down more than 10% from its all-time high of 86,159 points recorded intraday on Dec 1, 2025. Since the war between the US-Israel…
With their no-confidence resolution against Speaker Om Birla defeated in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, the Congress and other Opposition parties are now making preparations to go after the BJP-led NDA government over the intensifying energy crisis, marked with shortages of oil and gas, amid the raging conflict between US-Israel and Iran besides the war’s fallout…
NEW DELHI: Jitesh Sharma admits that being left out of India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad was disappointing, but that setback soon felt insignificant compared to the personal loss he suffered shortly after. The wicketkeeper-batter lost his father, Mohan Sharma, on February 1 after a brief illness, a moment that changed his perspective on…
‘Oil Cos Have Ramped Up Output By 25%’ NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday said oil companies have ramped up LPG output by 25%, helping bridge a part of the deficit due to deficient imports, and advised against panic buying as cylinders were being delivered in two-and-a-half days. India imports around 60% of LPG. “Feedback suggests…