Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on UCO Bank The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹38.60 lakh (Rupees Thirty Eight Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on UCO Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Periodicity of payment of interest on savings deposits’, ‘Locker Rent’…
Indian flag (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) The Asian Weightlifting Championships, which were set to take place in Ahmedabad from April 1 to 10, have been postponed due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Because of the situation affecting travel and safety in the Middle East and Gulf region, organisers decided to delay the tournament by…
Amid soaring crude oil prices worldwide due to the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has proposed the largest disbursement of oil reserves to help bring down prices.The release could exceed the 182 million barrels of oil that IEA member countries put on the market in two separate releases in 2022,…
3 min readNew DelhiFeb 22, 2026 08:22 AM IST First published on: Feb 22, 2026 at 07:06 AM IST In the second phase of Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) so far, the voters’ list in nine states/UTs has shrunk by 8%, with Gujarat seeing the highest deletions (13.4% or 68.12 lakh) and Kerala the…
India’s pharmaceutical exports rose 9.4 per cent in 2024–25 to $30.47 billion, with the industry targeting double-digit growth in 2026–27 amid efforts to expand global market access, the commerce ministry said on Saturday, PTI reported. Issues related to pharmaceutical exports were discussed during a Chintan Shivir held in Ahmedabad between government officials and industry representatives,…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran speaks during the Opening Ceremony of India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi on Thursday. (DD News/ANI Video Grab) Bengaluru: Even as AI signals a paradigm shift for IT, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran called it the sector’s biggest opportunity. “Since…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Sanju Samson continued his remarkable run in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 with another stunning knock in the final, giving India a blazing start with 89 runs off just 45 balls. The wicketkeeper batter once again set the tone at the top, attacking from the outset and…
India’s Hardik Pandya (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Former England seamer Stuart Broad has issued a strong warning to England ahead of their semifinal clash against India, singling out Hardik Pandya as the player who could decisively swing the contest.Broad stressed that Pandya’s impact goes far beyond numbers on the scoreboard. The Indian all-rounder has the…
Odisha is expected to see fast-paced political activity after renowned hotelier and former Union minister Dilip Ray on Tuesday threw his hat in the Rajya Sabha race as an Independent. Ray’s announcement came almost immediately after the BJP named its candidates – state chief Manmohan Samal and Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar – for the…
The year 2026 could belong to the Opposition — if it gets it right. The feisty Mamata Banerjee is not going to allow the BJP to walk all over her Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. In Tamil Nadu, DMK chief M K Stalin still seems to be holding his…