MUMBAI: The central board of Reserve Bank of India has approved a proposal to move to a risk-based pricing system for deposit insurance, marking a shift from the uniform premium currently charged to banks under the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) scheme.Announcing the banking reform measures alongside the monetary policy decision in Oct,…
MUMBAI: The rupee staged its strongest single-day rise since May 2025 on Friday, closing at 89.27 per dollar, up 97 paise from Thursday’s 90.24. It briefly moved above the 90-per-dollar mark late in the session. The gain capped a third straight advance after a run of record lows earlier in the month.The rupee saw sharp…
NEW DELHI: Corporation tax collections overtook the non-corporate tax mop-up, which went up 1.3%, pulling down the gross direct tax collections growth to 4.2% till mid-Dec with the overall kitty swelling past the Rs 20 lakh crore mark.Latest data released by the income tax department pegged corporation tax collections up to Dec 17 at Rs…
MUMBAI: Adani Group, India’s fifth-largest conglomerate by market value, intends to bid for nearly a dozen airports slated for privatisation as part of its Rs 1-lakh-crore investment plan for aviation infrastructure over the next five years. Earlier this year, govt announced plans to lease out 11 airports, including those in Amritsar and Varanasi.“Out of the…
RBSE class 10 exam schedule 2026 The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (RBSE), Ajmer, has released the Class 10 board examination timetable for the 2025–26 academic session. The schedule is available on the official website, rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in. As per the official notification, the Rajasthan Board Class 10 examinations will begin on February 12, 2026, and conclude…
India T20 World Cup 2026 Squad Announcement Live: With less than two months to go before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI selection committee will meet at its Mumbai headquarters on Saturday to finalise India’s squad for the showpiece event. The meeting will also see the selectors name India’s squads…
R. Madhavan shares his delight over Akshaye Khanna’s viral acclaim for ‘Dhurandhar’, celebrating him as a gifted and humble artist who values his privacy. Madhavan, featured alongside Khanna in the successful film, admitted to feeling like an ‘underplayer’, especially contrasted against Khanna’s easygoing attitude towards fame. Both actors are thrilled to be part of the…
MUMBAI: Billionaire Gautam Adani is checking into hospitality in a big way, with plans to build “one of the country’s largest hotel portfolios”, anchored around his group’s airports and real estate assets. The move positions the group in direct competition with Tata Group’s Taj, ITC Hotels, and the Oberoi chain (in which Reliance Industries and…
RBSE class 12 board exam schedule 2026 The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has released the Class 12 board exam schedule for the 2026 session. According to the timetable, the theory exams will start on February 12, 2026, and end on March 11, 2026. These exams will be held for students from Science, Commerce,…
Ashes Live, Australia vs England 3rd Test: Travis Head struck a commanding 170 and Alex Carey chipped in with 72 as Australia were bowled out for 349 in their second innings on Saturday, setting England a daunting record target of 435 to keep the Ashes alive at the Adelaide Oval. England wrapped up the innings…
