Lucknow: Another spell of rain accompanied by thunderstorms in some parts of the city provided relief from high humidity levels on Thursday. According to weatherman, similar rainfall activities are expected for next three days.“Rainfall received on Thursday was due to western disturbance and trough line passing through the state and similar conditions are expected over…
MUMBAI: RBI has granted its first universal bank approval in a decade, giving AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) in-principle approval to transition from an SFB to a universal bank-the first such nod since Bandhan and IDFC in 2015.Founded in 1996 by Sanjay Agarwal as AU Financiers, an NBFC in Jaipur, AU became an SFB in…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s Dhruv Jurel will lead Central Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which marks the beginning of the new domestic season. Rajat Patidar of MPCA has been named vice-captain.Besides Jurel, there are two other UP players in the squad, wicketkeeper-batsman Aryan Juyal and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Another UP player, Madhav Kaushik,…
HYDERABAD: Unending tariff wars coupled with weaker-than-expected US macroeconomic data and a depreciating rupee, fuelled gold’s rise to record highs in the Indian market on Thursday. The yellow metal crossed the Rs 1.02 lakh/10 gm mark to hit a high of Rs 1,02,155 on MCX and was quoting at all-time highs of Rs 1,02,700 and…
Lucknow: Maintaining that farmers remained its top priority, govt said on Thursday that agriculture is playing a pivotal role in transforming UP into a $1 trillion economy.“The state govt is working towards the farmers’ uplift. Govt has undertaken historic initiatives over the eight years under guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” a state govt spokesperson…
Pune: A group of 24 friends from the 1990 Std X batch of a school from Manchar’s Awasari Khurd village, about 60km from Pune, remained unreachable after the cloudburst and heavy rainfall at Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The state disaster management department said at least 149 tourists from Maharashtra were stranded in Uttarakhand.Awasari Khurd…
NEW DELHI: For all the noise over India being the tariff king, the US effective tariff rate for all countries is now estimated at 17%, Fitch Ratings has estimated after the latest reciprocal tariff announcements. The effective rate that Indian goods will pay to enter US before Aug 27 was estimated at 20.8%, including exempted…
Lucknow: Do you wish to experience a meteor shower or a walk on the moon or planets? These and many more celestial events will soon become a virtual reality. Astronomy lovers, specially children, can embark on such celestial odysseys at the Indira Gandhi Planetarium located near Daliganj Crossing, which has been given a digital makeover…
‘Mahavtar Narsimha’ continues to roar at the box office even after crossing Rs 100 crore. The film released on July 25 which was one week after ‘Saiyaara’. At this point in time, this Mohit Suri directorial was creating euphoria at the box office. Yet, the mythological animated action drama, directed by Ashwin Kumar made its…
Lucknow: Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) is set to roll out the telemedicine facility on a pilot basis from its department of medicine, allowing patients to consult doctors through video calls for follow-up, especially to show test reports and receive new prescriptions.The initiative, which aims to ease the burden on patients coming…
