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MUMBAI: SBI chairman C S Setty said that several initiatives taken by govt to formalise the MSME and agriculture sectors through digitalisation have enabled banks to lend to these segments. He noted that digitalisation has transformed these areas, allowing banks to develop innovative models that expand formal credit access to previously underserved sectors.Setty was speaking…
Are Schools Succeeding? Trump Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) The Trump administration’s recent deep cuts to the Education Department have raised alarms about the future of critical data on US schools and students. Over 100 federal workers involved in education research, student testing, and basic…
BENGALURU: Byju’s Alpha, a US-based financing arm of the edtech firm, said on Thursday that it filed a lawsuit in a US court against its co-founders Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath, and former chief strategy officer and senior executive Anita Kishore. The complaint accuses them of engineering a fraudulent scheme to transfer $533 million in…
Hardik Pandya (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya credited his bowlers for effectively using variations and executing plans smartly on a sluggish wicket, as his side secured a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.MI restricted SRH to 162 for five and chased down…
NEW DELHI: A set of six properties-including some considered serially, such as Ashokan Edict Sites and Chausath Yogini Temples spread across multiple states-have been added to India’s tentative list by Unesco’s World Heritage Centre.These sites were added to the list on March 7, the Permanent Delegation of India to Unesco said in a statement. India…
ISLAMABAD: A shutters-down strike gripped Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday as clashes between protesters and security forces rocked Quetta, the provincial capital, leaving at least three dead and several injured.The unrest erupted after the arrest of Dr Mahrang Baloch, the defiant face of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), an ethnic rights group, and…
NEW DELHI: The government will sell up to 4.83 per cent stake in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders at a floor price of Rs 2,525 per share. “Offer for Sale in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) opens tomorrow for Non-Retail investors. Retail investors can bid on Monday. Government will divest 2.83% equity with an additional 2% as…
Khushdil Shah incident after PAK vs NZ 3rd ODI (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: Tensions boiled over after Pakistan’s crushing 3-0 ODI series loss to New Zealand, as all-rounder Khushdil Shah was involved in a heated exchange with two Afghan spectators at Bay Oval on Saturday. The confrontation unfolded shortly after the match concluded, adding…
Maruti Suzuki launched the next-generation Dzire a few months ago. The new Dzire features a new design, new features, improved safety and much more. And now, the company has launched the new Dzire Tour S priced at Rs 6.79 lakh for the Petrol variant and Rs 7.74 lakh for the Petrol+CNG variant (both prices ex-showroom)….
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna (File Image) NEW DELHI: RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, the petitioner in the Mysore Urban Development Authority scam case, on Wednesday has filed a complaint against 3 IPS officers, claiming that false reports were submitted in an attempt to protect the accused.He alleged that though there is a…
