SBI chairman C S Setty said at the SBI Banking and Economics Conclave in Mumbai on Wednesday. MUMBAI: India’s financial system will need to evolve to finance the country’s next phase of economic expansion, with banks playing a larger role in supporting higher-value manufacturing, new technologies, the green transition and enterprises seeking to compete globally,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on whether the challenge to the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners should be considered by a Constitution Bench.Under the law, the selection panel comprises the Prime Minister, a Union cabinet minister and the leader of opposition…
Delhi LG orders park safety checks, Pink Police patrols NEW DELHI: Delhi lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday ordered a safety audit of all city parks within a week and directed the deployment of Pink Police personnel around their premises following the gangrape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir.Sandhu…
AI Representational Image The Abel Tasman National Park can still look much as visitors might expect from a New Zealand wilderness: forest, rivers, beaches and a coastline opening onto the sea. Yet beneath that familiar scenery, the park has undergone a long ecological repair. According to the Project Janszoon official website it began in 2012,…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Wednesday responded to a report flagging differences within the poll panel over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), saying that “differing views and observations” among its members were a normal part of deliberation, while stressing that all final decisions were taken “unanimously”.“The ECI is a constitutional body that functions under the…
Dignitaries at the inauguration of the Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management and foundation-laying ceremony for Nareyana Pragnalaya in Bengaluru. As India continues to strengthen its position as a knowledge-driven economy, institutions of higher learning are playing an increasingly important role in shaping future-ready talent, advancing research and fostering innovation. Reflecting this vision, the Ramaiah…
As per the report, engineers will use accelerated bridge construction methods to limit disruption to one of the region’s busiest transportation corridors. A bridge that has carried Washington traffic for more than seven decades is headed for a major transformation, but commuters may barely notice the most dramatic part of the work. The nearly half-mile-long…
File photo: US president Donald Trump with Chinese premier XI Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press US President Donald Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan when the two leaders meet in Washington this week. Sources have informed Reuters that Beijing is likely to invoke a 1982 US-China agreement that commits Washington…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday revived his “vote chori” charge against the Election Commission and accused election officials of committing “treason”.In a post on X, Rahul said, “I am telling the EC and election officials clearly: What you are doing is wrong. This is treason, this is against…
Less than a year after completion, the newly built mansion at 46 Cliff Road in Belvedere hit the market. The waterfront mansion is asking $32 million, the San Francisco Business Times reported. The three-storey home sprawls across 5,000 square feet with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and what may be its most prized perk: direct access…