MUMBAI: Scheduled commercial banks have regained market share in financing the commercial sector in FY26 up to Jan 31 by expanding non-food credit faster than the overall resource pool, reversing a contraction seen in FY25 amid a surge in equity issuances and non-bank funding.Data for FY26 up to Jan 31, 2026 released in RBIâs bulletin…
At least five police officers were killed in two coordinated attacks on police vehicles in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said, highlighting a renewed spike in militant violence in the region.The first attack took place in the Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where gunmen ambushed a police vehicle and shot dead one officer. Within…
The government currently has no roadmap for mergers among public sector banks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, indicating that consolidation is not under active consideration even as a new banking reform panel is set to review the sectorâs future.âI am not familiar with any roadmap…there isn’t one,â Sitharaman said in a media briefing after her…
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a mission flight in the early hours of Wednesday, killing the pilot. Footage of the initial moments of the crash on the highway in BalÄąkesir shows the aircraft descending shortly after takeoff.The aircraft, assigned to the 9th Main Jet Base Command in BalÄąkesir, crashed around 00:50…
A new study by the Pew Research Center shows that Hindus are the most highly educated religious group in the United States when measured by the share of adults who hold at least a bachelorâs degree.The findings come from Pewâs 2023â24 Religious Landscape Study, which surveys tens of thousands of US adults about their religious…
Taliban flags fly at the airport in Kabul. (Photo by AP) DUBAI: Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time and fuel consumption for East-West travel. But those shortened flight routes for India…
Heartwarming Video of Sheikh Hamdan and His Son Is Breaking the Internet Dubaiâs Crown Prince, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, widely known as Fazza, recently celebrated a deeply personal milestone that captured hearts across the UAE and beyond: the third birthday of his son, Mohammed. Rather than a simple photo or brief family moment, Sheikh…
‘Subedaar’ action-drama premieres on OTT March 5, 2026, starring Anil Kapoor as retired soldier Arjun Maurya with Radhikka Madan as daughter Shyama. Directed by Suresh Triveni, it explores duty vs family amid corruption. At trailer launch, Anil praised talented Radhikka as “really special,” highlighting film’s soulful layers. âSubedaarâ, an upcoming Hindi action-drama, hits OTT on…
GPT Allegedly Generated Instructions for Bombs, Anthrax, and Illegal Drugs in a Terror Attack Scenario When researchers removed safety guardrails from an OpenAI model in 2025, they were unprepared for how extreme the results would be.In controlled tests carried out in 2025, a version of ChatGPT generated detailed guidance on how to attack a sports…
It was a regular afternoon in May 1995 in Sarajevo. Twelve-year-old Djemil Hodzic was out playing with his elder brother, Amel, 16, in their neighbourhood, amid the chatter and laughter of children and parents gathered nearby. Amel was playing tennis while Djemil and his friends were busy with marbles. Suddenly, Amel stiffened, struggling to catch…
