MUMBAI: State Bank of India has raised its credit growth target for the year after broad-based momentum lifted profitability in the Dec quarter, chairman CS Setty said at a briefing. “On the credit growth advice we had given 12 to 14% credit guidance earlier. We are revising that upwards to 13 to 15% based on…
Team India arrives at the residence of Indian Cricket Team Head Coach Gautam Gambhir (ANI Video Grab) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir hosted a special dinner at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday, ahead of India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match against Namibia on February 12 at the Arun…
India’s Virat Kohli with Head Coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Speculation around the equation between India head coach Gautam Gambhir and senior batter Virat Kohli has refused to die down ever since Gambhir took charge of the national side. Their well-documented on-field run-ins during the Indian Premier League have continued to fuel chatter within…
CBSE CTET February 2026 Provisional and Final Answer Key Timeline The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for 2026 was held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in two days, February 7th and 8th, 2026, in two shifts on each day for both Paper I and Paper II.Usually, students and applicants have questions regarding…
NEW DELHI: A training aircraft was forced to land in an open field about 50-70km before its destination, Belagavi, Sunday after allegedly running out of fuel. While the aircraft was damaged in the impact, both the flight instructor and the trainee pilot aboard were safe. Aviation authorities were probing the episode. “Redbird Flight Training Academy’s…
NEW DELHI: After a near standstill in business, carpet exporters are now seeing some signs of activity.The punishing 50% US tariffs, including 25% penalty for Russian oil buys, had resulted in buyers putting orders on hold, which resulted in operations in Bhadohi and parts of J&K, the two carpet-making hubs, slowing down considerably.“There are 24-25…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ICC Photo) The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the Team of the Tournament for the recently-concluded ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026. Three players from India’s U19 World Cup-winning team—Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kanishk Chouhan, and Henil Patel—have been selected, as per the ICC website. Three players from runner-up England are also included in…
NEET UG 2026 brings Aadhaar eKYC and live photo verification to application process The National Testing Agency (NTA), as expected, has introduced NEET (UG) 2026 registrations, and along with it, has also brought on a message of a more rigorous verification process, sophisticated technology, and fewer loopholes in the system. The examination scheme and date…
NEW DELHI: A steep cut in NEET-PG qualifying standards has led to postgraduate medical seats in govt colleges being filled at shockingly low scores – including in high-risk clinical specialties – triggering alarm across the medical fraternity, reports Anuja Jaiswal. The impact was stark in third-round PG counselling, where candidates secured seats in govt medical…
NEW DELHI: Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said Sunday that the govt has aggressively sought to push the farm sector’s interests in the US trade deal, while protecting its sensitivities around dairy and agriculture. “We have $30-odd billion of imports. The important thing is we have $55 billion of exports of farm and fish…
