File photo: Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti (Picture credit: PTI) JAMMU: The high court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday dismissed a PIL filed by former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti seeking the transfer of undertrials—currently imprisoned in jails outside J&K—back into the Union Territory.The division bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice…
The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the US edged slightly lower this week but continued to hover within a narrow range that has prevailed for nearly two months, offering only modest relief to homebuyers.The benchmark long-term mortgage rate slipped to 6.18% from 6.21% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said on…
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS Regional Rural Banks (RRB) Officer Scale I (Probationary Officer) Preliminary Examination Result 2025 scorecard. Candidates who appeared for the preliminary exam can now check and download their scorecards from the official website, ibps.in.The scorecard will be available for download from December 24 to December…
The accident in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu (Image courtesy: TOI Chennai) NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed on Wednesday after a government bus swerved and collided with two cars in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore, police said. A tyre burst caused the bus to change direction and crash head-on into the cars.“The bus collided with two…
Logistics and transportation services provider Yatayat Corporation India Ltd has filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering, as the road freight segment continues to see strong demand, PTI reported.According to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), the proposed IPO will comprise a fresh issue of up to…
Hardik Singh and Divya Deshmukh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India men’s hockey team vice-captain Hardik Singh was the sole recommendation for this year’s Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna honour, while 20-year-old chess star Divya Deshmukh and trailblazing decathlete Tejaswin Shankar were among the 24 picked for the Arjuna awards by the selection committee here on…
Americans are earning, but they are spending carefully. For the fifth month in a row, consumer confidence in the US has dropped. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 89.1 in December from 92.9 in November. Economists had expected it to be 91.0. The drop shows a surprising reality: Jobs…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre’s directions to states to impose a ban on granting new mining leases in the Aravalli range, calling it a “bogus attempt at damage control that will not fool anybody”Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that despite the fresh directive, “the Aravallis are not being saved, but are…
Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) has provided a Rs 9,821 crore loan to the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL) to refinance its foreign currency debt taken from the World Bank for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project, PTI reported.The rupee-denominated term loan agreement was signed between Rahul Kapoor, Director (Finance), DFCCIL, and…
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”The song returns every December, filling shops, classrooms and homes with a familiar sense of arrival. Christmas feels known before it is explained. Lights go up, music loops, and the calendar signals a pause. Yet much of what shapes this holiday sits outside the way it is taught,…
