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Goa speaker refuses to disqualify 8 Cong turncoats

Goa assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Friday dismissed the disqualification petition filed by the Congress against eight of its MLAs who defected to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in 2022.......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Debit card usage slow for three years and UPI transactions up 428%

Debit card payments remained sluggish due to the surge in digital transactions after the pandemic, and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as the most popular mode of money transfer,......

HDFC Bank goes for first major rejig after merger

HDFC Bank has reshuffled the portfolios of its senior management team. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters This is the first major rejig after the amalgamation of HDFC Ltd on July 1. “The......

Why RBI Was Worried About Consumer Credit Growth

The banking regulator was uncomfortable with the runaway pace at which consumer credit was growing. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Tucked away in the 'Report on Trend and Progress of......

HDFC Bank inks pact with Paytm to ramp up credit card issuance

Looking to regain lost ground in the credit cards segment, HDFC Bank on Monday announced a tie-up with leading payments company Paytm to start selling co-branded plastics before the onset of the......

HDFC Bank to send debit card PIN via SMS

As part of its 'go-green' initiative, HDFC Bank has started sending PIN, unique code number, for debit card holders through SMS instead of the practice of sending it by post. It is not just......

'Kaanta Laga' girl Shefali Jariwala dead; cause of death 'reserved'

Shefali featured in popular Salman Khan-hosted reality show Bigg Boss 13 (2019), alongside winner Sidharth Shukla, who died in 2021. IMAGE: Shefali Jariwala. Photograph: ANI Photo Popular TV......

The Best Bollywood Songs Of 2022

The business of melodies is yet to fully snap out of its creative coma but 2022's spirited, sonorous offerings gave us hope. Where Arijit Singh continued his single man mission of saving Hindi film......

SMAT: Abhishek flattens Bengal; Sanju shines for Kerala

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma raced to his century off just 32 balls, striking 11 sixes and seven fours against Bengal. Photograph: Screengrab/X India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre continued his blazing......

Who's In, Who's Out? IPL 2025 Retention Drama Unfolds

Rishabh Pant released by DC, Heinrich Klaasen pips Virat Kohli in retention price IMAGE: Rishabh Pant will now be the hottest player in the IPL auction pool after the GMR-run franchise......

Rahul, Shreyas Set To Enter IPL Auction!

IMAGE: K L Rahul and Shreyas Iyer could be two big names at the IPL Players Auction. All Photographs: BCCI As the IPL 2025 mega auction looms, the 10 franchises are racing against time to......

IPL 2024: How The 10 Teams Stack Up!

IMAGE: Delhi Capitals Captain Rishabh Pant -- the first active player at an IPL players auction -- holds up the paddle to make a bid during the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19,......

CoA set to hand over charge to Ganguly & Co.

IMAGE: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to take charge as the president of BCCI on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the apex court-appointed......