If the earnings in the first quarter of the current financial year are an indication, most banks, particularly those majority-owned by the government, have fared well, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
For some, he's a bully and probable 'blackmailer' who targeted the rich and famous, especially in Bollywood, for fame, and allegedly, ransom. For others, he's finally the one brave narc who decided to do his job, no matter how powerful his quarry, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Mahela Jayawardene struck a record-equalling sixth half century in ICC World Twenty20 as Sri Lanka virtually assured themselves a semifinal berth with a crushing nine-wicket win over West Indies in their Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday night.
Mahela Jayawardene struck a record-equalling sixth half century in ICC World Twenty20 as Sri Lanka brightened their semi-final prospects with a crushing nine-wicket win over West Indies in their Super Eights match in Pallekele.
Hulk signs two-year contract with Atletico Mineiro.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) booked massive gains on its foreign currency sales and needed to provide much lesser for its reserves in 2020-21 (FY21), helping it to carve out a significant Rs 99,122-crore dividend for the government, revealed the RBI's annual report for FY21. By doing so, the central bank's risk buffers have reduced to the bare minimum, which may restrict some of RBI's scale of operations, and would likely hamper dividend payout for financial year 2021-22, said analysts. The annual accounts are for nine months ended March 31, 2021 since the RBI changed its accounting year from July-June to April-March from FY21.
RB Leipzig's Timo Werner scored a hat-trick as they demolished hosts Mainz 5-0 on Sunday to reclaim third place in the Bundesliga with an emphatic victory after three straight draws. Schalke 04 slumped to a shock 3-0 home defeat by relegation-threatened Augsburg on Sunday, their fourth defeat in five games dropping them to eighth place in the Bundesliga.
Kolkata Knight Riders jumped to third place in the points table after recording a five-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in a rain-affected low-scoring Indian Premier League match in Cuttack.
Spain clung to the top of the FIFA rankings despite modest friendly performances this month while Venezuela's impressive World Cup qualifying campaign propelled them to a record high.
"Building Bridges" was the theme of the recently concluded South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, or Saarc, summit in Addu (Maldives).
5 instances when teams didn't cross the 70 run mark in 13 seasons.
While Pep Guardiola has brought two Premier League titles, smashed records and produced some of the most glorious football the club's fans have ever seen -- European success remains elusive to his team.
All 112 matches of the 'NZ Premier League' will be played in Auckland without spectators but broadcast live on Sky Sport or the Youtube channel, Sky Sport Next, Tennis New Zealand said on Monday.
For the second straight week, the Sensex rose, notching up a significant gain of 528.34 points, or 1.59 per cent. The Nifty was up 129.45 points, or 1.25 per cent, during the week.
Dwayne Bravo's unbeaten counter-attacking 25-ball 46 lifted defending champions Chennai Super Kings from a hopeless situation to a stunning four-wicket victory over Cape Cobras in a Champions League Twenty20 match on Wednesday.
Murtagh produced one of the best spells of bowling ever seen at the old ground, taking five wickets for 13 runs in nine overs as England were skittled for 85.
Merkel has pledged to reduce Germany's already low unemployment, and is offering modest tax cuts.
It is important to increase employment in general. It is even better to increase good quality jobs. Strategically, it is important to move people from farms to factories to improve overall labour productivity. It is important to improve job opportunities for women, for urbanites and for the educated. The Budget does not contain ideas to do any of this, points out Mahesh Vyas.
Frantic dollar demand from corporates along with an aggressive hedging strategy adopted by importers in the wake of the currency volatility predominately took a toll on the domestic unit despite moves by the central bank to stabilise the currency.
That is what you will hear again after Nirmala Sitharaman presents a speech that will prove to be meaningless and numbers that will show themselves to be wildly off the mark, observes Aakar Patel.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
With this subdued forecast, India is likely to record its worst growth performance since the 1991 liberalisation. However, it is among the only two major economies, which will register a positive growth rate in 2020. The other being China, for which the IMF has projected a growth rate of 1.2 per cent.
Here's how you can ensure you have enough in your kitty and be in command of your finances.
Yuvraj Singh has fallen behind in the pecking order to youngsters like Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli, but after a superb all-round showing in the World Cup, the left-hander will get another chance to resurrect his Test career against West Indies.
The Oppo Reno 2 offers a balanced mix of design, performance and imaging, says Khalid Anzar.
Sachin Tendulkar said comparisons between players of different eras are unfair and it would be better if every individual's achievements are celebrated rather than comparing with everyone else.
Images from the World Cup match between in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
In a thrilling match in Surat, Gujarat defeated Rajasthan "by one over eliminator" after the two teams ended with identical scores in 20 overs and the match was tied.
Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed a breezy century as India 'A' recorded a convincing seven-wicket victory over West Indies 'A' in the Tri-Series in Leicester on Monday.
Vikas Gowda qualified for the final round of the men's discus throw event with a modest effort of 63.86m on the sixth day of the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Images from the IPL final between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai on Tuesday.
Rajasthan Royals edged Deccan Chargers by two runs in a highly entertaining Indian Premier League match featuring the two previous winners at the VCA Ground at Nagpur on Monday.
But it is disappointing to note that Sitharaman's third Union Budget continues to promote a few problematic ideas, observes A K Bhattacharya.
Prices of residential property in Mumbai, NCR, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad witnessed a sharp fall in H1-2020 with Kolkata witnessing the steepest drop of 7.5% to Rs 33,433 per square meter. Demand for office space fell the most in Pune and NCR markets at 47% and 45% respectively.
Left-arm pacer Isuru Udana recorded the first hat-trick of the Champions League Twenty20 as Wayamba Elevens crushed Central District by 75 runs in their last league match of the Twenty20 tournament, in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday.
Defending champions Mumbai needed just 22 minutes and 31 balls to wrap up a massive 338-run victory over minnows Vidarbha and log six points to shoot to the top of the Ranji Trophy Group A table at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
A masterful 96 not out by Sachin Tendulkar helped India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the third One-Day International at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Monday and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a modest target of 240, the home team romped to 242 for three with 44 balls to spare.
The 37-year-old knows that if she wants to hoist the Rosewater Dish for an eighth time, she needs to improve in all departments.
The WHO expert noted that measures taken in India such as the nationwide lockdown have had an impact in slowing transmission but the risk of an increase in cases looms as the country opens up.
Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary won a silver to swell India's medal tally to five on the third day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday.
