India Scrap Arrival Cards For Foreigners

Starting Wednesday, October 1, foreigners in India have the option to submit a 'digital arrival card' online instead of the paper card. IMAGE: Foreign tourists in Srinagar. Kindly note the image......

PMJAY for 70+ covered 700K treatments in one year

The government aims to cover around 60 million people in the age category, irrespective of income, with an assured 5 lakh annually to be shared within the family. IMAGE: Senior citizens aged 70......

Trump introduces 'Gold Card' for permanent US residency

The Trump administration has launched a premium immigration programme targeting wealthy individuals worldwide, offering permanent residency in the United States through expensive 'Gold Cards' that......

Goa voter list revision reveals 90,000 discrepancies

As many as 90,000 electors in Goa have either been found absent, shifted, deceased or possessing duplicate voter cards in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, a senior......

Auto refund, pre-filled forms... GST overhaul on cards

The government is finalising a major GST overhaul with automated refunds, pre-filled returns, and analytics-based scrutiny to simplify compliance and boost liquidity for MSMEs. Illustration:......

'For FY26, We Expect Corporate Loan Book Upto Rs 4 Tn'

'We currently have new proposals worth Rs 1.48 trillion in the pipeline.'   Punjab National Bank (PNB) is witnessing strong momentum across retail, micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME), and......

Why Banks Are Struggling For Deposits

As deposit growth lags credit expansion, Indian banks face shrinking low-cost Casa inflows, rising funding costs, and structural shifts driven by UPI, e-Kuber, and digital savings trends, points......

US lawmaker to introduce bill to completely eliminate H-1B visa programme

An American lawmaker will be introducing a bill to “completely eliminate” the H-1B visa programme and take away the pathway to citizenship that it offers, “forcing” individuals to "return......

The Dharmendra I Remember

A hero with a heart, and remained one till the end. IMAGE: Dharmendra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Instagram "No conversation with the actor, a Sher Dil, who in the 1976 film Maa......

King: A New SRK Experience

From the swag displayed in the King teaser, there is no dimming of the klieg light of his superstardom... yet, notes Deepa Gahlot. At a time when the world needs love, Shah Rukh Khan has decided......

Nagal knocked out of Aus Open wild card play-off tourney

IMAGE: Sumit Nagal had received a direct entry into the tournament but was blighted by visa issues before the tournament. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters India's top singles player Sumit......

Ronaldo's first-ever Portugal red card sparks chaos

IMAGE: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after being shown a red card. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Portugal manager Roberto Martinez said Cristiano Ronaldo's red card against Ireland......

Nagal advances at Australian Open wild card play-off

IMAGE: India's Sumit Nagal bounced back from a set down to defeat China's Minghui Zhang and moved into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off in Chengdu,......

Relief for Ronaldo as FIFA relaxes three-match ban

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo received marching orders after elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea during Portugal's 0-2 loss in Dublin two weeks ago. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Portugal......

India prevail over hosts Malaysia in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

IMAGE: Former champions India will next play New Zealand in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup on Thursday. Photograph: Hockey India The Indian men's hockey team eked out a narrow 4-3 victory against......