MUMBAI: Even as gold loans grew 50.4% in FY26 to emerge as the primary driver of retail credit, the home loan portfolio expanded only 9.4%, with growth largely led by higher ticket sizes, while credit card outstandings remained the slowest segment with flat year-on-year growth. According to a latest report by CRIF India, the March…
Tom Hanks, beyond being one of the most well-respected actors in the entertainment industry, is also known to be a huge sports fanatic. The star has time and time again attended major sports events from all over, with his heart mainly set on football. Ahead of Aston Villa’s Europa League final, the actor made sure…
KKR beat MI by 4 wickets (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: IPL 2026 scripted another slice of history on Wednesday night as Kolkata Knight Riders’ four-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians became the 42nd win of the season for a team batting second — the highest ever in a single IPL edition.The previous record stood at…
MUMBAI: For long, stock market and mutual fund industry analysts have been saying that Indian investors are maturing fast, moving away from trading in direct stocks and investing for the long term through the fund route. Now, a Sebi research paper, using granular data, has bolstered that notion. Using holdings data of households in depositories,…
Mohanlal and Meena starrer ‘Drishyam 3’ has reportedly landed in legal trouble ahead of its highly anticipated release.Directed by Jeethu Joseph, the film is the third installment in one of Malayalam cinema’s most successful thriller franchises. The legal issue concerns the Telugu remake and adaptation rights. Rajkumar Theatres claims exclusive Telugu rights According to a…
Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub ruled out of Australia ODIs (Image: ESPNcricinfo) Pakistan openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub have been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia due to injuries, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Wednesday. The series is scheduled to begin on May 30 in Rawalpindi, with the…
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday as continuous supply disruptions due to the Iran conflict raised concerns over tightening fuel reserves across the globe. Benchmark oil prices traded marginally higher, with WTI Crude rising 0.58% to $98.83 a barrel and Brent Crude gaining 0.44% to $105.5 a barrel.The recovery comes after a sharp decline on…
Production has officially begun on season six of ‘Only Murders in the Building’, with leading stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short stepping out into a busy London neighbourhood to film the show.The trio were spotted on Wednesday, taking to a busy street to film an outdoor segment. On spotting the stars, fans were…
Aston Villa players celebrate with the Europa League trophy. (Pic credit: Uefa Europa League) Aston Villa finally ended three decades of waiting for silverware as a stunning display inspired by Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendía secured a dominant 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday.It was Villa’s first…
MUMBAI: The war-led volatility in energy markets coupled with the risk of food inflation amid projections of below-normal monsoon rains this year could weigh on FMCG volume growth, Worldpanel by Numerator (formerly Kantar) said in its update on Wednesday. It estimated volume growth to drop to 3-4% if the situation doesn’t improve, as an unstable…
