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As banks and non-banking financial companies become stringent in disbursing unsecured personal loans and credit card receivables after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the risk weights on these loans, borrowers should now keep the credit utilisation ratio (CUR) below 30%, experts say. Till now, loans were disbursed even at a CUR of 50%.

Alia Bhatt is the latest victim of deepfake video where the actress' face was morphed into another model in a obscene video. It has garnered attention of many and raised concern about online safety.

Election Commission on Monday revoked the authorization granted to the Telangana government for distributing financial assistance to farmers for rabi crops under the Rythu Bandhu Scheme, according to an official statement. This action was taken following a violation of the model code by a state minister who publicly announced the disbursements.

IndiGo flight from Pune to Nagpur. Instead of finding her seat intact, she discovered that half of her seat was missing. Sagarika, who was traveling for work on flight 6E-6798 in the early hours of Sunday, was allocated seat number 10A by the airline. Upon reaching her seat, Sagarika was shocked to find the cushion missing. She immediately informed one of the cabin crew members, who simply advised her to check beneath the seat. Despite her efforts, Sagarika was unable to locate the cushion. As a result, she had to stand in the aisle, causing inconvenience to other passengers while boarding was still in progress. Eventually, a crew member provided a spare cushion from another seat. Sagarika and her husband, Subrat Patnaik, expressed their disappointment, stating that such incidents should not be expected from a reputed airline like IndiGo.

Saudi Arabia has introduced stricter rules for issuing visas to recruit domestic workers from abroad, saying that the minimum age for a single employer to obtain such a visa is 24 years. The regulations, recently announced by Musaned, a government platform overseeing domestic labor in Saudi Arabia, outline specific eligibility criteria for visa applications. Under these rules, Saudi citizens, Gulf nationals, foreign wives of Saudi men and their mothers, along with holders of Saudi premium residency permits, can apply for visas to hire overseas domestic labor, contingent on the financial capabilities of the employers. This move comes as part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to streamline and regulate the domestic labor market. The Ministry of Human Resources has established the Musaned platform to empower customers with information about their rights, duties, and related services. These services encompass visa issuance, recruitment requests, and the contractual relationship between employers and workers. The Musaned platform facilitates wage transfers to labor through digital services such as STC pay and Urpay apps. Additionally, it offers features like the transfer of a house worker's service between employers, authentication of domestic labor contracts, and the resolution of disputes. The Ministry emphasizes the necessity of conducting contracting through Musaned, which serves as the official recruitment platform for domestic labor in the country.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the efforts to evacuate 41 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel are going on and the rescue operation is expected to be completed at the earliest. Speaking to on Monday, CM Dhami informed that the auger machine that got stuck in the debris has been taken out completely. «Everyone has been trying. The auger machine has been taken out completely...Drilling and pushing work will start and we hope that the work is completed at the earliest,» CM Dhami said. He further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been seeking information about the ongoing rescue operation on a daily basis since it was launched. «PM Modi is seeking all important information.

Xi Jinping Thought in the New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics." A billboard-sized image of Mr Xi, China’s leader, waves to visitors as they enter the lobby. In a nearby factory NHI’s tunnel-boring machines, used for digging metro lines, rise four storeys into the air. The company was founded by the state many decades ago.

seven weeks of Hamas captivity, information about the conditions of their confinement has emerged. The 58 hostages freed under a cease-fire deal over the past three days have largely stayed out of the public eye, with most still in hospitals. Nearly two months after Hamas militants dragged them into Gaza during a bloody cross-border attack on Israel that also killed 1,200 people, most freed hostages appear to be in stable physical condition.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: In Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi a portion under-contruction tunnel from Silkyara end caved in on November 12 trapping 41 workers. The workers have been trapped since and rescue operation is ongoing. The multiple-agency led rescue efforts initial plan was to rescue workers through horizontal drilling with the expertise of international tunnelling experts.

Ramaswamy Narayanan, CMD, GIC RE, says, “our business has been doing well. We have managed to post very good results for 2022-2023 and we are continuing that forward in the current year for the last two quarters as well. Further, we have also got a credit rating boost from US credit rating agency, AM Best, since we are an international company doing business in over 150 countries we need a credit rating from an international agency. In our case, it is AM Best and they have boosted our credit rating as well.” There is a massive re-rating going on in the entire insurance space. It was started by private sector insurance companies in the last two, three days. Even the public sector enterprises, insurance and reinsurance companies are getting completely re-rated. The view in the market and the industry is that there could be policy making plus some impetus coming in which could improve volumes. What are your thoughts on the way business momentum is at your end? We are doing well. I guess maybe the interest coming forward now is based on the fact that the insurance industry is doing well now as well as maybe the understanding of what this industry is all about is also happening in the market. From GIC's perspective, our business has been doing well. We have managed to post very good results for 2022-2023 and we are continuing that forward in the current year for the last two quarters as well.

brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke, for example, neuroscientists say. They argue that the notion that the brain, in response to injury or deficit, can reorganise itself and repurpose particular regions for new functions, is fundamentally flawed, despite being commonly cited in scientific textbooks. Instead, what is occurring in such scenarios is merely that one's brain is being trained to utilise already existing but latent abilities, the researchers write in an article in the journal eLife.

earnings per share (EPS) and the average dividend yield. While the precise stock value may not be pinpointed, this approach is certainly beneficial in evaluating potential stock price movements. The market may require time to acknowledge a company’s true value.

PTI. Following this, the victim's son took him to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Mangolpuri for treatment and he had undergone surgery at Jaipur Golden Hospital in Rohini.

Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Vande Bharat Express (20835) train was damaged due to stone pelting between Meramandali and Budhapank on the Dhenkanal-Angul railway section in Odisha, officials said on Sunday. According to officials, the incident was reported by the on-duty RPF Escorting Staff. Following the information, the security wing of the East Coast Railway zone (ECoR) alerted the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP).

Israel after seven weeks of Hamas captivity, information about the conditions of their confinement has emerged. The 58 hostages freed under a cease-fire deal over the past three days have largely stayed out of the public eye, with most still in hospitals. Nearly two months after Hamas militants dragged them into Gaza during a bloody cross-border attack on Israel that also killed 1,200 people, most freed hostages appear to be in stable physical condition. Information about the conditions of their captivity has been tightly controlled, but family members of the released hostages have begun to share details about their loved ones' experiences.

TikTok maker ByteDance is set to internally announce on Monday the winding down of its Nuverse gaming brand and full retreat from mainstream video games, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Chinese technology firm has no plan to return to the $185 billion global video games market, said the people, who declined to be identified as the information is not public.

Hamas released 17 hostages in Gaza, including a 4-year-old American girl, as part of a truce with Israel as Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners on the third day of the ceasefire. As reported by Reuters, the International Committee of the Red Cross facilitated the successful transfer of the hostages, consisting of 13 Israelis, three Thais, and one individual with Russian citizenship, according to Hamas. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the release of the hostages - part of a larger group captured when Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel on Oct.

Stock Market Holiday: The Indian stock market will remain closed today, November 27, on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti. Trading will be halted in the equity segment, equity derivatives segment, and SLB segment today. Additionally, the currency derivatives market will also be closed for trading.

The OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework will require crypto platforms to share taxpayer information with tax authorities.The UK government says that the standard could potentially recoup hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue.“Today we are sending out a strong message that we will not allow criminals to use crypto to avoid paying their fair share,” says Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Victoria Atkins.The 48 signatories to the agreement encouraged other countries to join them.

NEW DELHI : The draft Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, floated by the ministry of information and broadcasting earlier this month, has sparked concerns around the creative freedom of streaming platforms. Several provisions appear to border on censorship, which OTT (over-the-top) services have so far been exempted from.

Coin Cloud, a participant in the cryptocurrency ATM market, has lately come under fire for a serious cybersecurity vulnerability. This episode adds to the company's already long list of difficulties, which began with its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2023.