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SBI hikes lending rate by 10 bps across tenors

State Bank of India, the country's biggest lender, has raised the Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) by 10 basis points (0.1 percentage point), across tenors, making most of the consumer loans costlier.

Foxconn keen to invest in H’bad

The delegation of Foxconn, the contract manufacturer of Apple iPhones in India, will visit Hyderabad soon.

India’s crude oil import bill up 17% to 49 bn in Apr-Jul

India's crude oil import bill rose 17% on year to $49.0 bln in the first four months of the current financial year that started April, the petroleum and natural gas ministry said in its monthly report.

Sensex, Nifty jump nearly 2% to hit over 2-week highs

Benchmark Sensex spurted by 1,330 points to close at a more than two-week high while Nifty rallied 397 points to settle above the 24,500 level following buying in IT shares and Reliance Industries and a sharp global stocks rally.

Unemployment rate eases to 6.6% in June qtr

The unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above in urban areas remained unchanged at 6.6 per cent in the April-June quarter, according to the National Sample Survey Survey (NSSO).

25 Indian companies gear up to launch IPOs worth ₹22K cr

The initial public offering (IPO) season has warmed up and at least 25 companies, already approved by the market regulator SEBI, are planning to enter the market to raise about Rs 22,000 crore in the coming few weeks, analysts said on Friday.

Dy CM scolds temple mgmt

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited the Ram Temple in Pune's Raviwar Peth on Friday. Upon noticing untidiness around the temple, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader reprimanded the management for the lack of cleanliness.

Tender process begins for Nashik Phata-Khed corridor

Bhosari MLA Mahesh Landge took to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday to inform that the tender process has commenced for the eight-lane elevated Nashik Phata-Khed corridor.

NCP factions poised for another familial clash

Will cousins Jay Pawar and Yugendra Pawar face off in Baramati?

Commuter assaults TC, tears his shirt, issues a written apology later

Chief ticket inspector on the Church-gate-Virar fast AC local train was on Thursday physically assaulted by a passenger who argued on behalf of the ticketless commuter.

Houses under PMAY built on mangrove zones: Greens to PM

NGO’s complaint highlights projects in Mansarovar and Kharghar near mangroves and wetlands; CIDCO defends project, stating it complies with CRZ norms and environmental clearances obtained in July 2020

Decomposed body found in suitcase in Thane’s Varap

A man’s body, aged between 65 and 70, was found inside a suitcase in Varap village, Titwala taluka, Thane district, on Thursday afternoon.

Fine halved for 'offensive' play

₹1.2L penalty on 4 students halved; hostel suspension imposed on 4 down to 6 months with 40,000 fine; play had created a furore

State fails to set up board for disabled, gets rapped by HC

The Bombay High Court on Friday rapped the state government for failing to make the state advisory board, constituted to frame policies under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, functional despite its orders.

‘Make Mumbaia city free of slums’

Calling for a strict and robust implementation of the state slum act, the Bombay High Court has said that the vision should be to make Mumbai a slum-free city.

20 students get provisional offers

The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has become the first civic body in Maharashtra to effectively implement the Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana and provided vocational training and campus placements for students studying in municipal schools.

Bandra Fair: Rental hike, stall allotment method create a stir

As the Mount Mary Basilica prepares for its annual feast on September 8, the discussion over the allotment of stalls for hawkers during the week-long Bandra Fair has turned into a stalemate over a dispute over hiked rents.

Cop assaults Ola driver with stick

An Ola driver was allegedly physically assaulted by a constable while waiting for a passenger near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on August 15.

MMIRCL eats crow amid doubt over massive Metro tree costs

Earlier, Metro corporation said it spent 12.01 cr to plant 584 trees along Line 3; it has now revised tree count to 2,931; greens still suspicious.

‘Can fight state polls anytime'

At the Maha Vikas Aghadi joint rally at the Shanmukhananda Hall on Friday, all the alliance partners said they are ready to fight the assembly elections even “if they were announced today”.

Tension prevails in Jalgaon and Nashik

Tension erupted in Jalgaon and Nashik cities in north Maharashtra on Friday during a bandh called by a Hindu organisation to condemn the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, officials said.

Seniors join resident docs’ strike

The resident doctor's indefinite strike intensified in Maharashtra on its fourth day on Friday, with their seniors joining the protest, disrupting services at government and civic hospitals and inconveniencing thousands of patients in the state.

Thane, Pune Metros up the game

CABINET NOD TO ₹15,000CR PROJECTS

Yunus dials Modi, assures Hindu safety

Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to the interim government in Bangladesh, called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, assuring protection, safety and security of Hindus and all other minorities in his country.

'SUICIDE BID' ON SETU FLOUNDERS

In a case of suspected 'suicide bid on the Atal Setu bridge, a 56-year-old Mulund resident was saved by a whisker by a cab driver and the traffic staff of the Nhava Sheva unit.

FIR must in 6 hrs: Assault on health worker

The Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health on Friday issued an office memorandum directing all government hospitals to file an institutional FIR within six hours of any violence against any healthcare worker.

Aattam—From me too to us too’

'Aattam' (meaning the Play) that won the best national feature film award announced in New Delhi Friday! is a story of sexual harassment accusation made by the sole actress of a theatre group against a popular movie star who joined their team recently and comes at a time when the nation is angry over the rape and murder of a young doctor in Kolkata.

Grim to a lifetime of grins for Iraqi child

All that this Iraqi father wanted was to see his six-year-old daughter's face light up with smiles.

Prove crime scene is intact: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Friday grilled the West Bengal government on whether there was any urgency to carry out renovation work near the crime scene in RG Kar Medical College Hospital, where a 31-year-old resident doctor was found dead after being subjected to rape on August 9, reports Bar and Bench.

NOBODY TO BELL THE MVA CAT

Name the CM face, I'll back the person, Uddhav tells allies but gets no response