Mumbai: Unclaimed deposits with banks have witnessed a 26 per cent jump year on year to Rs 78,213 crore at the end of March 2024, as per the RBI Annual Report released Thursday. The amount with the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund stood at Rs 62,225 crore at the end of March 2023. Banks including cooperative banks...

Balasore: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday accused the BJP of insulting the people of Odisha as one of its leaders recently claimed that Lord Jagannath is a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing an election rally in Simulia in the Bhadrak Lok Sabha seat, he also vowed to save the Constitution of India and democracy in the...

Mumbai: The upcoming film Mrs starring Sanya Malhotra in the lead, has been selected as the closing film for the 24th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF). The film will be screened June 2. Mrs is a captivating account of a woman’s strength and resilience. It also stars Nishant Dahiya and Kanwaljit Singh in...

Rajkot: Ahead of the Union Home Minister's visit, the investigation into the fire at Gamezone, which claimed 28 lives, has intensified. One IAS and three IPS officers on duty in Rajkot City at the time of the tragedy will be questioned Thursday in the case. The state police chief has summoned these officers to Gandhinagar, where the...

Mumbai: Indian economy is likely to grow at 7 per cent in the current fiscal year starting April, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report released Thursday. The Indian economy, it said, expanded at a robust pace in 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024 financial year), with real GDP growth accelerating to 7.6...

Mumbai: India's GDP growth is robust on the back of solid investment demand which is supported by healthy balance sheets of banks and corporates, the government's focus on capital expenditure and prudent monetary, regulatory and fiscal policies, the RBI said Thursday. The Reserve Bank's Annual Report for 2023-24 said that the Indian economy is navigating the drag...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's government had not discussed at any point the postponement of the presidential election which will be held on schedule this year, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said, dismissing as “irresponsible” a controversial proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe's party to postpone both presidential and general elections. The island nation's Elections Commission earlier this month said the...

New Delhi: Spurred on by Cyclone Remal, southwest monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast and parts of northeast from Thursday, a day ahead of the date forecast by the weather office. "Conditions continue to become favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala during the next 24 hours," the India Meteorological Department said...

Fort Lauderdale (Florida): Lionel Messi scored yet again. It was the lone real highlight for Inter Miami, as its 10-match Major League Soccer winning streak was ended by an Atlanta United side that got its first league win in nearly two months. Saba Lobjanidze scored once in each half, Jamal Thiaré helped put the game away with...

Athens (Greece): Setting off wild celebrations in Athens, Olympiakos won Greece's first European club title by beating Fiorentina 1-0 with a goal in extra time of the Europa Conference League final Wednesday. Ayoub El Kaabi provided the dramatic ending, diving to nudge in a last-gasp goal in the second period of extra time, with fans erupting in...