Friday, March 29, 2024

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Microlending portfolio grows 31 pc in Dec quarter

Mumbai, Microlending portfolio across lenders of all categories grew 30.9 per cent to Rs 4.02 lakh crore during the December quarter. When compared with the preceding September quarter-end, the overall portfolio showed a 6 per cent growth, the report by a credit information company said. Non-banking finance company-microfinance institutions (NBFCs-MFI) continue to dominate the sector

Sandeshkhali survivor Rekha Patra on candidature: ‘PM Modi gave responsibility; ready for fight for victims…’

Rekha Patra, BJP candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency after talking to PM Modi said that the PM has given her a big responsibility and she will fulfill every responsibility, she added that PM Modi has shown trust in her by giving poor woman ticket and she will fight for the victims of Sandeshkhali. Speaking

Cocoa futures set record high, coffee and sugar also up

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Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui detained by Mumbai Police after raid on hookah bar

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who gained fame as the winner of Bigg Boss 17, was one of 13 individuals detained by Mumbai police during a late-night operation on a hookah lounge in the southern part of the city, in Fort. Acting on a tip-off, the social service branch of the Mumbai Police conducted a raid

Not food or lipstick vlogs, but social media influencers are also India’s new election campaigners

Indian social media influencer Chandni Bhagat has been creating devotional videos on Instagram for three years - now she's mixing politics with her daily dose of religion. Bhagat is one of thousands of social media influencers mobilised by political parties in the runup to elections with the aim of wooing a young and ever-online India.

When will Tom Cruise

Synopsis Tom Cruise has recently signed a deal with Warner Bros., linking him to a major studio outside Paramount. The deal may allow the iconic actor to finally make a sequel to his 2014 sci-fi movie 'Edge of Tomorrow'. Under the Warner Bros. deal, Cruise will have to make a film with Oscar-winning director Alejandro

The new realty show where big fish network

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Birds of a feather flock - and nest - together. Altamount Road, the SoBo Billionaires' Row that's home to Mukesh Ambani, appears to have company in India's other metro cities, such as Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR, for the uber-rich tech and startup czars to stay connected and network with one another - from the

Spice, dry fruit importers facing GST heat

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities have served notices to about 50 importers of spices, dry fruits, processed food and poultry over storage of products at warehouses different from the actual place of supply seeking additional tax payment of an estimated Rs 1,000 crore, said people with knowledge of the development. In some cases