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Now, RBI puts CRR and bond sale into play

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

Inflation has stayed above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) target of 4% for the past three months (Photo: Reuters). MUMBAI: RBI has tightened daily cash reserve requirements for banks, impounding an additional Rs 1 lakh crore, and has announced a Rs 25,000 crore bond sale, moves that will drain liquidity from the banking system...

Bank earnings, ASML and TSMC

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday said the start of earnings season next week will give investors a clearer picture of corporate performance and the strength of the artificial intelligence trade. “No more guesswork,” the “Mad Money” host said. “We’re about to go into the wide world of earnings season, so we don’t need to hang...

Religious, spiritual & astrology apps see nearly 30cr downloads in Jan-Sept

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

NEW DELHI: From listening to bhajans and reading the Bible to finding the direction of Mecca or discovering what the stars have in store, Indians are increasingly turning to smartphones for matters of faith and fortune. Religious, spiritual and astrology apps recorded nearly 30 crore downloads in the first nine months of 2026, emerging as...

Chemists, wholesalers may need government nod to advertise prescription drugs | India News

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

NEW DELHI: Chemists, wholesalers and drug distributors may soon have to seek Centre’s approval before advertising certain prescription medicines, with health ministry proposing to extend existing curbs on advertisements of Schedule H, H1 and X drugs to those involved in their sale and distribution.The proposal assumes significance as regulators have raised concerns over promotion of...

Forex reserves fall by $13bn to $734.6bn

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $13 billion to $734.6 billion in the week ended Oct 2, driven by a sharp decline in foreign currency assets and gold reserves. Foreign currency assets, the largest component of the reserves, dropped by $10.7 billion to $604.7 billion.Gold reserves declined by $2.3 billion to $106.4 billion. The...

States to assess GDP through spending method

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

NEW DELHI: For decades, a state’s growth was measured by relying only on the production approach, or by gauging what factories, farms, and services within its borders produced. That model is now set for an overhaul, as the statistics ministry unveiled a new manual to compute state GDP via expenditure approach — by tracking household...

NEET cancellation exposed NTA gaps: Parliamentary panel | India News

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

NEW DELHI: Seeking a sweeping overhaul of NTA after the NEET-UG 2026 question paper was leaked despite biometric checks, jammers and AI-monitored CCTVs, a Parliamentary panel has recommended making the medical entrance exam computer-based, creation of secure question banks and investment of NTA’s accumulated surplus in govt-run test centres.The parliamentary standing committee on education, chaired...

US trade talks steady, visa curbs may help India: Piyush Goyal

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

BENGALURU: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that talks with US for a trade deal were progressing steadily and the two sides were working on the fine print, while asserting that tighter access to H-1B visas can benefit India by encouraging skilled professionals to stay back, bringing more tech work to the...

Bank credit up 20% year-on-year in end September

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

MUMBAI: Banks concluded the first half of FY27 with an acceleration in balance-sheet expansion, as year-on-year credit growth climbed to 19.4% and aggregate deposit growth reached 17.8%, leaving the credit-to-deposit ratio at 81%.Total bank credit stood at over Rs 229.9 lakh crore as of Sept 30, while aggregate deposits reached about Rs 284 lakh crore....

cisf trooper suffers gunshot injury in jampks reasi probe under way

J&K: CISF constable dies of gunshot injury in Reasi | India News

TazaPulseOctober 10, 2026

JAMMU: A 37-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable died after suffering a gunshot injury under mysterious circumstances while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district Friday.The constable, Mohammad Mushtaq, a resident of Mari village in Reasi, was rushed to the district hospital and later shifted to Govt Medical College in Jammu but died...