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'Won't Give Up Rights Of Our People': Iran's Envoy On Uranium Enrichment

The envoy further stressed that any future negotiations must be based on mutual respect.

Collector stresses on infrastructure for industrial growth in Vizag

Meditation camp for police personnel begins in Chittoor

Three-day programme focuses on mental well-being, emotional resilience and stress management

‘Very traumatic’: Supreme Court stresses accountability for ‘lapses’ in NEET paper leak; asks NTA to learn from UPSC

Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe emphasised the need for accountability in medical entrance examinations, suggesting that the NTA learn from the UPSC's success in preventing issues such as paper leaks.

PM Modi Monitoring NEET Situation, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court stressed the need to establish accountability for the lapses.

NEET paper leak 2026: SC stresses accountability

'Mentally stressed' Hardik Pandya is 'done with MI'

Karnataka’s Dam In Distress Explained: What Is Mekedatu Project For Which Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Met PM Modi?

What is the Mekedatu dam project? Why is Tamil Nadu against it? Why is Karnataka in favour of the dam? What did Vijay and DK Shivakumar say, News18 explains

RBI says banks can withstand severe shocks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said that India's financial sector remained resilient in 2025-26, supported by healthy bank and non-bank balance sheets, improved asset quality and strong capital buffers. The central bank affirmed confidence in India's banking sector, indicating that it remains healthy, with gross bad loans at multi-decadal lows and stress tests showing banks can withstand severe shocks without breaching capital norms."Stress test results reaffirmed the resilience of banks, indicating their ability to withstand losses under adverse scenarios while maintaining capital buffers well above the regulatory minimum," the central bank said in its Annual Report. RBI further highlighted that the financial sector remained resilient on the back of healthy bank and non-bank balance sheets, improved asset quality and capital buffers, enabling double-digit credit growth.Also read: India steers boat through a risky channel between war clouds and El NinoRBI noted that bank credit growth gained momentum across sectors and outpaced deposit growth during the year, leading to a rise in the credit-deposit ratio. The transmission of policy repo rate changes to banks’ deposit and lending rates also remained robust amid conducive liquidity conditions.Bank credit to the commercial sector grew 15.9% year-on-year in 2025-26, up from 10.9% a year ago, while credit from non-bank sources expanded 13.3%, underscoring the continued strength of financial intermediation in the economy, the report said.RBI noted that profitability of scheduled commercial banks remained robust alongside improvement in asset quality. The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio declined to a multi-decadal low, while the capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR) remained comfortably above regulatory requirements.The report added that asset quality and capital adequacy of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) remained strong during the year. Urban co-operative banks also witnessed improved credit and deposit growth along with robust capital buffers and higher profitability.The central bank further said the share of external benchmark-based lending rate (EBLR)-linked loans increased during the year, aiding faster monetary policy transmission, while the proportion of marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR)-linked loans continued to decline.RBI on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)The RBI indicated that it expanded its experimentation with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) during 2025-26 by launching multiple pilots linked to direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes of the Centre and state governments.In its Annual Report, the central bank said programmable CBDC was used to deliver food subsidies under the public distribution system (PDS) in Gujarat, Puducherry and Chandigarh. Beneficiaries were credited subsidies through CBDC wallets that could be redeemed only for eligible commodities at fair price shops and designated merchants.The RBI said the pilots leveraged the programmability feature of CBDCs, allowing targeted use of funds and improving efficiency in subsidy delivery.The central bank also advanced efforts in tokenisation of financial assets through the development of the Unified Markets Interface (UMI), a multi-layer platform aimed at improving settlement efficiency using wholesale CBDC.“A pilot on tokenisation of certificates of deposit (CDs) was initiated on UMI,” the report said.On cross-border payments, RBI said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for collaboration on digital assets and held bilateral discussions with MAS and the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to operationalise a cross-border CBDC pilot.The RBI also joined multilateral initiatives led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, including Project Rialto and Phase 2 of Project Mandala, focused on improving cross-border payments using CBDCs.The report comes as central banks globally continue to explore digital currency infrastructure to improve payment efficiency, lower transaction costs and strengthen cross-border settlement systems.The research by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank revealed that 146 countries & currency unions, representing over 98% of global GDP, are exploring a CBDC. There is a new high of 77 countries in the advanced phase of exploration, which includes development, pilot, or launch.

A heat crisis in Telangana that burns beyond the thermometer

As Telangana battles one of its harshest summers in recent years, the rising burden of suspected heatstroke deaths and worsening urban heat stress are exposing the growing human cost of extreme weather. Even as the State rolls out heat mitigation measures and advisories, questions remain over ground-level implementation and the true scale of heat-related fatalities. Siddharth Kumar Singh reports on how the extreme heat is reshaping life, labour and survival

Id prayers shifted to Brigade Ground in Kolkata as Bengal govt. imposes fresh curbs on Bakrid celebrations

Morning namaz moved from Red Road to Brigade Parade Ground this year, while public animal slaughter and roadside festivities remain prohibited under the new rules of the BJP government in the State; Hindu cow owners complain of economic distress due to sluggish cattle sale.

PM Modi Advises Ministers To Carpool, Stay Connected With Public, Promote Heatwave Awareness

PM Modi has advised ministers to carpool, avoid new vehicles, adopt electric vehicles, and stay connected with citizens, stressing sustainability and heatwave precautions.

Union Minister stresses need to advance space technology in India

Speaking at the launch of Mission STRATO-XI, a near-space technology demonstration conducted at IGMC Stadium in Vijayawada, Ram Mohan Naidu describes the event as a landmark achievement

PM Modi stresses whole-of-nation approach to tackle heatwave: Vaishnaw

Asked about the measures the government plans to take, Ashwini Vaishnaw said individual Ministries and departments would determine their respective courses of action and added that the Centre has also reached out to State governments.

‘No Accountability’: Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Modi Over CBSE Row, Calls Result Crisis A ‘Conspiracy’

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi claimed there had been “massive tampering” in the CBSE results, leaving students and parents across the country shocked and distressed.

Annamalai Opposes Mid-Session Implementation Of CBSE's 3-Language Rule: 'Unnecessary Mental Stress'

Annamalai said learning another language within such a short period could place unnecessary mental stress on students and affect their academic performance.

Deeply distressing: J&K CM on Budgam minor rape case

I condemn this brutal attack without reservation or condition and send my sympathies to her family, says Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

Latur farmer claims daughter ended life over NEET-UG paper leak; police launch probe

Farmer blames NEET-UG paper leak for daughter’s death; police investigate claims of mental stress as cause

JMM, Cong. bid to divide society, undermine tribal rights won’t succeed: BJP

Jharkhand govt. trying to undermine customs through new PESA Act rules, says Marandi; stresses the need to preserve, protect, and develop all sites of worship belonging to the tribal communities

Social media trends echo emotional distress among youth, says TDP leader Palla Srinivasa Rao

Referring to the viral ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ movement, he cautions against misuse of social media platforms, but insists that the NDA governments remain committed to addressing aspirations of youth while safeguarding national interests