According to the report, India’s MSME credit gap stood at around Rs 25 lakh crore as of March 2025. India’s digital payments ecosystem may be among the world’s most advanced, but millions of small businesses continue to struggle for access to formal finance, with only 14 per cent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
Serena Williams of the United States (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Times of India at Wimbledon: Aorangi Park is always buzzing in the days leading up to Wimbledon, but on Saturday, as temperatures soared to 30 degrees, every camera lens and pair of eyes seemed fixed on one person. Then, when she finally strode onto court,…
Patna, June 26 (IANS) A high-level meeting on higher education reforms was held at Lok Bhawan on Friday under the chairmanship of Governor-cum-Chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain. A high-level meeting on higher education reforms was held at Lok Bhawan on Friday under the chairmanship of Governor-cum-Chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain. The meeting focused on improving academic quality,…
Veteran Tamil filmmaker and actor K Bhagyaraj passed away on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 73. Just days before his death, Bhagyaraj had made what would become his final public appearance at the wedding of Khushbu Sundar and Sundar C’s daughter, Avantika, in Goa. Videos from the ceremony have now surfaced on…
The week opens on a bright note, and you can feel it almost at once. Early in the week, money flows in more smoothly than expected, a pending wish begins to take shape, and your confidence gets a nice lift. Support from an elder sibling or an older well wisher can steady your mind, especially…
NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s loyalist Dola Sen on Saturday lodged two police complaints against the rebel TMC MLAs, alleging “forgery of the party symbol and impersonation of the name All India Trinamool Congress.”This comes as the Ritabrata Banerjee-led breakaway TMC faction met Kolkata’s former councillors for the second time in…
Haitian proverb of the day shows us the enemy within. When something goes wrong, we always suspect the hand of the outsiders and give the benefit of doubt to our nearest ones, though they might have the maximum scope and access to stab us in the back. An old Haitian proverb warned us about such…
Iran’s annual inflation rate surged to 88.6% in June, the highest in recent months, as the Middle East war intensified pressure on an economy already struggling with sanctions and years of hyperinflation. Iran’s annual inflation rate surged to 88.6% in June, the highest in recent months, as the Middle East war intensified pressure on an…
Auqib Nabi’s four-wicket spell with the second new ball helped India A take control of the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A on the third day, giving the visitors an overall lead of 170 runs.Starting the day on 113 for 2, Sri Lanka A looked well placed and reached 300 for 5 before Nabi…
Ireland’s Orla Prendergast (AP Photo) Ireland finally brought an end to their long wait for a victory at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating the West Indies by six wickets in Bristol on Saturday to register their first-ever win in the tournament after a 21-match losing streak spanning 12 years.The result not only marked…