Complex caste equation likely cause of AP arson; parties begin blame game

A race among three predominant castes in Amalapuram who pursued a game of one-upmanship, and its unintended political consequences, appear to be the trigger for the violence and arson in the......

Mining baron G J Reddy's brother in BJP's second Karntaka list

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced 82 candidates, including elder brother of tainted mining baron G Janardhan Reddy and son of late chief minister S Bangarappa, for the Karnataka......

Party-hoppers make it to BJP's first list of candidates for K'tka poll

Most of them are sitting legislators and a few of them also served as ministers in the past.   Most of the party-hoppers, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the May 12 assembly......

No contest with BJP on corruption in K'taka, it wins hands down: Rahul

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka "wins hands down" over the present Congress dispensation when it comes to corruption.......

'Har Ghar Lakhpati': SBI's new mantra for deposit accretion

At a time when banks are finding it challenging to mobilise resources, State Bank of India (SBI) — the country’s largest lender — has devised a three-pronged strategy to boost......

RBI unlikely to cut interest rate in 2024: SBI chief Setty

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to ease the benchmark policy rate during 2024 given the uncertainty over food inflation, State Bank of India (SBI) chairman C S Setty has said. Photograph: Francis......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

SBI Q2 net profit jumps 23% to Rs 19,782 cr

SBI on Friday reported a 23 per cent on-year jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 19,782 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The consolidated net......

Football Briefs: Muller double helps Bayern see off Chelsea in Singapore

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Bayern Munich’s Thomas Muller scores the third goal against Chelsea during their International Champions Cup in Singapore......

Gough spurred on by critics

Gough spurred on by criticsEngland paceman Darren Gough has hit back at the doubters who wrote him off as a Test bowler following his recall for the forthcoming first Test against South Africa at......