Young, particularly Gen Z audiences, may not know these directors by face, experts including Mendiratta said, but they definitely know their films. Dhawan’s comedies, Priyadarshan’s capers and Santoshi’s dramas keep trending on OTT and TV, and are now being re-released in cinemas as well, so the style and humour stay familiar. Source link
On the first day of 2026, bank customers across India are seeking confirmation on the operational status of bank branches on Thursday, 1 January. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) official holiday calendar, bank closures on New Year’s Day vary by state and depend on regional celebrations and local observances. Are banks open…
Addition in the transmission space has lagged amid issues such as land acquisition and right of way. In FY25, 8,830 circuit kilometres (ckm) were added, about 38% less than the 14,203 ckm added in FY24, CEA data showed. Overall, India has a power transmission network of 495,405 ckm, and, as per the National Electricity Plan,…
According to estimates from management consulting firm The Knowledge Company, India’s branded borosilicate glassware market, covering microwavable products, tumblers and storage, is valued at around ₹7,900 crore and growing at about 6.5% annually. Meanwhile, the opalware market—featuring lightweight, heat-resistant tempered glass with a porcelain-like finish—is estimated at roughly ₹2,000 crore, expanding at around 10%. Source…
The relaxation, notified through a 23 December amendment by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) under the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, follows representations from cab aggregators and gig workers, who argued that shifting entirely to clean-fuel delivery vehicles within the stipulated timeframe would be difficult, according to an executive aware of…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is aware of near-term risks to the Indian economy from external spillovers and will continue building strong guardrails to act as a buffer against global shocks, governor Sanjay Malhotra said. “The Indian economy and the financial system, in contrast, remain robust and resilient supported by strong growth, benign inflation,…
According to data from the government’s Vahan portal, which records vehicle registrations after they have been sold at dealerships, two-wheeler registrations grew by 7% to 20.2 million units in 2025, breaking the all-time record of 19.6 million registrations in 2018. Meanwhile, passenger vehicle registrations (cars, sports utility vehicles and vans) grew 9% year-on-year to 4.38…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has underlined rising stress in the unsecured lending portfolios of private sector banks, noting that while overall asset quality appears stable, fresh slippages and write-offs remain high, according to the central bank’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) for December 2025. This has come as unsecured retail lending, which boosted bank…
Mumbai: Non-housing retail loans, largely for consumption, accounted for 55.3% of household borrowings in the first half of FY26. Housing loans accounted for 28.6%, while agriculture and business loans comprised 16.1%, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. The segment of retail consumer loans has grown consistently since March 2019, surpassing the shares of…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of heavy industries has disbursed about ₹2,000 crore to automakers and spare part manufacturers in FY26 under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, and will complete pending disbursals worth about ₹40-50 crore by February. “By today, we have given ₹2,000 crore as incentives. This is a very successful year for PLI-auto scheme,”…