FIFA World Cup 2026: Star-studded
The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially kicked off in spectacular fashion on Thursday night when a star-studded opening ceremony took place at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City ahead of the tournament opener between Mexico and South Africa. The 15 to 20-minute ceremony in front of a packed stadium celebrated Mexico’s rich culture and…
Validity of scheme extended: MF
Under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions 2.0 (CGSMFI 2.0), which was announced in March, loans up to ₹20,000 crore were to be guaranteed by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC). The scheme was originally scheduled to run till June 30 or till the guarantee of ₹20,000 crore is issued by NCGTC –…
Human activities push vermin
According to the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report, human-induced warming could reach a record 1.37 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in 2025 and exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degrees Celsius benchmark within about four years. The report updates climate indicators to 2025 using more than 40 global datasets. The findings come as…
Trump congratulated Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters) read 1 minute Last update: 11 June 2026 | 12:34 am First US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest serving elected Prime Minister. Modi on Wednesday reached the milestone of becoming India’s longest-serving prime minister with…
The CA who went and built the house
A few decades later, Kumar is trying to reverse that flow. As founder and chief executive of Wilkart, he has built a Rs 1,176-crore rural e-commerce platform that supplies everything from daily essentials to branded consumer goods to 100,000 kirana stores in over 30,000 villages in South India. A chartered accountant who left the boardroom…
PF Transfer: Changed job? tra
Changing jobs is common but many employees overlook one important financial task after joining the new employer, which is to transfer their Employee Provident Fund (EPF) balance. While the Universal Account Number (UAN) has made the process simpler than before, delays and errors still occur when employees fail to complete the transfer correctly. PF transfer…
Indian industry’s payments have slowed down
The combined net profit of the 1,495 listed firms in the sample rose 18.8 per cent year-on-year in FY26, while adjusted net profit, excluding extraordinary gains and losses, rose 14.9 per cent year-on-year. As a result, the dividend payout ratio – the proportion of net profit paid out to shareholders – fell to 25.7 per…
SEBI may increase 50% overlap rule
According to industry sources, the proposed ban may initially apply only to regional and thematic passive schemes. Another major category within passive investing – smart-beta funds – may face limits on the number of schemes that can be launched by an asset management company (AMC). “These are some of the suggestions given by the industry….
Senior IAS officer Sajjan Singh
Delhi Jal Board Logo Image: x@delhijailboard read 1 minute Last update: June 09 2026 | 2:56 pm First Senior IAS officer Sajjan Singh Yadav has been appointed CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB), an order on Tuesday said. According to the order issued by the services department, Yadav will replace former CEO Kaushal Raj Sharma,…
WWDC 2026: Apple unveils Siri
Apple kicked off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026 on June 8 with sweeping announcements about artificial intelligence, platform updates, and system-level improvements. At the center of the keynote was a complete overhaul of its AI strategy, in which Apple introduced a new version of Siri powered by an updated Apple Intelligence Architecture developed in…
