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Representative image (AI) LIC Housing Finance has announced a reduction in its home loan interest rates, providing fresh relief to homebuyers. The lender has lowered the starting rate on new home loans to 7.15%.The revised rates are linked to the borrower’s CIBIL score, with customers having a score of 825 or above eligible for the lowest rate on home loan amounts up to Rs 5 crore. LIC Housing...

KOLKATA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said seeing the Sangh through the lens of BJP would be a "big mistake". Bhagwat, who tried to define "Hindus" and the "Indian society", said the goal of the Sangh is organisation of Hindu society, but it is not aimed at opposing others.Speaking at Kolkata Vyakhyanmala, an interactive session to celebrate the centenary of RSS,...

Kolkata: The increasing demand for spaces to exhibit audio-visual content and the rising interest in small group movie viewings has prompted the state govt to launch a mini cinema policy. This policy was announced by chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Business & Industry Conclave on Thursday. Tollywood believes this is the first of its kind in India by a state govt. It is expected to enhance the...

NEW DELHI: What if you could travel from Mumbai to Ahmedabad in less time than it takes to watch a film? What if India’s busiest business corridor suddenly shrank from eight hours to just two? And what if 2025 turns out to be the year that finally pushed India into the global high-speed rail league?As India’s first bullet train inches closer to reality, multiple mega-milestones across Maharashtra...

There’s an entry and parking fee of `75 levied on any non-local vehicle entering Mamallapuram town by the panchayat. But where are the parking lots? The only lots are near the shore temple that can hold around 200 cars. And, there’s a parking charge of `30 per car. On weekends and holidays, 750 to 1,000 private vehicles are parked on both sides of the town’s narrow streets clogging them. "It took...

Chennai: City’s UHWCs are not without bright spots.At West Jaffferkhnapet, the 26-year-old Dr S Santhoshi manages to put a smile on the face of patients. This explains why the centre in a low-income locality has an average footfall of about 120 patients a day, while the average UHWC outpatient number is about 30 across the city.“She sees patients upto 9.30pm and most of our basic illness like cold,...

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram came down hard on Babar Azam's men after they suffered an embarrassing seven-wicket defeat at the hands of India in their ICC ODI World Cup match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Akram, who was known as the 'Sultan of Swing' during his playing days, also highlighted poor fitness as the reason behind Pakistan's lacklustre show against the...

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Oct 04, 2023, 07:30AM ISTSource: TOI.inPrivate sector capital expenditure is a major part of any economy’s growth story and India is no different. However, with global headwinds and uncertainty post COVID, the biggest driver of the Indian economy’s growth story has been the government's capital expenditure. Is the private capex cycle finally showing signs of a turnaround? In this week’s episode of...

Sep 27, 2023, 07:30AM ISTSource: TOI.inGlobal Biofuel Alliance (GBA) explained: At the recently concluded G20 Summit in Delhi, the Global Biofuel Alliance or GBA was announced. What is its significance and why are big industry houses betting on biofuels? In this week’s episode of TOI Business Bytes, Gaurav Kedia, Chairman of Indian Biogas Association explains opportunities worth billions of dollars...