The Reserve Bank has relaxed registration rules for a narrow group of small finance companies, but borrowers and businesses should know what has changed, and what has not. The Reserve Bank of India has eased rules for a specific category of small non-banking finance companies. These are companies with assets below ₹1,000 crore, no public funds, and no customer interface. From July 1, 2026, they will be exempt from registration and reserve-fund requirements under Sections 45IA and 45IC of the RBI Act. Existing eligible entities can apply for deregistration by December 31, 2026. That sounds technical, and yes, it is. ...
Forget the flowery sonnets - the Bard of Avon was actually the undisputed king of the fiery, street-level roast. Honestly, if you think about it, the man was an absolute menace. April 23rd rolls around, and suddenly everyone starts quoting Romeo and Juliet like they didn't sleep through high school ...
Trust nobody today - not even your dinner plate. Here is how to weaponize dessert and mess with everyone's sensory expectations. Honestly, serving up a decent prank is harder than it looks. You want the gasp, not the grimace. It happens every April. Someone inevitably hands you a glass of ...
Ever met someone and felt like you’ve known them forever? Science explains the instant magic of clicking with a friend. Have you ever met someone for the very first time and, within minutes, found yourself sharing personal stories, laughing freely, and feeling like you've known them for years? That’s not ...
From shadowy suspense to shimmering song sequences, Hitchcock’s legacy took a curious detour in Hindi cinema. Somewhere between a knife’s glint and a playback singer’s high note, things get reinterpreted. That’s perhaps the politest way to describe how Alfred Hitchcock’s brooding, tightly-wound thrillers found new life in Bollywood. Not quite ...
Here are today’s most important updates from the realm of Entertainment. Michael box office: MJ Biopic earns $217 million globally in 3 days. Check India numbers Director Antoine Fuqua's musical biopic Michael has collected over Rs 19 crore at the Indian box office in its opening weekend. Globally, the box ...
Before dance went digital, it travelled by memory - one hookstep at a time. It usually begins mid-thought. A beat drops in your head - no warning - and suddenly your hand is doing that thing. You know the one. On International Dance Day, it feels almost necessary to talk ...
Samantha Ruth Prabhu: From Regional Fame to Pan-India Powerhouse! In today’s evolving film industry, where boundaries between regional and national cinema are rapidly fading, Samantha Ruth Prabhu stands tall as a true pan-India star. With her charm, versatility, and fearless choice of roles, Samantha has carved a space that goes ...
According to ChatGPT, this team is likely to be eliminated first from this year’s IPL At the time of drafting this article, all the IPL teams have played 8 to 9 matches, and therefore, the tournament is starting to take shape. At this juncture, it is possible to predict certain outcomes, although not with a 100 per cent guarantee. For example, we turned to ChatGPT and asked it to predict the elimination of teams – here’s the team the AI picked first, followed by the others. A difficult route According to the AI, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be ...
Chahal is one of the three players in the history of the IPL to have a hattrick The Indian Premier League (IPL) was inaugurated in 2008, and surprisingly, in 18 years of the tournament, only three players have managed to take two hat-tricks. In fact, it was only last year ...
Bengaluru has already won the first clash between the two sides in 2026 On April 30 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat Titans (GT), currently fifth on the Indian Premier League (IPL) table, will host second-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Ahead of IPL’s game no. 42, let us look at ...
Started his innings with a six, Sooryavanshi hit the century with a strike rate of over 250 In recent years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has transformed into a batters' paradise, characterised by flat decks and shorter boundaries, making scoring runs a relatively easy task. However, batters do not score ...
It was supposed to be our ultimate window to the cosmos, but NASA’s crown jewel went up legally blind. Here is how astronauts pulled off the ultimate cosmic eye exam. Imagine holding your breath for over a decade. That was the collective state of the scientific community on April 24, ...
Yuri Gagarin’s Historic Flight: A Journey Beyond Earth! On April 12, 1961, history was made when Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space. His journey wasn’t just a scientific achievement — it was a moment that redefined humanity’s place in the universe. Even decades later, his story ...
We built the ultimate toolbox, but maybe forgot who is supposed to swing the hammer. Albert saw the glitch coming a mile away. I caught someone totally ignoring a rather magnificent sunset the other evening. They were entirely lost in a digital void. It immediately dragged my mind to a ...