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Global oil markets face turmoil due to the Iran-US conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions. India, heavily reliant on oil imports, feels the pinch through rising inflation and borrowing costs. The Reserve Bank of India monitors the situation, opting for stability over aggressive action. Households may experience a gradual tightening of budgets as costs rise and monetary easing is delayed.

Even as it is confident of India’s ability to come out of the fresh global uncertainty, RBI has flagged five risks due to the US-Iran war that could negatively impact the economy.

The teaser for the film '1080: The Legacy of Mahaveer', was released on the auspicious occasion of Teachers' Day.

New UPI rule: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted that wallet holders are no longer restricted to using the issuer's app for UPI transactions. They can now utilize any third-party UPI app for seamless transactions.

Kavya Muralidhar, a class X student of Kondapur's Chirec Public School, won the HDFC Life Spell Bee, India Spells 2012, powered by The Times of India in association with Horlicks.

Over 250 elite paddlers from across Thane district were part of the show, trying their luck in 12 different groups. City players dominated the event winning almost in all age groups.

Shraddha Padvekar (Elo 1198) led the spate of upsets in third round of the Accurate Springs Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament in progress here at Russian Centre, defeating the higher ranked Amey Dandekar (Elo 1495) in the Pillsbury Defense game in 50 moves.

The family of senior citizen K Narayanswami Iyer is unhappy that the person whose rash act led to his death is already out on bail.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday announced that the central bank is looking to issue new rules aimed at customer centricity on loans. According to Das, the new rules will help small borrowers. For this the Key Fact Statement (KFS) must include such details for greater transparency for the borrowers, the RBI governor said.

India's GIFT City may soon facilitate transactions in offshore Chinese renminbi. Authorities are reviewing a proposal to enable International Banking Units to deal in CNH. This move follows improved India-China relations and aims to expand banking services. Indian banks anticipate benefits from increased yuan-based transactions, driven by global trade. The decision awaits high-level approval.

If you are a home loan borrower, then RBI's rate hikes since May this year would have impacted either your loan EMIs or its tenure. If you are a home loan borrower, then RBI's rate hikes since May this year would have impacted either your loan EMIs or its tenure.

A thrilling finish for honours between the three leaders is on the cards after the penultimate round of the Accurate Springs Classical FIDE rating chess tournament, organised by Indian Chess School, here at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture.

RBI repo rate hike: What should a home loan borrower do? Experts believe that pre-paying your loan or hiking the EMIs further are possible solutions to the increasing interest burden.

Ashwin Ramaswamy, cofounder of PipeCandy, a SaaS startup was interviewing a candidate for the position of a designer.

Union Budget 2023: A potential road map on how CBDC will be rolled out in India and cross-border could provide a path of digitization from a currency standpoint.

When will loan EMIs start coming down? Since the last five Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings, including today’s, the repo rate has been kept unchanged at 6.5%. What does this signal for home and car loan borrowers?