Chennai: Indian Overseas Bank’s annual net profit crossed Rs 5,000 crore for the first time, with the public sector lender reporting FY26 profit at Rs 5,209 crore, up 56% from Rs 3,335 crore in FY25, driven by higher income and lower provisions and tax expenses.The bank’s operating profit also crossed Rs 10,000 crore for the…
Bettiah: Forest officials arrested two alleged poachers red-handed on Tuesday night while they were attempting to set up an illegal electrocution trap inside the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) near Thadhi Ratitola village in West Champaran district.The arrested men have been identified as Kundan Kumar, son of Bhadai Ram, and Lav Kumar, son of Mohan Mahto,…
A CAPF official stands guard while voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Purba Bardhaman on Wednesday. (@CEOWestBengal/ANI Photo) Exit polls on Wednesday agreed that the BJP-led alliance would win Assam comfortably, the UDF would unseat the LDF in Kerala…
Kolkata: Come rain or shine, voters on Wednesday did not seem bothered by the weather, the sense of unease following the SIR exercise apparently being a stronger motive. Picnic Garden resident Gouri Routh, who was released from hospital two days ago, did not think twice about going to vote, even when it rained. Gouri and…
Thane: An image of an apparently unstable part of a concrete parapet wall of the under-construction Metro 4 line at Anand Nagar, Ghodbunder highway went viral Wednesday evening sparking concern among residents and motorists who feared a possible repeat of the LBS Marg Mulund tragedy in February.The Thane regional disaster management cell that was alerted…
NEW DELHI: Virtual proceedings before the chief justice of Delhi High Court were disrupted thrice on Wednesday after a person logged in and played pornographic content.At one stage, a participant under the name ‘Sh*tjeet Sighn’ played an obscene video. At the same point, an audio in the background announced, “Shut down the meeting right now….
Chennai: Indian Bank met or exceeded nearly all of its FY26 guidance metrics, with the cost-to-income ratio the lone miss at about 46% versus a 45% target, the public sector lender’s MD & CEO Binod Kumar told TOI. The bank’s core profitability remained stable, with net interest margin (NIM) at 3.24% for FY26—above the guided…
Patna: The Bihar Urban Service Association (BUSA) has threatened a statewide indefinite strike of all executive officers and municipal staff following the murder of Krishna Bhushan Prasad, executive officer of Sultanganj Nagar Parishad.A press release issued by BUSA said that three unidentified individuals entered the premises and fired eight rounds, striking both the EO and…
Hyderabad: Five abandoned Siberian Huskies trudging along a village road on the outskirts of Hyderabad under the scorching sun were rescued Wednesday, while a sixth was found dead nearby, possibly after suffering a heatstroke. Passers-by reported seeing a larger pack of pedigreed dogs wandering through a scrubland near Nandigaon village along the Shankarpally-Patancheru Road.Animal rescuers…
An 82-year-old man, Purnachandra Dolui, died after he was allegedly pushed by a CAPF jawan at a booth in Udaynarayanpur in Howrah on Wednesday. The jawan was detained, voting was suspended and later, an FIR was registered. Udaynarayanpur TMC candidate Samir Panja alleged, “The man had poor eyesight and his glasses had broken. His family…
