Mumbai: State Bank of India (SBI) is set to undergo a digital transformation in FY26, led by the launch of a revamped Yono platform. Dubbed ‘Only Yono’, the new app will feature hyper-personalised user journeys and have biometric logins and multilingual support. The bank is also expanding paperless account opening through video KYC for sole…
The incentives in India’s proposed programme will be distributed through a reverse bidding mechanism. (AI image) India is readying a plan to reduce its acute dependence on China for rare earth minerals. The move comes at a time when China has imposed export curbs on rare earths and Indian industry has raised alarm bells on…
Iran has reportedly prepared missiles for strikes on US bases in the Middle East if the Americans join the war. Iranian officials also said their country could start to place mines in the Strait of Hormuz if the US joined the war, reports The New York Times. According to The New York Times, American military…
Oakland Coliseum will host the first leg of the 2025 Major League Cricket season. (Sportzpics) Major League Cricket’s third season will make history on Thursday night at the Oakland Coliseum in California, marking the first top-level cricket match on the US West Coast. The San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom will face off in a…
Even as the United States and China take steps to rein in their trade war, Beijing is preparing for broader rivalry with Washington to continue. For China, that means its search for economic and diplomatic opportunities across Asia is unlikely to soften its tough line on its regional territorial claims and military competition. Both sides…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul celebrates his half century during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match against Lucknow Super Giants. (PTI) New Delhi: As KL Rahul stepped out of the Ferozeshah Kotla dressing room, the adjacent stand, full of teenagers, went berserk. His long locks neatly tied into a ponytail, Rahul resembled a rockstar…
Warren Buffett (File Photo- AP) Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has reassured shareholders regarding Berkshire Hathaway’s substantial cash reserves, signaling that the funds will be strategically deployed to fuel future growth. Addressing concerns about the company’s massive $321.4 billion cash pile, Buffett, in his annual letter to shareholders, dismissed speculations that it signals an impending economic…
The Canadian government is preparing billions of dollars in retaliatory measures on U.S. exports to Canada if President-elect Donald J. Trump makes good on a threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, setting up a potential showdown between two countries that are each other’s largest trading partners. Canada is assembling a list of measures, including…
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (File photo) NEW DELHI: The timing of the report submitted by the high-powered committee looking into the Pannun murder plot on US soil is significant, coming as it does days before the swearing-in of president-elect Donald Trump. As far as India is concerned, the recommendation for expeditious legal action against Vikash Yadav,…
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is crafting these standards as informal guiding principles. (Image source: Freepik) Use of AI: The government is developing voluntary guidelines and ethical standards for organisations involved in artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI operations, according to sources who spoke to ET.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is…