• Monday, March 10, 2025

SBI UK Introduces 50% LTV product, refreshes product range

State Bank of India (UK) Ltd is pleased to announce the re-launch of its Fixed Rate Buy-to-Let products, which offer competitive rates across a multitude of product options and introduces a new Loan-to-value band of 50 per cent aimed at low gearing borrowers. The reintroduced products offer competitive deals to…

Pakistan rupee’s fall slows as hope for IMF funds rises

The Pakistani rupee’s decline slowed on Friday after its value plunged over the previous two days, with hopes raised by an International Monetary Fund team visiting Islamabad next week to discuss unlocking a suspended bail-out package. Left with only $3.68bn in foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan barely has enough to cover…

Women’s economic empowerment is critical issue for the Biden-Harris administration:…

Women’s economic empowerment is a critical issue for the Biden-Harris administration, a top Indian American official has said, underlining that their full potential can have economic stability, and mobility and are vital to the core issues for democracy. These remarks were made by Neera Tanden, White House Staff Secretary and…

Adani slammed by $48bn stock rout, clouding record share sale

Shares of India’s Adani Enterprises sank nearly 20 per cent on Friday (27) as a scathing report by a US short seller triggered a rout in the conglomerate’s listed firms, casting doubts on how investors will respond to the company’s record $2.45 billion secondary sale. Seven listed companies of the…

UK police charge man with terrorism after arrest at Leeds…

British police on Thursday (26) said a 27-year-old man has been charged with terrorism and other offences after he was found last week with a suspicious device in the grounds of a hospital in Leeds, in northern England. Mohammed Farooq from Leeds was charged with preparation of a terrorist act…

India expects more clashes with Chinese troops in Himalayas: document

A security assessment by Indian police in the Himalayan region of Ladakh says there could be more clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along their contested frontier there as Beijing ramps up military infrastructure in the region. At least 24 soldiers were killed when the armies of the Asian giants…

Gujarat bridge collapse: Cops charge 10 with homicide over tragedy…

Police in India on Friday (27) charged 10 people with homicide in connection with the collapse of a colonial-era footbridge last year in the western state of Gujarat that killed at least 135 people, a top official told Reuters. The 145-year-old suspension bridge in the town of Morbi in Gujarat,…

On the right track for global success

PUTTING your own spin on a hit song is one of the hardest things to do in music, but exciting new artist Malavika rose to the challenge with stunning release Don’t Let Go. Born in India and now based in Los Angeles, the talented singer-songwriter has given the 1990s classic by…

‘Everybody in West trying to reach out to Rajamouli. He’s…

Director SS Rajamouli has taken Indian cinema to new global heights with his film RRR (2022). Fronted by Jr NTR and Ram Charan, the film has been creating waves across the globe ever since it hit the marquee in March last year. After doing thunderous business at the ticket window and receiving…

Young crypto-millionaire’s supercar defaced with swear words in Leeds

A young crypto-millionaire has been left “gutted” after his “dream car” was vandalised with rude words in Leeds over the weekend. Waseem Khan was “shocked” to see ‘show off’, ‘die’, ‘virgin’ and ‘c***’ painted on his yellow Audi R8 supercar which he had left in an open car park before…