Author: TI Editor

Credit cards are an integral part of the financial lives of most Indians today, bringing convenience and several advantages, including reward points. Reward points are highlighted as one of the key advantages but the question that has to be taken seriously is: Are they worth it?It is important for card users to understand their card usage needs, rewards, credit utilisation ratio and overall expectations. So that they are able to actually realise how impactful and worthy the credit card reward points are?How has been the credit card spending in India recently?It should be noted, according to a detailed report by…

When you are running low or have completely run out of internet data on your mobile, you can easily do a top-up. A top-up gives an instant boost to the internet data. Similarly, if you have taken a personal loan and need more funds, you can go for a personal loan top-up. In this article, we will understand what a personal loan top-up is, its features and benefits, eligibility criteria, and should you go for it.What is a personal loan top-up?A personal loan top-up is an additional loan that you can get on your existing personal loan. The basis of…

Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, is typically regarded as the safest painkiller for use during pregnancy. However, new research linking the drug to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) raises concerns about potential overlooked risks to early brain development.According to a report by India Today, Pediatrician Sheela Sathyanarayana from UW Medicine told Science Alert that while acetaminophen was approved decades ago, it may now require reevaluation by the FDA. She pointed out that the drug was never assessed for its long-term neurodevelopmental effects on fetuses.Also Read: Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorderAlthough acetaminophen is known to…

India could have over 440 million obese and overweight people by 2050, the second highest in the world after China, while the US, Brazil and Nigeria will rank third, fourth and fifth, respectively.The study expects that nearly 60 per cent of adults and a third of all children across the globe will be overweight or obese by 2050 if the governments do not take any action, a study said.It is estimated that nearly 3.8 billion adults will be overweight or obese in 15 years, while a121 per cent increase in obesity among children and adolescents is expected. Nearly a third…

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has brought attention to the streets of Indian cities, highlighting pavements as key elements that enhance physical safety and mental well-being. He calls for municipalities to prioritise holistic street designs that focus on the aesthetics and size of pavements.Taking to the social media platform X, Mahindra shared a post along with few pictures and wrote,”Forget the PR, it’s all about the quality of life of citizens.Streets like these add not just to physical safety but to mental well-being.The most important design element of all these streets are the pavements. The pavements belong to the people…

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Rows of small factories line the streets of a dusty suburb in Bengaluru, where workers weld and cast Indian-made steel into everything from car parts to kitchen sinks. Here, U.S. President Trump’s announcement to impose high trade tariffs on steel imports has some unexpected supporters. Many industry workers and experts expect that the result of tariffs will be that cheap steel gets dumped in places like India. That’s because the announced 25% tariff will make it too expensive for many companies in countries like China and South Korea to keep exporting to the U.S. For B.…

Apple CEO Tim Cook has teased a the launch of a new ‘Air’ device this week via his X (formerly Twitter) account. Cook posted a video with the text “There’s something in the air,” and the caption “This week”.While the Apple CEO is most likely talking about launching a new MacBook Air lineup given that the Cupertino based tech giant had made the announcement around the same time last year, other alternatives cannot be ignored. For instance, Apple has been touted to be working on a slim version of its iPhone which will likely be given the Air branding.Meanwhile, Bloomberg’s…

Zoho Corp plans to make two artificial intelligence-based internal foundational models public by the end of the year, group chief executive officer Shailesh Davey said in an interview with Mint. The cloud software startup is also working on foundational models to support Indian languages, though it does not have a timeline on when they will be launched, Davey said. The two foundational models will be based on 7 billion and 13 billion parameters, respectively, Davey, who took over as Zoho Corp group CEO in January after the firm’s longstanding co-founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu stepped down to work as chief…

The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has moved the Supreme Court seeking affirmation that its internal structure complies with the law after a Delhi High Court order last month quashed notices sent to auditors of two IL&FS group entities—Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP and SRBC & Co. LLP—saying there is no separation between the regulator’s audit quality review and adjudication functions, two persons familiar with the development said. The apex court will finally settle the dispute over whether NFRA’s structure is as per law and whether there is adequate separation of the functions of audit quality review and disciplinary proceedings,…

Better growth for the Big Five of India’s IT industry in the next financial year has come under doubt, with some of the largest banks, the biggest customers of homegrown IT firms, putting large tech spending projects on hold. The reason: Uncertainty over inflation rates and whether America’s recent tariffs on goods from China and Mexico could start a new round of trade war. After meeting company executives, at least two brokerages including JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd and Kotak Institutional Equities last week red-flagged some challenges that could dampen growth for the country’s $283 billion IT industry. Optimism also…