Veteran actress Neena Gupta opened up about the delicate balance she maintains between her professional commitments and personal life.

As a doting grandmother to little Matara, Neena shared how her priorities have gently shifted—from once managing her career while raising daughter Masaba Gupta to now eagerly wrapping up work to spend time with her granddaughter. She mentioned that life has come full circle as she embraces this new chapter with joy and grace. She spoke about how her priorities have shifted over the years. Earlier, it was about juggling work with raising her daughter, Masaba. Now, her heart rushes home for a different reason—spending quality time with her granddaughter, Matara.

The RBI’s latest directions on gold loans will change India’s landscape for this booming lending segment with lenders nimble enough to adjust their business model standing to gain, according to an S&P Global Ratings report released on Thursday.

The report is of the view that lenders will have more latitude to offer shorter-tenor loans for gold-backed consumption loans, allowing smaller borrowers to unlock more value from their pledged gold assets.

It also highlights that operational agility and service excellence will remain the key differentiator between lenders.

Lenders have until April 1, 2026, to prepare for the changes. The report identifies two elements of the new rules as the most notable.

The first is the inclusion of interest payments until maturity in the calculation of loan-to-value (LTV) ratios. This effectively could limit the upfront loan amount disbursed, something which lenders will try to overcome as this goes against typical borrower preference.

North Korea fired around 10 artillery shells from its multiple rocket launcher system on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the South conducted joint air drills with the United States and Japan.

The North fired the shells toward the Yellow Sea at around 10 a.m. from the Sunan area near Pyongyang, the military said, adding that South Korean and US intelligence authorities are conducting an analysis of the latest weapon test.

The North's 240mm multiple rocket launcher puts Seoul and its adjacent areas in target range. Last year, the North conducted a test-launch of what it claimed to be a multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new guidance system, news agency reported.

The weapon test came a day after South Korea, the US and Japan conducted a three-way aerial exercise as part of efforts to strengthen their trilateral security cooperation against North Korean military threats.

In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, the Delhi Police has detained 17 Bangladeshi nationals residing unlawfully in the national Capital.

The operation was carried out by a dedicated team of officers from the Vasant Kunj South Police Station under the South-West District, resulting in the initiation of deportation proceedings in coordination with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Delhi.

The migrants, including several women and children, were found staying without valid documents. Among them was a woman who went into labour during the detention process and gave birth to a baby boy at Safdarjung Hospital.

All 17 individuals, including the newborn, have been transferred to the detention centre at PP Badola, PS Mahindra Park, pending deportation.

Global investment firm Bernstein, in its latest research report titled 'Paytm: What Do You Need to Believe Now?' has reaffirmed an 'Outperform' rating on One97 Communications Ltd (Paytm), setting a target price of Rs 1,100, which implies a 27 per cent upside from current levels.

According to Bernstein, “Paytm has shown remarkable resilience, recovering from the regulatory actions of early 2024 to once again near break-even,” with the report noting that many concerns around the sustainability of its business model have now been addressed.

Bernstein outlines a base-case scenario where Paytm’s EPS is projected to grow non-linearly from Rs 1.5 in FY26E to Rs 70 by FY30E, backed by strong revenue growth and tight cost control.

In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police arrested three members of a pickpocket and cyber fraud gang that stole a mobile phone on a city bus and siphoned off over Rs 7.2 lakh by creating a fake UPI ID using the victim's Aadhaar details before heading for a pilgrimage to Dehradun, Haridwar and Kedarnath.

The incident dates back to May 24, when complainant Sukhbir Singh was returning home in bus number 835.

His phone was stolen by a group of pickpockets. Shockingly, four days later he discovered that Rs 7.2 lakh had been withdrawn fraudulently from his three bank accounts.

An e-FIR was registered as PS Najafgarh under Section 303(2) of the BNS.

The probe revealed that the accused accessed an Aadhaar card image stored in the victim's stolen mobile and used it to create a forged UPI ID, linking it to the victim's bank accounts.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) in top seven Indian cities currently have only 23 per cent of total REIT-worthy office stock (worth 520 million square feet) listed in their portfolios, showcasing tremendous scope in the future, according to a report released on Thursday.

In terms of appreciation, India’s office REITs have shown strong one-year performance (as of June 16, 2025), driven by robust leasing activity and steady rental escalations.

India was a late entrant into the REIT sector. However, since REITs launched in 2019, their market capitalisation has surpassed that of some major economies with matured REIT markets., according to latest Anarock Research data.

The three listed Indian REITs -- Embassy Office Parks, Mindspace Business Parks and Brookfield India -- have a combined portfolio of just 117.2 million sq ft, which is just 23 per cent of the overall REIT-able Indian office space market, said Anuj Puri, Chairman, Anarock Group.

With the screening of 5.72 crore people, India is stepping closer to a sickle cell-free future, said the Union Ministry of Health on Thursday on Sickle Cell Day.

World Sickle Cell Day is observed on June 19 to raise awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic blood disorder.

Sickle Cell Disease is a chronic, single-gene disorder that causes a debilitating systemic syndrome characterised by chronic anaemia, acute painful episodes, organ infarction, and chronic organ damage, significantly reducing life expectancy.

The genetic blood disorder affects the entire life of the patient, as it leads to various severe health complications.

"This World Sickle Cell Day, India is stepping closer to a sickle cell-free future!" the Ministry said in a post on the social media platform X.

The total number of e-services provided across states and UTs in the country have touched the of 21,062 mark, with the majority of these services (7,065) falling under the Local Governance and Utility Services sector, according to a report released by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) on Thursday.

Another 424 new e-services have been added in April by various states and UTs, with Tripura contributing the highest number of additions across all focus sectors, the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) report states.

A total of 1,599 out of 2,016 mandatory e-services (56 for each of the 36 states/UTs) are now available online across all 36 states and union territories, achieving a saturation rate of over 79 per cent.

There were 16 states and UTs that achieved over 90 per cent saturation, while Maharashtra and Uttarakhand achieved 100 per cent saturation.

The report highlights Chandigarh’s commitment to strengthening public service delivery through the Right to Services (RTS) framework. It also brings attention to ongoing efforts to unify service delivery and ensure real-time transparency for citizens.

Market fear and nervousness eased on Thursday as the India VIX -- often referred to as the 'fear index' -- dropped below the key level of 14.

This came even as investors remained cautious due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

In the noon trade, the India VIX was down 2.5 per cent at 13.92. This marks a 20 per cent drop in the volatility index over the past one month -- indicating that traders are less worried about sudden market swings.

Experts said with the India VIX trading below the important 15 mark, it signals reduced volatility and reflects improving investor confidence.

This could support the current market uptrend, provided other global and domestic cues remain stable.