The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reported a sharp rise in non-performing assets (NPAs) in the credit card segment, reflecting growing stress in unsecured consumer lending. According to the latest data, credit card NPAs jumped by 28.42 per cent to ₹6,742 crore during the 12-month period ending December 2024, compared to ₹5,250 crore in December 2023.

BJP MP and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday alleged that a Ram Navami rally was attacked in the Park Circus Seven Point area of Kolkata. In a post on social media platform X, Majumdar claimed that vehicles carrying saffron flags were pelted with stones, resulting in shattered windshields and damage, while accusing the police of inaction during the incident.

The government on Monday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each, according to an official order.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing for urgent hearing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

A 22-year-old pregnant woman was brutally assaulted by her husband on a public road in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district. The entire incident, which occurred in Kondapur, was captured on CCTV and the footage began circulating on social media on Monday.

A film and television director, Siddhant Das, was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly rammed his car into a crowded market in Kolkata’s Thakurpukur area while under the influence of alcohol, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to eight others.

Data released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query shows that 5,383 complaints against illegal recruitment agents were forwarded to state and Union territory governments for investigation between January 2021 and February 2025. The RTI application was filed by transparency campaigner Commodore Lokesh K. Batra (Retd.).

An IndiGo Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the airport in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after an 89-year-old woman died onboard, an airport official said on Monday.