Joins ‘Mirzapur’ screening at IFFJK Felicitates Pankaj Tripathi, Divyenndu SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday watched Mirzapur: The Movie at INOX Multiplex, Shivpora, Srinagar, as one...

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday chaired a meeting at the Civil Secretariat to review the progress of languishing projects under the Revenue Department across Jammu and Kashmir, with particular focus on expediting the completion of mini-secretariat buildings and addressing bottlenecks delaying execution of these projects. CM took a serious view of the delay in completion of ongoing buildings and delay in project planning, obtaining approvals and execution of new buildings. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner Revenue J&K Shaleen Kabra, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Dheeraj Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Shailendra Kumar, Secretary Revenue, Divisional Commissioners Jammu/Kashmir, Deputy Commissioners of Pulwama, Rajouri, Poonch, Baramulla and Srinagar, besides...

Mumbai: Fintech has played a key role in connecting India’s vast and diverse population with formal finance faster and more affordably, while transforming customer experience, financial infrastructure and credit delivery, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026, Malhotra said fintech has significantly improved the efficiency of India’s financial ecosystem by reducing account-opening and payment-settlement times, lowering transaction costs and strengthening fraud detection through AI-driven analytics. “This has been made possible by fintech, which bridges and connects our vast, diverse population to formal finance faster and more affordably,” Malhotra said. "Equally significant has been fintech's role in improving customer experience and efficiency in our financial...