India's Account Aggregator ecosystem drives Rs 3.82 lakh crore loans in FY26

IANS | August 27, 2026 1:38 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India's Account Aggregator (AA) ecosystem facilitated an estimated Rs 3.82 lakh crore worth loan disbursals across 3.68 crore loans in FY26 and now accounts for 8.4 per cent of India’s retail and MSME lending by value and 11.8 per cent by volume, a report said on Thursday.

PMJDY accounts cross 59 crore mark, deposits reach Rs 3.17 lakh crore: Govt

IANS | August 27, 2026 1:30 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The total number of PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) bank accounts for the poor across the country have crossed the 59 crore mark with deposits of Rs 3.17 lakh crore as the scheme completes 12 years since its launch on August 28, 2014, according to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Thursday.

Muchova-Mensik beat Bencic-Cobolli to clinch US Open mixed doubles title

IANS | August 27, 2026 1:19 PM

New York, Aug 27 (IANS) Jakub Mensik and Karolina Muchova clinched the US Open 2026 mixed doubles title on Thursday after beating Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic in the final at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Czech pair secured their first Grand Slam title as a team, defeating the Italian-Swiss duo in a one-hour, 13-minute encounter, 6-3, 1-6, (10-6).