Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

UNCOVERED: Psb | History Defined

Govt keeps PSB employees' PLI scheme for FY26 in abeyance after union representation

The government has postponed the performance-linked incentive scheme for bank employees. This decision follows employee representations seeking a review of the existing structure. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with bank employee representatives to discuss their concerns. The scheme's implementation for 2025-26 will be kept in abeyance. Discussions will continue through…

The Economic Times

India has fixed its PSU banks. Now comes the more ambitious part

The EAC-PM has proposed consolidating India’s public sector banks into a few large, comparable institutions to meet rising credit demand and finance the country’s growth towards Viksit Bharat 2047. The recommendation comes after a major PSB turnaround, with stronger profits, lower NPAs and faster credit growth. Larger banks could better…

The Economic Times

Lula da Silva formally launches bid for Brazil's presidency

Brazil's Workers' Party meets to confirm Lula da Silva's October bid. At 80, the leftist veteran faces right-wing liberal Flávio Bolsonaro in another polarised Lula vs Bolsonaro race.

Euronews

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Five key things we learned about BBC and Scottish media from new watchdog report

THE BBC has cut the amount it spends on original Scottish programming by more than 10 per cent, according to a new report from the UK’s media…

The National (Scotland)

I tested PSB's new stereo speaker system and the punchy sound and compact styling are a delight, but don't bother if you listen to a lot of vinyl

The PSB iQ2 may be the largest model in the brand's stereo speaker range, but it's still pretty small — can it justify its big price-tag?

TechRadar

Focal’s premium floorstanders, a fresh KEF LSX II rival, our experience repairing vintage hi-fi and more

All the latest hi-fi and home cinema news explained

What Hi-Fi?

“You could do a medley of It’s a Sin with The Final Countdown by Europe; in fact, I don’t know why we haven’t done that”: How the Pet Shop Boys took on the church with their most iconic, most “heavy metal” song

Hi-NRG meets Catholic orthodoxy - we analyse the Pet Shop Boys' masterwork

MusicRadar

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

PSB’s BluOS-powered all-in-one wireless speaker systems aim to take on five-star KEF rivals

PSB says the iQ series delivers “high-fidelity sound without the complexity of traditional stereo systems”

What Hi-Fi?

13 of the best Record Store Day 2026 releases, as picked by TechRadar — Pavement, Public Service Broadcasting and more

We're a music-loving bunch at TechRadar, just see our top Record Store Day 2026 picks (and why we love them)

TechRadar

Pet Shop Boys review: 'No hits' show is a concept primed to underwhelm

3/5 They have titled their five-night run of shows at the Electric Ballroom Obscure, as they concentrate on everything but the pop smashes... which does leave it lacking something

Evening Standard

‘The UK needs some media free of US control’: Comcast’s move for ITV starts to focus minds

With public service broadcasters starting to look like ‘endangered species’, many want Channel 4 and BBC to work more closely

The Guardian - UK

Making home cinema home friendly – these on-wall speakers just got smaller

PSB has launched its most compact on-wall speakers yet, delivering its signature sound from a small, slim cabinet

PSB's new wall-mounted speakers and sub want to be your next home cinema setup

Packing PSB’s Synchrony-based driver tech into a streamlined design

What Hi-Fi?

Davie urges ‘bit of swagger’ to help public service broadcasting remain relevant

Speaking at the RTS Cambridge Convention, BBC director general Tim Davie emphasised the importance of working collectively to ensure PSB growth.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Louder

“Someone said, ‘This is what happens when the chess club kids don’t get their heads flushed down the loo enough!’ I liked that”: When Public Service Broadcasting’s geek chic took them all the way to the Moon

By the time they released The Race For Space, J Willgoose Esq and Wrigglesworth – then still a duo – were ready to accept their prog credentials

Euronews

Deep snow, thick ice and zero delays: Inside the Arctic Circle airports that never cancel a flight

Where most airports would close for a few centimetres of snow, some battle-hardened Arctic Circle airports refuse to close for anything.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police officer who engaged in ‘pattern of predatory sexual conduct’ awarded anonymity by tribunal

Exclusive: Former sergeant remains employed by Queensland police in a supervisory role despite ruling his behaviour toward three junior female colleagues was ‘a gross breach of trust’

Louder

“It’s a case of writing something you thought was wryly amusing, then it just won’t leave you”: Horrified by his own mission statement, Public Service Broadcasting’s J. Willgoose Esq. calls himself a pessimist with impostor syndrome

He says his natural negativity didn’t top him presenting a positive take on Amelia Earhart’s final adventure on latest album The Last Flight, as he considers where the emotional power of his band’s output comes from

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

MusicRadar

"The death of the album is oversold – a lot of people still want to get their teeth into something, and if you give them something intelligent they’ll go for it": Public Service Broadcasting reaches peak altitude on their new project

J. Willgoose Esq. navigates PSB’s fifth album The Last Flight – a tribute to pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart

The Times of India

After Arshad Nadeem's historic gold, institutions in Pakistan spring up to take credit

NEW DELHI: Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, amidst institutional shortcomings and administrative indifference, triumphed to win a historic Olympic gold medal in Paris.

The Times of India

Arshad Nadeem: A tale of quiet resolve behind monster 90m throws

NEW DELHI: Arshad Nadeem and his coach Salman Fayyaz Butt were the only two individuals among the seven Pakistani athletes heading to the Paris Olympics who were considered worthy of financial support by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). The PSB agreed to cover the cost of their air tickets, recognizing…

MusicRadar

"If you want to write a classic pop song, use these chords: Ab, Bb, G minor 7th, C minor. You can’t go wrong with that": How to make a track that sounds like The Pet Shop Boys

The Pet Shop Boys have just released a new album, Nonetheless, so it’s a great time to show you how to create some of their signature sounds for free

The Guardian - UK

Olly Alexander: Dizzy review – it’s a sinful ripoff from the UK’s Eurovision entry

You could easily believe the prosaic Dizzy to be the work of AI: what if the Pet Shop Boys did Eurovision?

What Hi-Fi?

PSB's high-performance subwoofer wants to eliminate low-end resonance from your listening

PSB's latest high-performance subwoofer boasts fancy tech designed to get rid of sound-wrecking distortion.

What Hi-Fi?

Lenbrook Media Group forms to grow MQA and SCL6 for a bright hi-res audio future

The Lenbrook Group of Companies has created a new business unit that will oversee the growth of the MQA and SCL6 technologies it acquired in September.

1 2

People

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.