- India
RBI proposes 6-month deadline for banks to identify wilful defaulters
Mumbai: The RBI in its draft master directions issued on Thursday has proposed that lenders should label defaulting borrowers as ‘wilful defaulters’ within six months of an account turning non-performing asset (NPA).…
- India
Bengal to use only electric vehicles in administrative functioning
Kolkata: As a measure to control rising pollution levels in the state because of automobile fuel emission, the West Bengal government has taken a decision to only use electric vehicles for all…
- India
From Canada to Turkey, Lawrence Bishnoi’s networks spread across the world
New Delhi: The incarcerated Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang’s nexuses operate in northern India, drawing their operations as far as Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and even abroad in countries like Italy, Armenia, Canada, America, Dubai,…
- India
UP: 3 thieves escape from police van in Jhansi
Three thieves have dramatically escaped from a police van parked outside a Jhansi court in Uttar Pradesh, bringing the police personnel to their toes. The incident was captured by CCTV cameras in…
- India
SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh to remain present in SC on Friday
New Delhi: SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh and Company Secretary Chandan Sand will remain present in the Supreme Court on September 22 though the budget airline is stated to have…
- India
No problem with BJP, we want Modi to become PM again, says AIADMK leader
Madurai: The AIADMK does not have any problem over its (electoral) ties with the BJP and wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be reelected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, AIADMK senior…
- India
SC to hear plea seeking action against TN Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a plea seeking directions to the Tamil Nadu government to register an FIR against its minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and the organisers…
- World
US NIH rolls out clinical trial of HIV vaccine
New York: The US’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the launch of Phase 1 clinical trial of a preventive HIV vaccine. The novel vaccine, VIR-1388, is known for its safety…
- World
Families concerned over ‘escalating tension’ between India and Canada
Chandigarh: With India warning its citizens to “exercise utmost caution” while in Canada amid escalation of the diplomatic row between the two countries, the families of students and permanent residents, particularly the…
- India
IndiGo passenger held for trying to open emergency exit mid-air
Agartala: A passenger on an IndiGo flight was arrested on Thursday at the Agartala airport for allegedly trying to open the emergency exit door of the aircraft midair and misbehaving with the…
- Bangalore
Ticket scam: Rs 2 cr worth valuables, Rs 76L cash seized from Hindutva activist
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda said on Thursday that the special wing CCB sleuths, who are investigating the BJP MLA ticket scam, have seized Rs 2 crore worth of valuables, gold…
- India
India-Canada row: Domestic IT companies adopt wait & watch approach
New Delhi: As the diplomatic ties between India and Canada further deteriorated on Thursday, domestic IT firms, especially those which have business and offices in Canada, remained in a state of caution,…
- India
Canada’s allegations on separatist’s killing politically driven: India
India on Thursday said that Canada has not given any specific information about its allegations of New Delhi’s hand in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and they appear to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra HC grants bail to 79 TDP leaders in cases related to violence
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday granted bail to 79 leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Punganur and Angallu violence cases. The court also directed the police…
- India
Lalu Prasad Yadav watches ‘Launda Nach’ at Rabri Devi’s residence in Patna
Patna: RJD national President Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is recuperating after a kidney transplant, watched Bihar’s famous folk dance “Launda Nach” at former Chief Minister Rabdi Devi’s residence in Patna. The event…
