NEW DELHI: The Centre has circulated a draft legislation to ban lending by unregulated entities, including by platforms, with violators facing imprisonment of up to seven years. Lenders, who harass and use unlawful means for recovery, face up to 10 years in jail, with those promoting such lending facing a term of up to five…
VARANASI: Shri Kashi Vidwat Parishad (SKVP), a body of Varanasi scholars, said Thursday that initial research on a temple that lay closed for decades in communally sensitive Madanpura’s Devnathpura locality indicated it was indeed of Siddheshwar Mahadev.However, SKVP general secretary Ram Narain Dwivedi said Thursday, the scholars will conduct a physical survey of the temple…
NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India on Thursday flagged its concern over several states announcing farm loan waivers, free power to agriculture and households, free transport and cash transfers to women and youth, cautioning that these spends will lower the funds available to undertake expenditure on building social and physical infrastructure as well as research…
GURDASPUR: Terrorists of a pro-Khalistan outfit lobbed a grenade at an abandoned police post near the border town of Kalanaur in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district late Wednesday, making it the fifth such attack targeting a police station or post in less than a month.Banned Khalistan Zindabad Force claimed responsibility for the attack through a post on…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh on Thursday dismissed the notice submitted by the INDIA bloc for the removal of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the ground that it did not meet the requirement of 14-day notice, while also observing that allegations against the RS chairman were “an act of impropriety, severely flawed, apparently drawn…
Charged with federal murder, Luigi Mangione is now eligible for the death penalty. Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, became eligible for a health penalty as he was charged with four federal counts according to the complaints unsealed Thursday after he was extradited to New York from Pennsylvania. New York abolished…
NEW DELHI: In a significant decision giving the executive unfettered right to demolish unauthorised and illegal constructions and encroachments, the Supreme Court has ruled that properties falling foul of law cannot be legitimised on the ground that people have been staying in them for decades and that authorities had blinked at the illegalities.Upholding demolition action…
After the scuffle outside the Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions that no political party will hold any demonstration at the building gates of the House, sources said.“Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions that no political party, Member of Parliament or groups of members will hold any dharna…
Image via Andy Lyons/Getty Patrick Mahomes has again proved why he is one of the best players in the Kansas City Chiefs; not only because of his exceptional skills on the field but also because of his kindness. The Kansas City Chiefs’ official account on X posted the Christmas gifts that Mahomes has reportedly gotten…
Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian pacer Mohammad Shami will be rested for Bengal’s opening match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Delhi on Saturday in Hyderabad. The Cricket Association of Bengal announced this decision on Thursday. Shami, who last represented India in the 2023 ODI World Cup, recently returned to domestic cricket…
