Protests amid safety concerns for Bangladesh Hindus Iskcon in Kolkata has alleged that its centre in Dhaka Upazila was burned down by arsonists in the early hours of Saturday, igniting fresh anxiety among minorities in Bangladesh. However, ANI reported that the Mahabhagya Lakshminarayan Mandir had been attacked late Friday night, and that the Iskcon temple…
NEW DELHI: The US responded to BJP’s claims that the State Department and “deep state” were working to destabilise India by targeting PM Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani, saying it’s “disappointing that the ruling party in India would make these kinds of accusations”.BJP had alleged that the US deep state worked with investigative journalism…
NEW DELHI: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), since its launch in 2016, has vastly transformed financial access in the country, enabling 300 million individuals and 50 million merchants to perform seamless digital transactions, and till October last year, 75% of all retail digital payments in India were made through UPI, according to a research paper…
NEW DELHI: Mahindra & Mahindra on Saturday said it is dropping the word ‘e’ from the name of its new electric SUV ‘BE6e’ after Interglobe, the parent of IndiGo airlines, objected to the use of 6E which is its flight code. The company, however, said it will contest Interglobe’s objections to the nomenclature of its…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: A day after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to lead the INDIA bloc if asked to do so, Congress’ silence was conspicuous as its top brass chose to steer clear of making any official statement on her remarks. However, party sources said Congress veterans see no…
NEW DELHI: Farmers organisations during their pre-Budget consultation with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday demanded GST exemption on agri inputs, doubling of the financial assistance under the PM-Kisan scheme and uniform taxation in agricultural markets across the country.General secretary of RSS affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Badri Narayan Choudhary, demanded increasing benefits under PM-Kisan whereas…
Cybercrime has reached alarming new heights with the emergence of “digital arrest” scams, where fraudsters impersonate law enforcement officials to extort money from unsuspecting victims. In a shocking case reported from Agra, model Shivankita Dixit fell prey to such a scam, losing Rs 99,000 after being coerced into believing she was implicated in human trafficking…
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey rile the opposition party further with his “Congress ka haath, Soros ke Saath” jibe NEW DELHI: Political confrontation on BJP’s allegation about Congress’s links with US-based currency manipulator and hedge fund operator George Soros looks unlikely to abate soon with the party in power rejecting the demand for an apology.“I stand…
The scheme launched last month has helped save lives, officials said, though their claims are yet to be backed by data PILIBHIT: The night is its own predator on UP’s highways as it snakes through hiding unseen dangers: speeding trucks, sudden turns, and then, out of nowhere, the dark silhouette of a stray bull, standing…
RAIPUR: A 35-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter were found hanging from a tree behind a govt school in in Kunni village in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, where her husband worked as a teacher.The couple was going through divorce proceedings. Police suspect Meena Gupta hanged her daughter Astha and then died by suicide, but they aren’t…
