Shillong: Meghalaya has 9.99 lakh Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts, equivalent to 42,152 accounts per lakh adult population, with the State Bank of India (SBI) alone accounting for 3.55 lakh accounts, representing 36% of the total PMJDY accounts in the state, a senior official said.Ejaz Ahmad, deputy general manager, SBI, Shillong, said, “…
Lucknow: BJP MLA from Charkhari Brijbhushan Rajput on Thursday alleged that an attempt was made to kill him after a speeding dumper truck tried to hit his vehicle before crashing into an escort vehicle in his convoy in Mahoba district. Three security personnel were injured in the incident, while police have detained the truck driver…
Accident site near Jal Mahal where the crash claimed a life Jaipur: A 26-year-old man riding a scooty was killed after allegedly colliding with a truck that took a sudden U-turn near Jal Mahal on Amer Road in the early hours of Thursday. The accident occurred around 3.30 am when both vehicles were travelling towards…
NEW DELHI Congress Thursday wrote to PM Narendra Modi demanding a high-level investigation monitored by Supreme Court into what it called Ram Temple “chanda chori mega scandal”.Congress MP and general secretary KC Venugopal pointed out that Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust was created by the Centre after it was entrusted with public land by SC…
Today’s quote of the day is widely attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military leader and emperor who reshaped Europe in the early nineteenth century. The line reads, “The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.” It circulates constantly online, usually without…
MUMBAI: Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company, which emerged as a key backer of the Adani Group following the Hindenburg-induced market turmoil in 2023, is deepening its partnership with the conglomerate through an $11.5 billion integrated aluminium project in Odisha.The partners have formed an equal joint venture to build a sprawling aluminium complex comprising a four-million-tonne…
Selena Gomez was among the first high-profile guests spotted arriving for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s rehearsal dinner at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening.The singer and actress, who has been busy filming for the latest season of ‘Only Murders in the Building’, ditched her costume and put on a chic black dress…
Rahul Dravid and Samit Dravid (Agency Image) There was a familiar sight at the KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground on Wednesday. As Samit Dravid made his way to the crease for Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026, it took only a few deliveries for social media to draw comparisons with one of…
The day asks for grit, not speed. You’ll work hard, feel restless, and wonder why simple things are taking extra effort. That’s Saturn testing patience while Mars supplies the push to keep going. Not comfortable, but useful. If you’re patient to your core, you’ll come out of your day with more energy than you started…
New Delhi: Taking a dim view of a husband filing intimate photographs of his estranged wife to bolster his matrimonial dispute, the high court has called it a “grave lapse” and cautioned litigants and advocates from indulging in such practices.Though refusing to initiate contempt proceedings against the man and his lawyers at the behest of…
