Crypto assets brought under depositors’ protection law; firms must deposit 50% liability before appeal | Mumbai News

Cryptocurrency, other virtual digital asset-based investment frauds can now be pursued under the MPID Act. MUMBAI: In a move aimed at tightening the legal framework against financial frauds and speeding up recovery for duped investors, the Maharashtra legislature on Wednesday passed amendments to the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999…

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Foresters, Vets rescue tusker trapped in railway fence along Cauvery Sanctuary | Bengaluru News

After raiding farms overnight near Arekoppa in Kanakapura, a wild tusker became wedged inside a railway barricade while trying to re-enter the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. After a tense five-hour rescue involving tranquilisation & cutting through the iron barricade using gas cutters, forest officials safely released it back into the wild. Bengaluru: What began as a…

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Nursing college student from Tiruttani held for morphing woman’s photo & posting it online with her number | Chennai News

Chennai: A 20-year-old nursing college student was arrested in Tiruttani for morphing a photo of a woman and posting it on social media along with her mobile phone number. The accused was assaulted by villagers before police intervened.Police said the accused, Naresh, of a village near Tiruttani, has been locked in a long-standing land civil…

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Satellite data flags high fire incidents in Haryana before crop burning season | Gurgaon News

Haryana has limited natural forest cover and a landscape characterised by fragmented green patches, making what remains disproportionately vulnerable to repeated burning Gurgaon: An unusually high number of satellite-detected fire alerts in Haryana over the past six months has renewed concerns over the state’s green cover.Global Forest Watch (GFW), a platform that monitors forest change…

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Nagaland to groom 750 MSMEs to become leading entrepreneurs: Official | Guwahati News

Dimapur: Adviser to the state industries and commerce department, Hekani Jakhalu, on Wednesday said 750 MSMEs have been identified for a six-month mentoring programme to help them scale up and become leading representatives of Nagaland’s entrepreneurial sector, particularly under the ‘Naturally Nagaland’ initiative.Speaking at an entrepreneur award ceremony at the conference hall of the industries…

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Akhilesh Yadav’s birthday poster depicting him as Lord Krishna triggers political row in UP, BJP demands apology | Lucknow News

On Akhilesh’s birthday, SP workers portray him as Lord Krishna LUCKNOW: A birthday poster depicting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav as Lord Krishna sparked a political row on Wednesday, with the BJP accusing the SP of pursuing a “political agenda based on religious appeasement” and saying the party “never misses an opportunity to insult Sanatan…

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CM Bhajan Lal Sharma unveils four digital governance projects | Jaipur News

Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Tuesday launched four major digital governance initiatives — the Rajasthan Language Model Training Hackathon, Smart Rajasthan automated citizen service delivery platform, Rajasthan Innovation Challenge and the e-Mitra WhatsApp Service — while inaugurating the two-day 29th National e-Governance Conference at Rajasthan International Centre (RIC).Rajasthan residents can now access 27 govt…

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Global AMR Fund picks 12 Indian innovations to tackle antibiotic resistance in environment | India News

BENGALURU: Twelve Indian startups and research institutions have been selected for funding and mentoring under a joint India-UK programme to develop technologies aimed at tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment, an increasingly recognised public health challenge.The winners were announced under the 2025-26 call of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms’ (C-CAMP) programme on…

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