Varanasi: A 70-year-old man was found murdered in Shekhpura village in the Azamgarh city Kotwali area on Thursday, police said.The deceased, Bhuwal Chauhan, was found with his throat slit.According to reports, Bhuwal was sleeping in his house on Wednesday night when an unknown person slit his throat with a sharp weapon. The incident came to…
Prime Minister Modi sought to position India as an open economy. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday said that the world has virtually junked globalisation, and underlined the need for India to move towards building a strong manufacturing base and being part of the global value chain, while reaffirming his commitment to reforms.Hitting out at…
Bengaluru: Four schoolgirls reportedly fell onto the road after the tailgate of their van accidentally opened up at Gayathri Layout in KR Pura Thursday afternoon. They escaped with minor injuries.Police booked the Maruti Suzuki Omni driver, Sarvesh Kumar, for rash and negligent driving on public ways and under provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. Investigation…
Proceedings took a hit in Gurgaon court on Friday Gurgaon: Court proceedings in Gurgaon and Faridabad came to a halt on Friday as lawyers struck work over a confrontation that has sharply escalated tensions between the Bar and the Bench.The flashpoint was an April 29 hearing in Faridabad. The District Bar Association alleged that a…
Gandhinagar: In a bid to improve hygiene standards and reduce the risk of infections in public healthcare facilities, Gujarat govt on Wednesday launched the Namo Swachhata Abhiyan, a seven-day statewide campaign to clean, repair and upgrade govt health institutions ranging from civil hospitals to primary health centres.The intensive drive aims to ensure that patients and…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, starring Tom Hollland in the lead, will swing into theatres this weekend for what is shaping up to be one of the biggest box office openings in cinema history.According to reports, the superhero film that is in its fourth instalment, is reportedly tracking a USD 800 million worldwide opening weekend. According…
BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT: The June 18, 1946 gathering in Goa was a defining moment in the fight for freedom On June 18, 1946, nearly a year before India’s Independence, Ram Manohar Lohia’s clarion call galvanised Goans, igniting Goa’s freedom movement that culminated 15 years later on Dec 19, 1961. As Goa marks 80 years…
The protesters were demanding that part-time rates for sweeping and mopping services, which currently range between Rs 2,500 and Rs 3,500, be raised to Rs 4,000-5,000 Noida: A day after violent protests by industrial workers demanding higher minimum wages rocked Noida, a group of domestic helpers gathered near a housing society in Sector 121 on…
Policymakers are evaluating two broad models for introducing a Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments. India has taken a step towards allowing merchant charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions after proposed amendments to the country’s payments law were introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.UPI, among the world’s largest real-time payment systems, handled 23.6 billion transactions…
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