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Narco-terrorism: Mafia using couples to smuggle narcotics from Kashmir to Punjab [details]

Travelling under the guise of tourists, the couple was carrying a narcotics consignment from Kashmir to Punjab. The arrested couple was part of a pan-India narco-terrorism module.

Sep 3, 2022

Restaurants' body moves CCI against Zomato, Swiggy

Hotel industry body cautions restaurants over Zomato Pay, Swiggy Diner programmes

Restaurants will now compulsorily offer discounts in the range of 15-40 per cent to every customer who chooses to settle their bills through these payment gateways.

Sep 3, 2022

PAK responsible for smuggling of drugs in J&K; uses funds for terrorism [details]

Money earned through narcotics is utilized in terror funding. Pakistan is involved in pumping drugs into the Union Territory as the narcotics menace is scaling new heights in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sep 2, 2022

Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2): NASA, Axiom Space to send private astronauts to ISS in 2023

NASA and American space infrastructure developer Axiom Space have signed a pact for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, to take place in the second quarter of 2023.

Sep 2, 2022

Global regulator for banks red-flags crypto-assets such as Bitcoin

Crypto.com's typo mistakenly transfers A$10.5 mn to customer, now court saga begins

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com mistakenly issued a customer A$10.5 million ($7.2 million) rather than the expected A$100 ($68) and now running around courts to get it back

Sep 1, 2022

Rampant corruption charges by K'taka contractors haunts BJP again; grassroots action missing

Reacting to the serious allegations of corruption by Karnataka contractors, CM Basavaraj Bommai said that there is no ground for such allegations and encouraged submitting a complaint to the Lokayukta.

Aug 31, 2022

Handwara narco-terrorism case: NIA arrests twelfth accused in high-profile case [details]

Pakistan-based terror groups making money selling drugs; using funds to finance J&K terrorists.

Aug 29, 2022

Parents conned, salespeople abused; shocking revelations about BYJU's come to fore [details]

From those who had worked at BYJU's as its former salespeople to those who had received the marketing calls, everyone narrated their unpleasant experiences.

Aug 29, 2022

Drum beats, distribution of sweets mark twin towers' demolition

Residents of the neighbouring Parsvnath Society and Emerald Court Society celebrated the demolition, which took just nine seconds.

Aug 28, 2022

As fraudsters get smarter, RBI, banks get busy plugging loopholes [see how]

The RBI has also issued Master Directions for classification and reporting of frauds by commercial banks and select financial institutions.

Aug 28, 2022

UK PM Boris Johnson and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky

Boris Johnson slams Russia's 'cultural vandalism' in Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned Russia's "cultural vandalism" in Ukraine, saying invading forces are trying to erase Ukrainian culture in areas they have taken over.

Aug 27, 2022

chief economic adviser (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Govt appoints former Chief Economic Adviser K Subramanian as India's Executive Director at IMF

Subramanian, who is currently a Professor at the Indian School of Business, was the Chief Economic Adviser between 2018 and 2021.

Aug 26, 2022

Delhi High Court dismisses appeals against CCI probe into WhatsApp privacy policy

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeals filed by WhatsApp and Facebook (now Meta) challenging the single judge bench's order, which had refused to stay the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) last year's order.

Aug 25, 2022

Drinking water crisis in Kashmir: People take to streets, officials downplay protests [details]

Authorities concerned are trying to downplay peoples' anger against the scarcity of potable water; term protests as "isolated incidents".

Aug 22, 2022

CRISIL downgrades AP capital development bonds, here's why

The ratings agency CRISIL has downgraded the AP Capital Region Development Authority's (APCRDA) bonds worth Rs 2,000 crore, to 'CRISIL A-(CE)' from 'CRISIL A+(CE)