Two young men from Uttar Pradesh flew down from Delhi to commit a series of robberies on trains in Southern Railways. The duo snatched gold ornaments from passengers on different trains before being arrested in Mangaluru. CCTV footage from various railway stations was analyzed by the Railway Police Force in Kerala to identify the...
Read MoreThe SC-bench, comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala & Manoj Misra, also issued notice to the Centre, Election Commission (EC) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the PIL alleging taxpayers’ money have been used to bribe voters ahead of assembly polls. The top court asked the Centre, states and the...
Read MoreIndian squash player Saurav Ghosal, who has been part of six Asian Games editions, has failed to achieve an individual Asian Games gold medal. In the final at the 2014 Games, he won the first two games against Kuwait’s Abdullah Al-Muzayen, but lost the next three, resulting in a silver medal. In Hangzhou, he...
Read MoreThe Madras High Court has denied bail to a Chennai bike rider who was arrested for rash riding on a public road. The rider, who is also a vlogger, was caught on CCTV performing stunts and losing control of his bike.
Read MoreThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for the fourth consecutive time. The RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das, stated that India is poised to be the new growth engine of the world. The RBI has maintained the repo rate at 6.5% since May 2022 to control...
Read MoreThe Indian Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued notices to social media platforms X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, and Telegram, instructing them to remove Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) from their platforms. The notices highlight the importance of prompt and permanent removal of such content and the implementation of proactive measures to prevent its...
Read MoreThe Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP) that was launched by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, on August 22 and has come into effect from October 1. The BNCAP guidelines are an iteration of the GNCAP tests, however, more geared towards Indian Standards, specifically, the Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 197....
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