Three men in Chennai have been arrested for kidnapping a deputy manager of an insurance firm. The men, who worked as insurance agents for the deputy manager, demanded payment of their commission of Rs 2.5 lakh. The kidnappers had added several people to the insurance scheme and had an unpaid commission. When the deputy...
Read MoreSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have broken the 41-year-old record set by Pradeep Gandhe and Leroy D’sa by reaching the men’s doubles final of the Asian Games. The Indian duo equaled the record and then went on to create history by becoming the first Indian men’s doubles combination to reach the final. They will...
Read MoreSouthern Railway has announced that it will audit railway stations, including major ones like Chennai Central and Egmore, due to concerns raised about design errors that affect disabled passengers. The audit is in response to complaints about the lack of tactile paths for visually impaired passengers, ramps without landings, and inaccessible toilets for wheelchair...
Read MoreA mother in Goa, India, has successfully petitioned for Glanzmann Thrombosthenia, a rare disorder, to be recognized in the National Rare Disease Policy. The mother, whose son has the disorder, is now advocating for it to be classified as a disability. This would allow her to claim aid under various schemes for disabled persons....
Read MoreIndia’s first private gold mine of the modern era, located in Jonnagiri, Andhra Pradesh, is expected to start producing a tonne of gold annually by next year. The village, once the headquarters of Ashoka The Great’s empire, has a history of gold mining dating back centuries. The private mining company Geomysore has spent the...
Read MoreThe Gujarat high court has called for action to end the problem of loan sharks in the region, following a case of a businessman’s suicide due to pressure from lenders charging exorbitant interest rates. Justice Sandeep Bhatt noted the prevalence of illegal financing and the snatching of properties from indebted individuals in the Rajkot...
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