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When the government takes land to build big projects, should it stop caring about farmers after paying them a lot of money? A new airport is being built in Jewar, near Delhi. Because of this, many farmers got huge amounts of money for their land—some even got more than ₹20 crore! That has made them…
Indian techie’s fight with Texas journalist goes viral as Sara Gonzales accuses him of abusing his H-1B by ‘working’ in what he called his wife’s food truck. Texas journalist Sara Gonzales, who gained fame after she claimed to have busted H-1B scams in the state, went to confront an Indian techie about whom she said…
MUMBAI: Gold loans have emerged as the top product in new originations and the second-largest retail credit book in India at Rs 16 lakh crore, trailing only home loans at Rs 44 lakh crore, according to credit bureau TransUnion Cibil, even as consumer durable loans, largely for mobile phones, have become the main entry point…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Tuesday appointed Chanchal Kumar, an IAS officer of Bihar cadre, as the new information and broadcasting (I&B) secretary, while designating Sanjay Lohiya as the secretary of department of financial services (DFS). In the bureaucratic reshuffle, Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed director general of civil aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai.Kidwai,…
NEW DELHI: Indian firms hoping to ride the global biologics boom are finding the path far tougher than expected, as China tightens its grip further on biotech supply chains. Recent data suggests Chinese companies have bagged more than half of several recent project deals from US biotech companies, underscoring the challenge for Indian players trying…
KOLKATA: Social media posts drawing attention to a ‘Bhoot Bangla in Kolkata’ have gone viral over the past couple of days questioning whether an address under Chowringhee constituency, where 111 voters belonging to a “special community” have been deleted, exists at all. Several BJP handles have latched on to the narrative and posted about this…
MUMBAI: In a move that will buy more time for exporters, the Reserve Bank of India extended a pandemic-style leniency on trade finance, allowing pre- and post-shipment export credit to run for up to 450 days for all disbursements made until June 30, 2026. The measure, effective immediately, is meant to cushion firms grappling with…
Rajasthan board RBSE class 12 result 2026 RBSE Class 12th result 2026: The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has released the Class 12th results. The Commerce stream has recorded impressive results, with most subjects posting pass percentages well above 99%. The data indicate that students have maintained a firm grasp over both theoretical and…
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor headed to New York on Tuesday for the next leg of ‘Ramayana‘ film promotions ahead of the ‘Rama’ first glimpse launch. Kapoor began the event at an NYC theatre with a chant of “Jai Shri Ram”, before taking the stage with director Nitesh Tiwari and Namit Malhotra. Dressed in all-white, the…
FAZILKA: Sandeep Tomar, a convicted former Army captain who had been on the run for nearly four years after being found guilty of strangling his wife, was traced by police in collaboration with NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid) and subsequently arrested from Pandhurna district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Tomar was convicted of the murder of…
