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Banking Frauds Rise In H1FY25, Amount Involved Jumps 8-Time: RBI Report
- Dec 26, 2024 18:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The number of bank frauds witnessed a significant on-year increase in the first half of the current fiscal to 18,461 cases and the amount involved jumped more than eight-fold to Rs 21,367 crore, according to RBI data released on Thursday.
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Opinion | India In 2024: The Great Balancing
- Dec 26, 2024 18:10 pm IST
- Harsh V. Pant
At a time when the Middle East is riven with various fault lines and sits on the precipice of a region-wide war, New Delhi's ability to maintain close ties with all the key stakeholders speaks volumes about its diplomatic success.
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Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy "Under Threat": Sonia Gandhi Rips Into BJP, RSS
- Dec 26, 2024 18:10 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party, attacked the BJP and the right wing today over their treatment of Mahatma Gandhi, saying his legacy is "under threat from those in power in New Delhi and the ideologies and institutions.
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Simran Singh, Popular Instagram Influencer And RJ, Found Dead In Gurugram
- Dec 26, 2024 18:08 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A hugely popular freelance radio jockey from Jammu and Kashmir with nearly seven lakh followers on Instagram was found dead in Gurugram. The police said they suspect it to be a case of suicide.
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3 People Killed After Transmission Tower Falls On Them In Madhya Pradesh
- Dec 26, 2024 17:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Three workers were killed and six others injured after a 400 KV transmission line tower fell on them in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district on Thursday, a police official said.
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"Irrational": Petition In Supreme Court Seeks Scrapping Of Tax Deducted At Source (TDS)
- Dec 26, 2024 17:22 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A PIL filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday sought to scrap the TDS system calling it "arbitrary and irrational" and violative of various fundamental rights, including equality.
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On Camera, Cab Driver Thrashed In Bhopal For "Not Giving Way" To Scorpio
- Dec 26, 2024 17:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Four men allegedly assaulted a cab driver and damaged his car with sticks in Bhopal, all because he allegedly failed to give way to their SUV, sources have told NDTV.
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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane May Have Been Shot "Accidentally" By Russia: Report
- Dec 26, 2024 16:55 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan's Aqtau on Christmas Day - while en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia - may have been "accidentally struck" by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire.
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Andhra Couple Dies By Suicide After Son Decides To Marry Transgender Person
- Dec 26, 2024 16:50 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
- (with inputs from PTI)
A middle-aged couple in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district died by suicide after their 24-year-old son decided to marry a transgender person.
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Excavation, Restoration Of Ancient Well Begins In UP's Sambhal
- Dec 26, 2024 16:38 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The administration in this Uttar Pradesh district on Thursday commenced the renovation and excavation of the ancient "Mrityu Kup" (well of death) at Kot Purvi, located within the Sambhal.
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Big Airtel Outage Across Several Cities, Users Post SOS On Social Media
- Dec 26, 2024 16:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
People from several cities in the country have complained of an outage in Airtel mobile and broadband services. According to the website Downdetector, which tracks such outages, several Airtel users complained of connectivity issues this morning.
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Man Stabs Girlfriend To Death In Assam, Attempts Suicide: Police
- Dec 26, 2024 16:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who then attempted suicide, in Guwahati on Thursday morning, police said.
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Banks Can Charge Over 30% Interest On Credit Card Dues: Supreme Court
- Dec 26, 2024 16:10 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Banks can charge over 30 per cent on credit card dues from customers after the Supreme Court set aside a sixteen-year-old National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission verdict, which held charging excessive interest rates.
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Chaos Over "Raghupati Raghav..." At Vajpayee Memorial, Singer Says Sorry
- Dec 26, 2024 16:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Manish Kumar
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
A Patna event to mark the birth centenary of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee witnessed dramatic scenes yesterday over a folk singer's rendition of the bhajan, "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram"
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Reshuffle In Delhi Police Ahead Of Assembly Elections
- Dec 26, 2024 15:15 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
In a major administrative shuffle, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered the transfer of Delhi police officials ahead of the assembly elections in the national capital due next year.
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Man On Rs 13,000 Salary Swindles Rs 21 Crore, Gifts 4BHK Flat To Girlfriend
- Dec 26, 2024 14:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
A computer operator working with a state-run sports complex in Maharashtra for a monthly salary of Rs 13,000 allegedly siphoned off a huge sum of Rs 21 crore and used it to buy luxury cars and a 4 BHK flat for his girlfriend.
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Unprecedented Compared To Others: Election Commission Shares Lok Sabha Polls Data
- Dec 26, 2024 14:03 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
As many as 64.64 crore people voted in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year with women voters outnumbering men, according to statistical data released by the Election Commission on Thursday.