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Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL), a significant entity in India’s fintech landscape, is ceasing key services from today. This development follows the Reserve Bank of India’s imposition of restrictions on the bank due to serious regulatory breaches. Customers who depend on digital payments are advised to seek alternative banking solutions. From today, the following services […]
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the High-Level Committee, led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its comprehensive report on ‘One Nation, One Election’(ONOE) to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. The report, spanning 18,626 pages, is the result of extensive consultations with stakeholders, expert inputs and 191 days of research […]
The demand for coloured gold jewellery is steadily growing in Ahmedabad. Earlier, white gold and rose gold were popular alternatives to pure gold. Now the demand has further extrapolated to other hues. Youth are ready to experiment with different types of jewellery, sparking a rise in demand for the precious metal jewellery in hues of pinks, […]
President Droupadi Murmu approved the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Wednesday. Uttarakhand was the first state in independent India to pass the legislation on UCC. This came after more than a month when the bill was passed by the Uttarakhand Assembly on February 7. The bill was presented by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami […]
The Karnataka government has taken a decisive step by prohibiting the use of artificial colours in popular edible items like Gobi Manchurian and cotton candy. This ban comes in light of the discovery of Carcinogenic Chemicals present in the artificial colours used in these food products. Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dinesh Gundu Rao disclosed […]
Twinkle Khanna has recently expressed her desire for her children to elope and get married. Married to actor Akshay Kumar since 2001, they share two children, Aarav and Nitara. The actress-turned-author shared a conversation she had with her sister Rinke Khanna. Reflecting on Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s elaborate pre-wedding festivities, Twinkle admitted her preference […]
Tamil Nadu: A remarkable auction took place where a single lemon was sold for a staggering ₹35,000, in a private temple situated near a village, as reported by the temple authorities. Following tradition, items such as lemons and fruits offered to Lord Shiva during the Mahasivaratri festivities were auctioned off at the Pazhapoosaian temple near […]
At least six Pakistani nationals on a boat carrying drugs worth around Rs 480 crore were arrested near Gujarat’s Porbandar, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) caught the Pakistani nationals when they were trying to enter the Indian […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), thrusting the law back into the public discourse. Originally passed by the Central Government in Parliament in 2019, the CAA aims to grant Indian citizenship to refugees from six communities – Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, […]
The total number of operational Vande Bharat trains will surpass the half-century mark on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to inaugurate 10 new trains across various routes in the country. It has been just over two months since these trains were last inaugurated. The 10 trains include the Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat, along with […]
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s largest and one of the world’s leading renewable energy (RE) companies, has operationalised cumulative capacity of 1,000 MW solar energy at the world’s largest RE park at Khavda in Kutch in Gujarat. With this, AGEL has achieved operational capacity of 9,478 MW. AGEL expects to achieve 45,000 MW RE […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Gujarat on March 12, will be performing ‘Ashram Bhoomi Vandana’ to launch the Rs 1200-crore Sabarmati Ashram Reconstruction Project. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will be present at the function. The Prime Minister is expected to visit Sabarmati Ashram in the morning. He will be inaugurating the renovated Kochrab […]
Karan Adani announces the Airport is equipped to handle 8 million passengers annually Team Vo!: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a state of the art international airport in Lucknow. The T3 terminal that he inaugurated has been built at a cost of Rs 2400 crore and will cater to around 4000 passengers during peak hours. […]
Film maker Vivek Agnihotri has panned State Bank of India surrounding an incident involving the loss of jewellery of his niece from the bank’s locker. In a post on X narrating the incident, the Kashmir Files director wrote, “It’s disheartening to hear that such incidents occur in the world’s largest Government bank.” This incident […]
Next week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to inaugurate and lay the first stones for nearly 100 National Highway (NH) projects valued at approximately Rs 1 lakh crore. This will occur on Monday, 11th March, when he unveils the stretch of the Dwarka Expressway in Haryana. The government is also expected to approve significant […]
Faf du Plessis, the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, believes that Virat Kohli’s unwavering dedication to fitness is the secret to his sustained success in top-tier cricket. He suggests that budding cricketers should take inspiration from this to carve out their own careers. During his tenure as their captain, Kohli instigated a shift in the […]
Women across India are increasingly venturing into the world of entrepreneurship, driven by a desire for financial autonomy and empowerment. Despite their entrepreneurial zeal and innovative concepts, many women encounter challenges when seeking investor trust and financial backing. According to Yeshasvini Ramaswamy, CEO of Great Place To Work, India, the upward trend in women’s representation […]
In a recent development, Farooq Abdullah, the National Conference chief and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Article 370. The PM, during his first visit to Srinagar since the abrogation of Article 370, had termed the region as a “New Jammu and Kashmir” and attributed its […]
AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT – The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of the Central University of Gujarat recently organized a one-day symposium titled ‘Role of Women in Viksit Bharat: @2047’. The event brought together esteemed academics and professionals to discuss the evolving role of women in India’s development. The Chief Guest, Prof. Sunita Sharma, Dean of the School […]
People who sleep only three to five hours a day are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, reveals a new study from Uppsala University in Sweden. The study, which has been published in JAMA Network Open, also indicates that healthy eating cannot by itself compensate for chronic sleep deprivation. “I generally recommend prioritising […]
