Israel-Hamas war - A lesson for Bharat
The Israel-Hamas war will soon enter the urban warfare stage when Israeli troops enter Gaza City. As mentioned on this forum, Hamas was anticipating that its well-developed extensive tunnel network would be hard...
USCIRF raises concerns over detainment, violence against refugee communities in Pakistan
A US Congress-constituted quasi-judicial body has said that it is troubled by reports of increased detainment, violence, and intimidation against the Ahmadiyya and Afghan refugee communities in Pakistan as...
SC clarifies ban on firecrackers containing barium 'not limited' to Delhi-NCR but 'binds' every state
Amid the upcoming Diwali/ Deepavali celebrations, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday clarified that the order banning firecrackers containing barium binds every State and...
After Allahabad and Faizabad, Aligarh in line for a name change
The Aligarh Municipal Corporation has unanimously passed a proposal to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh.
The proposal was presented by Mayor Prashant Singhal in a meeting on Monday...
Court junks Naresh Goyal's plea against 'illegal' arrest by ED
The Bombay High Court dismissed Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal’s plea challenging his ‘illegal arrest’ by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Rs.538 crore Canara Bank loan fraud case, here...
TikTok will close a $1 billion fund to support content creators
Chinese short-video-making app TikTok has shut down its $1 billion creator fund from December 16.
TikTok’s original fund was launched in 2023 with a three-year commitment. Creators who are part...
PMFBY scheme scam: Fraud in the name of farmers
An online fraud syndicate has been busted by the police in Odisha's Bolangir for allegedly misappropriating Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima (PMFBY) funds worth crores of rupees using forged patta and other...
RBI action taken against the banks is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalties on three banks in Gujarat for violation of the central bank’s lending norms, according to an official...
Slugfest over the Amarnath Yatra route
An engineering feat achieved by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) by way of completing the road widening work up to the Amarnath cave shrine via Baltal route and parking heavy vehicles near the base...
A major crackdown on fake GST invoicing racket by DGGI
A massive racket involving fake invoicing to the tune of a whopping Rs.1,481 crore has been busted by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Meerut Zonal...
