In a bid to curb the growing digital payment frauds, the Reserve Bank of India had put out a discussion paper proposing a range of new safeguards, including delays on certain fund transfers, added checks for vulnerable users, limits on suspect accounts, and an emergency mechanism for customers to instantly block transactions. The central bank…
NEW DELHI: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has emerged as a flashpoint in West Bengal Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the one hand, has vowed to implement it if the BJP comes to power. At the same time, Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, has pledged to repeal the law if her party gains…
A viral clip of US commentator Tucker Carlson has stirred a row after he suggested that societies governed by Sharia law are “more advanced” than those in the West.The remarks were made during one of his episodes of The Tucker Carlson Show.In the segment, Carlson says: “There’s not a single Western city that’s thriving… They’re…
Popular comedian Samay Raina has teased a second season of his controversial show “India’s Got Latent” in a new stand-up special where he spoke about the controversy that led to multiple FIRs against him and other panelists on the show.In February last year, a joke cracked by Youtuber Ranveer Allahbadia led to country wide outrage…
Indian-origin gas station owner in Canada Sukhwinder Kandhola said he faced racist attack after he unknowingly sold contaminated gas that damaged at least 18 cars. (Photo: CTV News) Indian-origin gas station owner in Ontario, Sukhwinder Kandhola, said he has been facing attacks after contaminated fuel was sold from his Eso gas station. “We didn’t do…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday criticised the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala and the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) over their “U-turn” on Sabarimala women entry issue. The saffron party added that though it was “happy” with their stance now, it sought clarification over the shift. Both LDF and UDF had…
US soldiers stand atop a military tank displayed at the World Defense Show in Riyadh. (AP photo) With the war entering its 25th day of tensions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly taken tentative steps that could draw them closer to the Iran conflict, pointing to a potential…
IEEE CCWC 2026 highlights breakthroughs in compliance-native AI and QCaaS PUNE: The IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication and Web Technologies (CCWC 2026) announced its Best Paper Awards, recognizing two outstanding contributions that address some of the most urgent questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence, governance and nextgeneration computing infrastructure.The conference received about 3,434…
An Australian newspaper recently ran a headline that read: ‘Singh beats Smith’. It was about business ownership in Sydney, but it captured the steady shift in how the desi diaspora, now estimated at over 35 million people spread across more than 200 countries, has become a force. Last month, members from 25 countries gathered in…
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2026: When Delhi Capitals take on Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, it promises to be more than just another IPL 2026 league fixture. The opening game of the double-header pits a side desperate to improve its home record against a five-time champion team that…