The scariest horror films are not the ones with the most elaborate monsters or the most expensive special effects. They are the ones that end with the words based on a true story, because nothing the imagination can conjure is quite as disturbing as knowing that something like this actually happened to real people in…
An Indian-origin Sikh restaurant owner in west London has alleged that the Metropolitan Police “repeatedly refused” to help his family despite serious threats, hours after he was detained and later released following a tense confrontation outside his restaurant.Harman Singh Kapoor, owner of Rangrez, claimed in a social media post that his “outburst” was driven by…
Reserve Bank of India has rolled out a consolidated Digital Payments e-mandate framework, effective immediately, replacing all earlier circulars and bringing uniform rules for recurring transactions across payment systems. The framework covers cards, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and prepaid payment instruments (PPIs), and extends to both domestic and cross-border transactions. It requires a one-time e-mandate…
SBI Mutual Fund Top 5 Schemes: When it comes to investing in mutual funds, everyone expects good returns over time. As there are numerous options available in the market, it becomes really hard to choose the right one for your hard-earned money. Investors can get information about the funds by considering factors like ratings, expense…
Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo/ Agencies) NEW DELHI: Whether the BJP-led NDA secures a third consecutive term in Assam will be known when votes cast in the April 9 assembly polls are counted on Monday.Ahead of the polls, the “infiltrator” narrative emerged as one of the BJP’s central electoral planks, with the party campaigning aggressively on…
A new wave of controversy has emerged surrounding the Dallas Cowboys as media personality Skip Bayless ignited a debate over team owner Jerry Jones’ influence on the draft strategy. Rueben Bain Jr. #4 of the Miami Hurricanes participates in the 2026 Miami Pro Day at Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility in Coral Gables, Florida. (Getty…
EC announced assembly poll dates for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, with results due on May 4. Iran said the war will end only when it is sure future US-Israel attacks cannot be repeated, as fighting intensified. Rahul Gandhi urged PM Modi to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously on BSP founder Kanshi…
Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz on Wednesday claimed that the country’s forces had killed Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib, adding that the military now has authorisation to “eliminate” any senior Iranian official without seeking further approval.“Last night Iran’s intelligence minister Khatib was also eliminated,” Katz said in a statement, AFP reported.The development comes shortly after…
Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh, and R Praggnanandhaa with sister R Vaishali (Photos by Andrei Anosov and Michal Walusza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Even as Koneru Humpy’s potential withdrawal from the Candidates tournament in Cyprus over the Iran war raised concerns, India’s next-gen trio of Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali and R Praggnanandhaa are set to compete in the…
A Parliamentary panel has highlighted a structural funding gap in the government’s incentive scheme for RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions, urging the need for a sustainable revenue model to ensure the long-term growth of the UPI ecosystem. The Standing Committee on Finance noted that while the government has allocated ₹2,000 crore…
