CHANDIGARH: A CCTV video has emerged showing the fatal shooting of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionary Lucky Oberoi outside a gurdwara in the upscale Model Town area of Punjab’s Jalandhar city early on Friday morning.The brazen attack took place during the morning hours at around 7.35am on a street burstling from vehicles and devotees heading...
Category: News
Fraud victims to be compensated up to Rs 25k under RBI’s new customer protection measures
MUMBAI: The RBI is proposing to compensate customers for losses arising from small-value digital frauds, with payouts of up to Rs 25,000, as part of a broader overhaul of consumer protection rules amid rising risks from mis-selling, cyber fraud and aggressive loan recovery practices.The e-fraud compensation will be for 85% of the loss amount or...
Delhi biker found dead in DJB pit after night-long search; kin makes big claim
A 25-year-old man’s death in a Delhi Jal Board pit, found with his helmet on, has sparked outrage NEW DELHI: Haunting images of a 25-year-old man lying dead with his helmet still on, his mud-smeared motorcycle beside him inside a Delhi Jal Board pit, jolted the capital on Friday morning.But beyond the disturbing visuals, it...
‘People reject you & you use this platform to get popularity’: SC raps Prashant Kishor’s party
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party challenging the 2025 Bihar assembly elections. A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined to issue any direction on the request to annul the election results and order fresh polls. “How many votes...
T20 World Cup: Shivam Dube—a gladiator with a bat in his hands
File photo of India cricketer Shivam Dube. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: When the 2024 T20 World Cup squad was selected, Shivam Dube’s inclusion ahead of Rinku Singh raised eyebrows. Rohit Sharma, then the captain, had slammed the Impact Player rule in the IPL claiming it was detrimental to the growth of all-rounders. And here, Dube...
Trade, climate, and the next phase of India’s economic resilience
Elon Musk denies Starlink phone: CEO says no device in works
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has now cleared the air about the Starlink phone. Recently, Reuters reported that SpaceX could release a Starlink phone to complement its fast-growing satellite internet business. Now, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to set the record straight. An X user named Mark Kretschmann...
Big jolt for Australia! Pace spearhead ruled out of T20 World Cup
Josh Hazlewood of Australia (Getty Images) Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations have suffered a massive setback with veteran pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the tournament, leaving the former champions without their famed “Big Three” quicks at a global event for the first time since 2011. The 35-year-old has not played since injuring his hamstring...
Delhi biker falls into pit, dies; family spent night shuttling between police stations
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man died in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area after his motorcycle fell into an uncovered pit dug for construction work, police said on Friday. The victim’s family alleged that they were left in the dark for several hours and spent the entire night visiting multiple police stations before being informed of his...
Repo rate stays at 5.25%: GDP and inflation outlook explained – what it means for your EMIs
RBI policy (AI image) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in line with expectations from market analysts and economists. The decision to hold the repo rate was driven by resilient GDP growth and benign inflation, amid global headwinds.“After a detailed assessment of...
