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NEW DELHI: You may soon be able to use your vehicle’s FASTag to pay traffic challans, parking fee, insurance premium and for EV charging, in addition to highway tolls. With nearly 11 crore FASTags issued by banks, the govt is exploring ways to expand its use as a flexible payment tool.To take this forward and…
KOLKATA The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth ₹27.19 crore in connection with the West Bengal school recruitment scam, taking the total value of attached assets to ₹636 crore. In an official statement released on June 24 evening, the ED said the attached properties, both movable and immovable, are linked to three tea estates…
Patna: A giant banyan tree in Sahiari village, Aurangabad district, Bihar, stands as a silent witness to centuries of history. This tree stretches across a full acre. Hundreds of trunks rise from ground-level roots. Local residents call it a living goddess. Villagers believe this banyan holds divine power. A warning circulates – break a branch…
Promoters Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines infused Rs 9,558 crore into Air India during 2024–25, with the bulk of the investment coming after the merger of Vistara and Air India in November last year, the airline confirmed on Wednesday.Air India spokesperson said the capital was raised to support ongoing transformation plans, fund capital expenditure, and…
Telangana Fire Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence Department director general Y.Nagi Reddy addressing the meeting organised by CII in Hyderabad on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Telangana Fire Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence Department director general Y.Nagi Reddy on Wednesday called for mandatory annual fire safety audits in industrial units, especially those…
The debate over terrorism and security continues around the world. But in France, authorities are now facing a new kind of threat – one that has never been seen or heard of before. It is called “syringe terror”: attacks using needles. The incident occurred during a music festival in Paris, the capital of France. In…
The Nifty Realty index has surged 8% over the past month—outpacing the Nifty 50’s 1.4% gain—as real estate stocks continue to show resilience despite global market headwinds.Analysts told ET that despite some profit booking after the June 9 peak of 1,049.50, the realty index remains above key short- and long-term moving averages, signalling sustained upward…
Governor and Krishna University Chancellor S. Abdul Nazeer presenting a degree to a student at the convocation ceremony in Machilipatnam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement As Andhra Pradesh plans to become a global leader by 2047, Governor and Krishna University (KrU) Chancellor S. Abdul Nazeer expressed hope that the varsity, too, would ascend…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Emergency imposed by the Congress in 1975 was an era of injustice. He said that to make the new generation understand how people had to suffer during that period, the Modi government has decided to celebrate June 25 as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’. “The ‘Emergency’ was…
PATNA The Backwards Classes and Extremely Backwards Classes (BC & EBC) Welfare Department of Bihar decided on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) that the daughters of regularly appointed teachers (including principals) and non-teaching staff in OBC Girls Residential+2 High Schools will be enrolled in the same residential schools. The residential schools operated by the department provide…
The office of the Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh, has issued a public advisory regarding monsoon preparedness. The notice stated that significant risk in the area, which includes hilly terrain, fast-flowing rivers, and landslide-prone zones, heightens the danger of floods, landslides, and cloudbursts, posing a threat to life and property. The public advisory is…
Despite a 100 basis point cut in the Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate since February 2025, some small finance banks are still offering attractive fixed deposit (FD) rates above 8% for general depositors on deposits below Rs 3 crore. While most banks have lowered interest rates in line with the policy easing, investors looking…
A two-day coastal security exercise — ‘Sagar Kavach’ — began in the coastal areas of Cuddalore district on Wednesday to assess alertness and preparedness of stakeholders involved in coastal security and in thwarting possible terrorist intrusion through sea. Police sources said the Coastal Security Group (CSG) and the district police took part in the exercise….
Meghalaya Police have recovered a pistol from a drain in Indore in connection with Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder case, IANS reported, quoting police sources. The pistol was recovered by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Meghalaya Police during a search from a drain located behind Industries House in Indore, as per the sources. Sources said that…
The rupee retreated 3 paise on Wednesday to settle at 86.08 against the US dollar, giving up part of its sharp gains from the previous session, amid a firmer dollar index and foreign fund outflows.At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened at 86.00 and touched a high of 85.79 before closing at 86.08….
Manappan savouring a tea along with his wife Panchi at his house at Kavundikkal, Attappady. In Attappady’s Kavundikkal hamlet, 80-year-old tribal leader Manappan still shudders at the mention of the Emergency. Fifty years have passed since its imposition on June 25, 1975, but the memories of his incarceration remain etched in his mind and evokes…
