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RBI realtime cheque clearance system: Customers complain of delays; bank staff not fully trained
India’s new real-time cheque clearance system, introduced by the Reserve Bank of India to speed up payments, is facing early teething issues.Many customers have reported delays as the bank staff is struggling with new processes, and technical glitches are affecting cheque processing, ET reported.The first phase of the continuous clearing and settlement process under the…
Son of Pulwama martyr, Rahul Soreng selected for Haryana U19; Virender Sehwag says: ‘It has been my privilege’ | Cricket News
Rahul Soreng bowls (Photo Credit: @virendersehwag on X) Rahul Soreng, whose father was martyred in the Pulwama attack, has earned a spot in the Haryana Under-19 cricket team, receiving congratulations from former Indian cricket opener Virender Sehwag.Since 2019, Rahul has been studying at Sehwag International School. Following the Pulwama attack, Sehwag had initiated free education…
In Sabarimala gold theft, a Vijay Mallya connection | Kochi News
‘The Vijay Mallya connection’ NEW DELHI: Pandalam Palace representatives have demanded a comprehensive probe to determine how the gold sheets offered by Vijay Mallya in 1998 to the Dwarapalaka idol at Sabarimala ceased to be gold in 2019.They said it is also essential to verify whether sponsors who claim to take up repair works have…
China-US tensions: Beijing hits US ships with ‘special port fees’; effective same day as US fees on Chinese vessels
China on Friday announced that it will start imposing “special port fees” on ships built or operated by the US. According to the transport ministery, the fees will take effect at Chinese ports from October 14 when US ships arriving in China will pay 400 yuan ($56) per net tonne, rising to 640 yuan in…
Nobel snub: Donald Trump misses out on Peace Prize
The Nobel committee on Friday snubbed US President Donald Trump and awarded Maria Corina Machado with peace prize for the year 2025.Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from…
‘Let children celebrate’: NCR states urge SC to lift ban on crackers; propose bursting of green crackers in Diwali | India News
NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region (NCR) states on Friday requested the Supreme Court to allow the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and surrounding areas during Diwali.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the NCR states, told a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that green firecrackers could be permitted…
Satya Nadella seems to be reminding everyone, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, how Microsoft is ‘uniquely position’ as they have …
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared a video on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) which shows the company’s newly deployed AI system, calling it the “first of many” massive Nvidia-powered AI factories rolling out across Microsoft Azure’s global data centers. “Another first for our AI fleet… a supercomputing cluster of NVIDIA GB300s with…
Yashasvi Jaiswal scripts history, joins elite list of cricket legends | Cricket News
Jaiswal’s hundred lit up the Arun Jaitley Stadium as India took control on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies. The young opener reached his seventh Test century in 145 balls, continuing his remarkable run in red-ball cricket. Resuming after lunch, Jaiswal started the second session on a positive note, smashing…
Cough syrup deaths: SC rejects PIL seeking CBI probe, drug safety review; toll at 21 in MP | India News
Supreme Court (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI investigation into the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming toxic cough syrup.The deaths, caused by reportedly counterfeit cough syrup, have sparked widespread concern and panic. Over 20 children have died in the two states…
Mysterious death at Bengaluru pub: Bank manager found dead inside ladies’ washroom | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: A 31-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a pub in Rajarajeshwarinagar, West Bengaluru, in the early hours of Friday. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained, police said. The deceased has been identified as Megharaj, also known as Meghanand, a resident of Ullal Main Road and a native of…
