The RBI on Friday asked Paytm Payments Bank to stop opening new accounts amid “material supervisory concerns” observed in the bank. “Reserve Bank of India has today, in exercise of its powers, inter alia, under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd to stop, with immediate effect, onboarding of […]
Day after the Congress suffered a resounding defeat in the assembly elections in five states, the group of rebel leaders called G-23 is up in arms again. The G-23 leaders who are also the members of the Congress Working Committee are likely to raise demands for reforms in the Congress party during the CWC meeting […]
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to former UP minister Azam Khan in a case relating to a Jal Nigam recruitment scam. Passing the order, the court observed that the counsel representing the state government failed to point out any clinching evidence against Khan.The state counsel also could not […]
A committee for fixation and regulation of school fees in Jammu and Kashmir has allowed private institutions to hike transportation fees by 12 per cent, officials said on Friday. The increase was allowed after the committee received complaints that private schools had hiked transportation fees significantly following their reopening.”It is also alleged that private school […]
India’s estimated cumulative excess deaths due to COVID-19 between January 2020 and December 2021 were the highest in the world at 4.07 million, around eight times higher than reported, according to a new analysis in the Lancet. Responding to the findings, the Union Health ministry on Friday termed the analysis “speculative and misinformed” and said […]
A day after BJP recorded a major victory in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami submitted his resignation and that of his Cabinet to Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh. “Since we’ve got a new mandate and this tenure is complete, I have tendered my resignation, along with that of the Cabinet, to the Governor. […]
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday released the date sheet for Class 10 and 12 term-II board papers, both category of exams to commence from April 26. Last year, the CBSE had announced that board examinations for 2022 will be conducted in two terms.Term I exams have already been held, while the […]
The government has said that at present, there is no security reason for Indian students in Russia to leave. The response by the Indian Embassy in Moscow came after it began receiving messages from anxious Indian students in universities in Russia seeking advice on their continued stay in the country amid the Russia-Ukraine War. “The […]
An Army Cheetah helicopter on its way to pick up sick BSF personnel crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Gurez Sector on Friday, killing its pilot and injuring the co-pilot, officials said. The injured co-pilot was rushed to a medical facility, they said, adding that his condition was stated to be […]
