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Photo: IANSADB Urges Acceleration of India-Nepal Digital Payment Corridor to Boost Trade and Remittances
Kathmandu: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified the Nepal-India digital payment corridor as a major untapped opportunity that could significantly improve trade, tourism, and remittance flows between the two neighbouring countries. In its report, ‘Advancing Digital Payments in Nepal: Infrastructure Upgrades and Policy Development for Enhanced Trade Facilitation’, released earlier this week, the Manila-based…
Photo: PIBAI Asymmetry Poses Critical Threat to BFSI Sector
New Delhi: Experts on Monday highlighted AI asymmetry as one of the defining risks facing financial institutions, saying that activities that once required specialist teams, significant resources, and weeks of effort can increasingly be performed at machine speed by comparatively low-resource threat actors. This is placing offensive capabilities on a faster development curve than many…
Photo: IANSCabinet approves Rs 62,500 crore mobile phone manufacturing scheme
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with a budgetary outlay of Rs 62,500 crore to scale up domestic production, boost exports and strengthen India’s position as a global electronics manufacturing hub. The scheme, which will run for five years from FY2026-27…
Photo: IANSTwo die in Noida fire; building owner, leaseholder in police custody
Noida: Two people lost their lives in a major fire that broke out at a five-storey building in Mamura village under the Phase 3 police station area of Noida. More than 100 occupants were safely evacuated. A man and a woman were in critical condition and were transported to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared…
Photo: IANSSeven arrested, Rs 2.20 crore cash seized in night-long raid near Kolkata
Kolkata: Seven persons, including a woman, were arrested, and around Rs 2.20 crore in unaccounted cash was seized following a marathon overnight raid conducted by multiple units of the Bidhannagar City Police at a private guesthouse in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, officials said on Tuesday. The joint operation, which began on…
Photo: Xinhua via IANSEbola Outbreak Escalates in DR Congo: Virus Spreads to Five Provinces as Caseload Approaches 1,900
Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported Ebola cases in five provinces, with the nationwide tally rising to 1,873 confirmed cases, including 672 deaths, according to a report released by the country’s health authorities. The report, released on Sunday (local time) and covering data through Friday, listed Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu,…
Photo: IANSHyderabad police officer’s wife found dead at home; probe underway
Hyderabad: The wife of a police officer allegedly died by suicide in Alwal of Medchal Malkajgiri district near Hyderabad, police said on Monday. Hemalatha (50), wife of Chandrasekhar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the Charminar area in Hyderabad, was found dead at their residence in Saibaba Nagar Colony in Alwal on Sunday evening. She…
Photo: XinhuaSecurity upgrade planned for Lafayette Park with proposed permanent fence near White House
Washington: A permanent security fence up to 10 feet high could be built around Lafayette Park, the historic public square directly across from the White House, under a new federal proposal aimed at allowing faster closures during heightened threats. The concept plan, first reported by The Washington Post, was prepared by the US Secret Service…
Photo: Xinhua via IANSFIFA WC: When and where to watch England vs Norway
Miami: 1966 FIFA World Cup champions England will clash with Norway in a crucial quarter-final at the Miami Stadium on Sunday (IST), with both teams looking to secure a place in the top four alongside Spain, France, and the winner of the Argentina vs Switzerland clash. Norway have already produced one of the stories of…
Photo: AI imageFresh Assets Worth ₹1,021 Crore Attached in Reliance Anil Ambani Group Investigation
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has issued a fresh order to attach assets worth Rs 1,021 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group. The provisional order, issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attaches equity shares of Reliance Power held by…
