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Former branch manager of Union Bank of India arrested; how he helped run multi-crore fake loan racket under Mudra Yojana | Lucknow News

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UP STF arrests Nitin Chaudhary in Mudra loan scam LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested a senior bank official for his alleged involvement in a large-scale loan scam executed under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana using forged documents and fake identities. Nitin Chaudhary (39), a former branch manager of Union Bank … Read more

West Bengal polls: PM Modi vows to release ‘white paper’ on alleged TMC corruption | India News

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PM Narendra Modi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened the BJP’s campaign pitch in poll-bound West Bengal, focusing on issues of infiltration, citizenship and alleged corruption under the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.Addressing a public rally in Katwa in Purba Bardhaman district, PM Modi promised that the process of granting citizenship … Read more

Ian McKellen recalls ‘horror’ after falling off stage during ‘Player Kings’: ‘Very shocking business’ | English Movie News

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Ian McKellen has spent over sixty years owning the stage. His presence, precision, and confidence have made him a legend, and yet, as it turns out, just one moment backstage can upend all that. During a live show, as McKellen revealed, he lost his footing and tumbled off the stage, landing right in the audience … Read more

US-Iran conflict: At nearly $700 billion, how India’s forex reserves are a strong armour against global crises

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India’s forex reserves have become more balanced over time, with more gold and some diversification beyond the US dollar. (AI image) A country’s foreign exchange reserves act as the first line of defence against external volatility. In times of global economic turmoil such as the present Middle East conflict, forex reserves are the armour that … Read more

‘Wednesday’ star Joy Sunday talks playing detective in ‘DTF St Louis’ alongside Richard Jenkins – Exclusive |

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In ‘DTF St Louis’, a genre-bending crime drama, Joy Sunday and Richard Jenkins step into a detective world that blends humour, emotion and introspection.Speaking to ETimes about what drew her to the project after working in the hit teen drama ‘Wednesday’, Sunday shared, “I think for me, this DTF was an expiration of silence and … Read more

‘Grand change for a generation’: Vijay launches ‘final sprint’ for Tamil Nadu polls, calls for door-to-door push | India News

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NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Vijay on Saturday kicked off the “final sprint” of his party’s campaign for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, urging workers of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to convert momentum into a “victorious procession”.In a post on X, Vijay addressed supporters as “comrades who reside in my heart” and stressed that the next … Read more

Jessica Biel addresses the viral ‘Jessica Tantrum’ trend: Says ‘On behalf of all Jessicas, we are nice people’ |

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Actress Jessica Biel has taken to social media to confront a troubling new trend known as the ‘Jessica Tantrum.’ It seems some parents are yelling ‘Jessica’ at their tantruming toddlers to calm them down. In her heartfelt message, Biel expressed her worry about the fear this instills in young children, suggesting that they appear ‘petrified. … Read more

From queues to QR codes: How UPI transformed India’s digital payments, now driving 49% of global real-time transactions

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India’s financial ecosystem has undergone a major transformation in recent years, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) emerging as the centrepiece of the country’s digital payments revolution. Just ten years ago, financial transactions in the country were slow and largely cash-dependent but now, they are just a touch or click away, enabling instant, seamless and … Read more

‘Batter has every right’: Ashwin supports Daryl Mitchell after Usman Tariq’s ‘Pause’ drama in PSL | Cricket News

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PSL drama over Usman Tariq pause (Screengrab) Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has come out in support of Daryl Mitchell after the New Zealand batter raised concerns over Usman Tariq’s unusual delivery pause during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 clash in Karachi.The incident occurred during the match between Quetta Gladiators and Rawalpindi, where Mitchell … Read more

‘To uphold regional identity, mitigate inconvenience’: Ladakh residents’ Aadhaar cards to reflect UT’s name instead of ‘Jammu and Kashmir’ | India News

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NEW DELHI: Residents of Ladakh will now have “Ladakh” instead of “Jammu & Kashmir” in their Aadhaar cards, in what has been described as a “significant move” to uphold their regional identity. Despite the formation of Ladakh as a Union territory in 2019, after the region was carved out of Jammu and Kashmir, which was … Read more