A new Aadhaar-based framework has been rolled out for cooperative banks, paving the way for them to offer authentication and eKYC services that had long remained out of reach due to compliance and cost hurdles.Announcing the initiative at a workshop in New Delhi on Friday, Cooperation Ministry Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani said the move will…
India’s Arshdeep Singh reaches 100 T20I wickets (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh entered the record books on Friday, becoming the first Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in men’s T20 internationals. The 26-year-old achieved the milestone in India’s Asia Cup clash against Oman, that too, in his first outing of the tournament. Having…
Aryan Khan may be known for his brooding, poker face, but leave it to comedian Samay Raina to get him to smile. At the glitzy premiere of Aryan’s directorial debut ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’, the director hit the red carpet with his family, parents Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, and his siblings Suhana and…
NEW DELHI: An encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday evening, the Indian Army said.“In an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Kishtwar, alert troops of White Knight Corps established contact with terrorists at around 8 pm on 19 Sep 25. Exchange of fire took…
The commerce ministry reported on September 16 that discussions with the visiting US delegation were constructive. India-US trade deal talks are back on track with commerce minister Piyush Goyal expected to visit America soon. The visit would follow the recent one-day discussions between US Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch and Indian counterpart Rajesh Agrawal in India,…
Captain Suryakumar Yadav is the only Indian player in the XI against Oman that did not bat (Images via Getty Images & Screengrab) India’s innings against Oman in the Asia Cup took an unusual turn on Friday as Suryakumar Yadav, who had batted at No. 3 in both of the team’s earlier matches in the…
Noted Assamese singer Zubeen Garg passed away on Friday in Singapore after a reported scuba diving accident. The 52-year-old was in the city to perform at the North East India Festival on September 20. In the wake of his sudden demise, the organisers have cancelled the event. Death after reported scuba diving mishap In a…
Threat message in lav: IndiGo Mumbai-Phuket flight diverts to Chennai NEW DELHI: IndiGo Mumbai-Phuket flight (6E 1089) on Friday was diverted to Chennai following a bomb threat message found in the lavatory of the aircraft. The Airbus A320 had taken off from Mumbai at 3.33 pm and was over the Bay of Bengal when the…
MUMBAI: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will take up 14 working papers submitted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) at its 42nd Assembly in Montreal this month. These papers cover aviation safety, sustainability, and efficiency, with a strong focus on boosting Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, reaffirming CORSIA as the sole global climate…
Suryakumar Yadav at the toss (Screengrab) India captain Suryakumar Yadav provided a light-hearted moment at the toss during the Asia Cup group stage clash against Oman at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. With qualification for the Super Four already secured, India used the match to rotate their squad. After winning the toss, Suryakumar elected to bat,…
