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Digital divide: India's public Wi-Fi push sparks debate over use of government funds

New Delhi, June 4 -- With over 1.2 billion mobile subscribers and some of the lowest-cost data plans, does India really need public Wi-Fi? That's the issue at the heart of a battle between India's te... Read More


State-owned banks asked to build buffers as stress rises in retail, MSME loans

New Delhi, June 4 -- The finance ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to build additional provisioning buffers against emerging stress in retail, MSME and agriculture loans, as rising early-w... Read More


Social Security cuts may affect over 15% people in 47 states, benefit losses could exceed $500

India, June 4 -- Social Security's retirement program currently provides benefits to 63 million Americans, including retirees, spouses, dependents, and survivors, according to the Committee for a Resp... Read More


Owners who agreed to sell land for Gurugram Metro seek govt jobs, plots

India, June 4 -- Land owners whose properties are being purchased for construction of the Gurugram metro in the revenue estates of Kanhai, Islampur and Basai villages have sought alternative plots, hi... Read More


Delhi seeks its own disaster task force

India, June 4 -- The Delhi government has sought suggestions from the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and the National Disaster Response Force for establishing its own State Disaster ... Read More


'We told them to jump': Locals recall rescue efforts

India, June 4 -- As smoke billowed out of Flourish Stay on Wednesday morning and cries for help from upper-floor windows filled the narrow lane in Hauz Rani, the first people to respond were not firef... Read More


loan fraud: Former RCom MD remanded in CBI custody

MUMBAI, June 4 -- A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday remanded former Group Managing Director of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) to the agency's custo... Read More


APPSMA seeks tax relief for low-fee private schoolsPublished on: June 4, 2026 3:32 AM

Pakistan, June 4 -- The All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association (APPSMA) has urged the government to announce special relief measures for low-fee private educational institutions in the bu... Read More


Mohali: rRs.r100-crore Zirakpur land grab case, CBI court denies bail to 2

Mohali, June 4 -- A special CBI court in Mohali has denied bail to two persons accused of conspiring to grab a Rs.100 crore land in Zirakpur, through forged documents, fabricated ownership records and... Read More


Chandigarh: Pending dues, contract lapses, vacant assets drove CTU to rRs.r5 cr+ losses

Chandigarh, June 4 -- The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) lost over Rs.5 crore due to financial irregularities, including failure to make recoveries from government departments, underutilisatio... Read More