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RBI sees CBDC risks, but less than in stablecoins

mumbai, Dec. 13 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sees privacy concerns associated with the use of programmable central bank digital currency (CBDC), particularly for targeted benefits such as subsid... Read More


Novo Nordisk launches Ozempic at Rs.2.2k a wk

MUMBAI, Dec. 13 -- Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk on Friday launched its blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic in India, with a starting price of Rs.2,200 per week. For a four-week course, the entry 0.25 m... Read More


RBI sees CBDC risks, but less than in stablecoins

mumbai, Dec. 13 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sees privacy concerns associated with the use of programmable central bank digital currency (CBDC), particularly for targeted benefits such as subsid... Read More


These sort of boys need to be taught a lesson: Top court

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the bail plea of 24-year-old Mihir Shah, accused in the July 2024 BMW hit-and-run case, saying that "such boys" need to be taught a lesson... Read More


former Punjab guv shivraj patil passes away at 90

Latur:, Dec. 13 -- Veteran Congressman, former Union home minister and ex-Punjab governor Shivraj Patil passed away at his home town Latur in Maharashtra on Friday morning, family sources said. Patil,... Read More


IndiGo chaos: DGCA suspends 4 officials

India, Dec. 13 -- The real bottleneck driving up flight ticket prices is not regulatory failure, but the global shortage of aircraft available for airlines to induct, civil aviation minister Rammohan ... Read More


Bomb threats to multiple pvt Amritsar schools trigger evacuation

Amritsar, Dec. 13 -- Several schools here received bomb threat emails on Friday, triggering evacuation of students and prompting authorities to launch anti-sabotage checks. Search operations were cond... Read More


Police recover pistol, car used in attack

Ferozepur, Dec. 13 -- A day after four youths were arrested for the murder of 24-year-old Akash, alias Golu Pandit, the police on Friday produced them in court and secured four days' police remand to ... Read More


6 yrs on, 30% works to upgrade school infra fail to take off

Chandigarh, Dec. 13 -- About 30% of works sanctioned over thepast six years to improve government school infrastructure in Punjab under Centre's flagship education sector programme Samagra Shiksha are... Read More


teacher held for sexually assaulting minor students

Barnala, Dec. 13 -- A 51-year-old teacher at a government school in Barnala has been arrested for sexually assaulting girl students, senior superintendent of police Sarfaraz Alam said on Friday. The a... Read More