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Maldives launches Favara-UPI cross-border payment service with India. Key details and all features

India, July 31 -- The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) on July 30 announced the successful launch of the integration between the Maldives' instant payment system, Favara, and India's Unified Payments... Read More


Bengal STF arrests JeM suspect from Burdwan; probe underway into 'plot' targeting CM Suvendu Adhikari

Kolkata/IBNS, July 31 -- The West Bengal Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a suspected operative of Pakistan-based banned terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Purba Bardhaman, with... Read More


Scorching summer horror: UK's heatwaves linked to 2,877 deaths in just weeks

India, July 31 -- Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates that 2,877 heat-associated deaths occurred in the UK during two major periods of hot weather in May and June... Read More


Forced to leave in 2007, Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata at last

Kolkata/IBNS, July 31 -- Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who was forced to leave Kolkata in 2007 amid violent protests, returned to the city nearly two decades later. Nasreen arrived at th... Read More


'My father was almost lynched': Families of Delhi cops assaulted during NEET protests share chilling accounts

New Delhi/IBNS, July 31 -- Amid growing support for students protesting over the NEET paper-leak, the families of Delhi Police personnel allegedly assaulted during the July 20 Parliament march have sh... Read More


Ignored warning? Nine killed after 'dangerous' building collapses in Maharashtra

Thane/IBNS, July 31 -- At least nine people were killed after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district late on Thursday night, media reports said. Eigh... Read More


PM Modi drops 4th Instagram video on NEET row: 'Paper mafia will not be spared'

India, July 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has posted his fourth Instagram video in less than a week on the paper leak controversy, praising Parliament's passage of the Public Examination (Prevent... Read More


Ajinkya Rahane retires from international cricket: 'Melbourne hero' reveals what's next after Team India

Mumbai/IBNS, July 30 -- Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, one of India's most accomplished Test batters, on Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket. In a video shared on Instagram... Read More


Explained: Why Trump's Russia sanctions bill could hit India with a massive 100% tariff

Washington DC/IBNS, July 30 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday commented on the proposed Russia sanctions bill, which has cleared the US Senate and could potentially affect India through a fres... Read More


25-year-old woman booked for expletives against PM Modi at CJP protest

India, July 30 -- A 25-year-old woman has been booked by the police for allegedly using expletives against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest over paper leak... Read More