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MSME loans of over INR 52,300 cr sanctioned by PSBs under digital credit model

India, Jan. 20 -- Public sector banks under the digital credit underwriting programmes sanctioned over 3.96 lakh MSME loan applications amounting to over INR 52,300 crore between April 1 and December ... Read More


Passengers' safety can't be traded off, says pilots' body on INR 22.20 crore penalty against IndiGo

India, Jan. 20 -- Pilots' body FIP on Monday criticised aviation regulator DGCA for imposing a 'very meagre' penalty of INR 22.20 crore on IndiGo for the large-scale flight disruptions that impacted l... Read More


Death toll in Karachi shopping mall fire rises to 15

India, Jan. 20 -- The death toll from a major fire at an old shopping mall in Pakistan's Karachi has risen to 15, while around 65 people remain missing, officials said on Monday. Authorities said the... Read More


Bangladeshi court opens Hindu monk's trial over murder of lawyer

India, Jan. 20 -- A court in Bangladesh on Monday indicted Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and 38 others in connection with the death of a lawyer in southeastern port city of Chattogram in November 202... Read More


India, UAE expand ties in defence, tech, sign LNG deal

India, Jan. 20 -- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a brief but closely watched official visit, underscoring the growing strategic depth of India-UAE ... Read More


Pakistan: Man kills 7 family members over domestic dispute

India, Jan. 20 -- A man opened fire inside his home, killing seven persons, including his wife and two-month-old daughter, over a domestic dispute in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinc... Read More


Philippine president announces discovery of new gas deposit

India, Jan. 20 -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced the discovery of a new natural gas deposit near an existing gas field in waters facing the disputed South China Sea, which could sh... Read More


Death toll in Spanish train collision rises to 39

India, Jan. 20 -- Spanish police said on Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed train collision the previous night in the south of the country, as efforts to recover the bod... Read More


Gang violence in Guatemala kills 7 police officers

India, Jan. 20 -- Clashes between security forces and gang members in Guatemala's Capital on Sunday killed seven officers, authorities said, shortly after police in the country's southwest regained c... Read More


Bangladesh says most incidents involving minorities in 2025 were non-communal

India, Jan. 20 -- The majority of incidents involving members of minority communities in Bangladesh during 2025 were "criminal in nature" and not driven by communal motives, the interim government sai... Read More