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Banks, RBI set to gain Rs.5.5 lakh crore from FCNR(B) deposits

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The recent mobilisation under the FCNR(B) scheme has attracted significant attention due to its scale, garnering nearly $127 billion in deposits within just three months. Accor... Read More


AAP appoints ex-SAD minister Rakhra as Samana halqa incharge

Chandigarh, Sept. 18 -- Ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday appointed former Akali minister Surjit Singh Rakhra as the party's halqa in-charge for Samana in Patia... Read More


Actor Dev Sharma says he was rejected from Adipurush, Ramayana for being taller than Ranbir Kapoor, 'as huge as' Prabhas

India, Sept. 18 -- In 2023, Prabhas and Kriti Sanon's Adipurush, based on the Ramayana, was released amid immense backlash over its portrayal of the epic. Now, Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, starring Ranbi... Read More


Govt declares 23 more taluks drought-hit, tally rises to 124

BENGALURU, Sept. 18 -- Karnataka on Thursday expanded its drought declaration to 23 more taluks after a field assessment found them eligible for relief, adding to the 101 taluks already declared droug... Read More


Liberia: A Coalition of African Civil Society Groups Demands Control of Development Money. But Can They Afford to Say No to Donors?

Liberia, Sept. 18 -- Summary By Tetee Gebro, gender and health correspondent with New Narratives ACCRA, Ghana - When a donor offered money to an organization working in Kenya, it came with an opport... Read More


LIC case: CBI books Anil Ambani, Reliance Capital

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The CBI has registered an FIR against Reliance Capital Ltd (RCAP), its former chairman Anil D Ambani, senior group executive Satish Seth, unknown public servants and others over... Read More


Stock Alert: Skyways Air Services, Share India, Kothari Inds, ESAF SFB

Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- Securities in F&O Ban: Shares of Bandhan Bank, Inox Wind, Manappuram Finance and SAIL are barred from F&O trading on 18 September 2026. New Listing: Veegaland Developers will li... Read More


OTT services cast a wider net as streaming enters the living room

India, Sept. 18 -- September 19 will see a new television host entering your homes. Cricketer Rohit Sharma is all set to debut on Sony Entertainment Television and its streaming service Sony LIV with ... Read More


In a first, 2.5k Punjab, Haryana farmers earn nearly rRs.r3 crore for soil carbon credits

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- For the first time in India, more than 2,500 farmers in Punjab and Haryana have earned Rs.2.9 crore for generating verified soil carbon credits by adopting regenerative farming ... Read More


Father-in-law's diary showing cash movements in a homemaker's name led to Rs.33.50L tax addition; ITAT grants relief

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- A taxpayers faced a Rs.33.50 lakh tax addition years after filing her return, as the income tax department found diary entries recording cash transactions in her name at her fat... Read More