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Debt trap drives Chandrapur farmer to sell kidney

India, Dec. 17 -- A debt-ridden farmer from a remote village in Chandrapur district was forced to sell his kidney in 2024 in a bid to repay loans taken from moneylenders. The rate of interest charged ... Read More


VVIP chooper scam: Why work with AgustaWestland but ban 'conduit', says SC

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Union government for continuing to suspend business dealings with Defsys Solutions Private Limited, a defence supplier, over its alleg... Read More


RailTel plans to partner with Elon Musk's Starlink. Why it may be great for both

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- RailTel Corp., a state-owned telecom infrastructure and connectivity provider, is in talks with Elon Musk's Starlink to offer retail broadband services to its users in remote are... Read More


HC acquits two diamond traders in 2011 kidnapping, killing of angadiya

India, Dec. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted two diamond traders who were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering an angadiya (informal banking/ courie... Read More


Google brings Indic AI to agriculture and healthcare

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- As Big Tech companies look to expand beyond English-speaking users, developing artificial intelligence (AI) expertise across a wider range of languages is emerging as the next ma... Read More


BEST to change reservation of prime Altamount Road plot, invites bids for long lease

India, Dec. 17 -- Even as the BMC, through a public notice, is seeking suggestions and objections to the modification of a BEST plot reservation at Altamount Road to a residential zone, a BEST officia... Read More


Donald Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries

Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 -- The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affect... Read More


10 flights cancelled at IGI Airport due to low visibility

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Ten flights were cancelled at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, on Wednesday morning due to low visibility conditions, airport authorities said. Meanwhile, f... Read More


UP on right track to become 1-trillion-dollar economy: CM

India, Dec. 17 -- LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reviewed the progress of various initiatives aimed at making Uttar Pradesh a USD 1-trillion economy, and said the state is on the ri... Read More


Gujarat: 3 dead, one injured as car crashes into tree in Amreli

Amreli, Dec. 17 -- Three people died, and one was injured after a car reportedly lost control and crashed into a tree in Amreli, Gujarat, early Tuesday morning, police officials said. The incident wa... Read More