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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India RBI has accorded its approval to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) for acquiring an aggregate holding of up to 9.99% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights in HDFC Bank Ltd., the bank said in a filing with…
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Prakash Abitkar. File | Photo Credit: S. Sudarshan Maharashtra Public Health Department announced that deaths caused by snakebites are a ‘notifiable disease’. Under the notification, government and private hospitals, medical colleges and medical practitioners will be required to report every suspected, probable or confirmed snakebite case, as well as deaths caused by snakebite, to the…
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, right, controls the ball under pressure from Philadelphia Union’s Kai Wagner during the first half of an MLS match | Photo Credit: AP Lionel Messi scored his first goal since the death of his father earlier this month in Inter Miami’s 2-2 draw with Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. Messi’s father and…
Mumbai police’s cybercrime department has arrested two people from Bihar and Jharkhand for allegedly defrauding an accountant of ₹48.60 lakh in a ‘Boss scam’ between August 14 and August 16, in which the accused impersonated the complainant’s CEO on WhatsApp. It was also found that the accused were allegedly linked to almost seven similar cases…
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food license of Otters Club in Bandra, for the use of analogue paneer, including several other restaurants in Mumbai. Other establishments across Maharashtra also had their licences suspended after inspections found alleged hygiene, storage, pest-control and food-safety violations during the ongoing statewide enforcement drive between…
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at its territory, marking the first time the Defence Ministry detected a barrage aimed at the country in months. “UAE air defences detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the country, with the first falling outside the country’s…
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Police have registered a case against eight members of a right-wing outfit for allegedly assaulting a man following an altercation at the popular Sinhagad fort near Pune city over the group members objecting to his friend’s young daughter wearing shorts. Police said the incident took place on Monday (August 17, 2026) near the samadhi (memorial)…
U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: AP US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous” punishment on any country that helps or does business with the West Asian nation. The intensified economic pressure campaign comes as the war nears…
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Keralam’s anti-drugs campaign, Operation Toofan, has led to more than 10,000 arrests, over 9,000 cases and the seizure of narcotics worth more than ₹100 crore within 76 days of its launch, State’s Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said in an interview with The Hindu. Excerpts: What is the vision behind Operation Toofan? The concern over drugs…
This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Maharashtra‘s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the licences of two Blinkit facilities in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) after inspections found alleged cold-chain failures, expired food, poor hygiene and inadequate traceability records, among other food-safety violations. Earlier, a Zepto facility…
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