Author: DA Correspondent

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Merged entity of UBI, PNB, OBC to become operational from April 1 next year

7:04 pm September 14, 2019

Kolkata: The amalgamated entity of United Bank of India (UBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) will come into effect from April 1 next year, a top official said on Saturday. The merged unit, likely to have a new name, will be the second largest bank in the country after State […]

Rice scheme: Bedi okays deposit of cash under DBT system

Bedi rides bullock cart to village; loses iPhone, recovers it

6:46 pm September 14, 2019

Puducherry: An expensive i-phone belonging to Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi went missing during her visit to a lake near here as part of her ‘Green Puducherry and Water-rich Puducherry’ campaign on Saturday. After a search, the former IPS officer, who led a large number of volunteers and officials raising slogans on the need to […]

UAE: Indian man jailed for molesting 5-year-old boy in Dubai

6:28 pm September 14, 2019

Dubai: A 33-year-old Indian man in the UAE has been sentenced to six months in prison and will be deported for sexually abusing a five-year-old boy in a shared villa here, a media report said on Saturday. The unidentified Indian electrician had hugged the boy from behind and touched him inappropriately in Bur Dubai in […]

Sitharaman ‘clueless’ in dealing with economic slowdown: Congress

6:19 pm September 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was “clueless” in dealing with the economic slowdown and termed the latest steps announced by her to boost the economy as “cosmetic” and “piecemeal”. The Congress’ attack came after Sitharaman announced an over Rs 70,000-crore package for exports and real estate sectors, including […]

Nashik citizens donate Ganesh idols instead of river immersion

6:12 pm September 14, 2019

Nashik: Citizens of Nashik in Maharashtra have donated idols of Lord Ganesh instead of immersing them in the Godavari river to avoid water pollution on an appeal made by the city municipal corporation and social organisation, according to an official release issued here on Saturday. The civic body has collected as many as 1,29,923 idols […]