MUMBAI: Linking Fastag with motor insurance can sharply reduce the number of uninsured vehicles and help govt recover nearly Rs 18,000 crore in GST revenue, General Insurance Council chairman and Bajaj General Insurance’s MD & CEO Tapan Singhel said. He said insurers have complete visibility of uninsured vehicles and the challenge is in enforcement. Integrating…
NEW DELHI: Finance ministry’s initiative to improve grievance redressal, which began in June this year has significantly improved performance of public and private sector entities, the ministry said on Friday.It had put in place a ranking system for banks and public sector insurance companies based on quality and timely resolution of complaints. Ranking of private…
In a first since partition, a course on ancient language Sanskrit has been introduced in a university in Pakistan, The Tribune reported. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has introduced the course, with Hindu mythologies like Mahabharat and Gita on the cards too. “People ask me why I’m learning Sanskrit. I tell them, why…
Director Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar has emerged as one of the biggest box-office successes of the year, surpassing the Rs 200 crore mark in India during its first run. Inspired by real incidents and crime syndicates in Karachi’s Lyari area, the film follows India’s covert fight against terror in Pakistan. The action drama stars Ranveer Singh,…
Lucknow: The Bahraich sessions court of Pawan Kumar Sharma, in its verdict on the October 2024 violence in the district that claimed the life of a young man and triggered communal tension, termed the killing an act of “extreme barbarity” that shook the social order and “tore the fabric of humanity”. The court noted that…
NEW DELHI: India’s pace man Arshdeep Singh lost his radar somewhat on Thursday during the second T20I against South Africa in New Chandigarh. In the 11th over of the South African innings, the left-arm fast bowler bowled not one, two, or three but seven wides in a single over. Gautam Gambhir Press Conference: Team India…
Lucknow: The ED Lucknow Zone on Friday launched a major crackdown across three states—UP, Jharkhand, and Gujarat—nine days after registering an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against 67 accused in the state’s largest codeine-based cough syrup diversion and trafficking racket worth over Rs 1,000 crore.Acting on the ECIR, ED teams, accompanied by central paramilitary forces,…
Lucknow: Stressing on the need to ensure that the health of Mother Earth should remain good if she were to provide food and ensure the survival of all creation,Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that this could only be possible if farmers got access to seeds, fertilizers, irrigation facilities and support of scientific methods.Inaugurating the rabi…
Lucknow: The race for the post of UP BJP chief boiled down to three prominent OBC leaders a day before the process is set to start in Lucknow on Saturday with the filing of nominations. Political developments picked up pace on Friday with the arrival of party’s national organisation secretary BL Santhosh.The party office was…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 171 off 95 balls to set up India’s 234-run win over hosts UAE in the opening match of the U19 Asia Cup on Friday.The 14-year-old from Samastipur, Bihar, hit 14 sixes, the highest by any batter in a single U19 innings. India also benefited from half-centuries by Vihaan Malhotra (69) and Aaron…
