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Despite the digital age, India witnesses daring real-life heists targeting large cash movements and businesses NEW DELHI: Despite the rapid growth of the digital era, where online transactions and digital payments dominate everyday life, incidents resembling the daring robberies of the popular series Money Heist continue to unfold in real life across India. From crowded…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AP Photo) COLOMBO: A section of the powerful Buddhist clergy in Sri Lanka has criticised the government over what they termed an “organised campaign being run by vested interests to sully Buddhism”, the majority religion, and monks. Issuing a 10-point ultimatum, the monks said the stature of Buddhism and…
Historians and archaeologists long considered that the origins of organised whaling lay in the Arctic region of the Earth. A recent discovery in southern Brazil disproves this hypothesis. In the region of Babitonga Bay, in the state of Santa Catarina, it has been found that the local native tribes practised the organised hunting of large…
File photo: Union home minister Amit Shah (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday called for a countrywide upgrade of the anti-terror infrastructure with the creation of an “impenetrable anti-terrorism grid” to protect coming generations from evolving threats and a common anti-terror squad (ATS) structure across states. Inaugurating the ‘Anti-Terrorism…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched India’s first national-level Organised Crime Network Database (OCND), a landmark initiative designed to disrupt and dismantle criminal syndicates that pose a threat to internal security.The database was unveiled at the Anti-Terror Conference–2025, a two-day annual event organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Developed by the…
Veteran actor Dharmendra’s demise plunged the country into deep grief. The legendary star passed away at the age of 89, just days before his birthday. Following his death, the family performed his last rites in a private ceremony and later organised prayer meetings in his memory. While his first wife and sons, Sunny Deol and…
Eli Schlanger, a 41-year-old UK-born rabbi who was among the victims of the antisemitic terror attack in Sydney, had days earlier hosted a memorial service for Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, who were killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.Schlanger, a key organiser of Bondi’s annual “Chanukah by the Sea” event, had served Sydney’s Jewish…
Aditya Dhar’s upcoming film ‘Dhurandhar’, starring Ranveer Singh, is gearing up for its big release as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) approved it for a 5 December opening. But the clearance has also sparked fresh debate, with Major Mohit Sharma’s family wondering why the film moved ahead without giving them a chance to…
A video from Madhuri Dixit‘s recent Canada tour has gone viral and the organisers of the tour has been facing a lot of backlash. This clip recorded by several audience members, shows the actress performing on stage, but what drew attention was not her dance moves, rather the claims that she arrived nearly three hours…
The recent rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is expected to lift revenue growth in India’s organised apparel retail sector by about 200 basis points this fiscal, keeping it steady at 13-14 per cent for the second consecutive year, according to Crisil Ratings. The assessment is based on an analysis of nearly 40 organised…
