Day: June 23, 2024

Mutual Fund Investor’s Complaint, Resolution Post On ‘Groww’ App Viral

Groww said that no investment transaction took place with the customer’s funds. In a recent social media outcry, a user on X platform accused Groww of engaging in fraudulent investment practices. The user alleged that despite their investment through Groww in Parag Parikh Mutual Fund in 2020, subsequent attempts to redeem the funds revealed that […]

13-Year-Old Pune Girl Repeatedly Raped By Her Father, Uncle, Cousin: Cops

According to police, the survivor’s cousin brother raped her in July 2023 (Representational) Pune: The Pune police have arrested the father, uncle and a cousin of a 13-year-old girl for allegedly repeatedly raping her, an official said on Sunday. The crime came to light after the teenager shared her ordeal during a session on “good […]

Man, 60, Murders Woman, Dumps Body Parts Inside 2 Trains, Arrested: Cops

Knife used in the crime has been recovered , say cops (Representational) Indore: A 60-year-old man was arrested in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday for allegedly killing a woman after a failed rape attempt, dismembering her body and dumping the parts in two trains, a police official said. Accused Kamlesh Patel had lured her […]

Centre should probe alleged leak of confidential data from ICEGATE

Premium Illustration: Binay Sinha 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 23 2024 | 11:55 PM IST In a welcome move last Monday, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) started a campaign against frauds committed in the name of Indian Customs. It should start a similar campaign to clear the name of […]

SBI plans to open 400 branches in FY25: Chairman Khara

As part of the network expansion plan, State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to open 400 branches across the country in the current financial year. The country’s biggest lender opened 137 branches last fiscal. Of the total, 59 new rural branches were launched. “Somebody asked me if 89 per cent of digital and 98 […]

Explained: How “Odd” Grace Marks Method Raised Red Flags In NEET-UG

NEET-UG: Sources said students’ confidence in the NTA had diminished following the controversies The first red flag that indicated the medical exam NEET-UG could have been compromised came when it became known that over 1,500 students were given grace marks. But why was this so? Sources in the Education Ministry said grace marks have never […]

Pandemic exposure lowered wage aspirations of rural women: World Bank

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 23 2024 | 11:49 PM IST The exposure to the pandemic lowered the wage aspirations of young women, especially in rural India, which may have decreased their willingness to migrate to urban areas, according to a recent study by the World Bank. The working paper titled: […]

Gaza War Blocks Exams And Shatters Palestinian Students’ Dreams

Teenagers across the Gaza Strip should have been taking their final exams this month, a last hurdle before university and lifelong dreams, but the war in the Palestinian territory has crushed those hopes. According to the education ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, 85 percent of educational facilities in the territory are out of service […]