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PhonePe launches new feature to pay Income Tax
25 Jul

PhonePe launches new feature to pay Income Tax

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India
Fintech chief PhonePe has 'pay income tax' features on its app so that Phonepe can self-assess and pay taxes in advance within the app, the company's Monday is a holiday. Users can now do so through their credit card or UPI. Users can pay taxes by tapping the 'Income Tax' icon on the homepage of the PhonePe app. In addition, they can select the type of tax they will pay, the year of assessment and the details of the PAN card. Users then have to enter the total tax amount and pay using their preferred mode of payment. The money…
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Alia Bhatt signs Superbottoms as investor & brand ambassador
20 Jul

Alia Bhatt signs Superbottoms as investor & brand ambassador

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, India,
Superbottoms, India's leading sustainable child and mother care brand, announced that actor Alia Bhatt has joined her team as an investor and brand ambassador. With this association, the brand aims to revolutionize the industry and hopes the actor's popularity will strengthen his foothold in India. Commenting on joining the brand, Alia Bhatt said in a statement, "As a mother, I am more aware that we owe our children a healthy planet and I am very happy to partner with a fellow mother, whose vision of conscious choice empowerment is to connect with myself. Their unique and innovative products prioritize safety…
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Police arrest 5 suspected terrorists for planning bomb blasts in Karnataka
19 Jul

Police arrest 5 suspected terrorists for planning bomb blasts in Karnataka

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) today arrested five suspected terrorists in Bengaluru for allegedly planning terror attacks in the Karnataka capital. Police are looking for another suspect, Junaid, of Bangalore's RT Nagar area, whose current whereabouts are unknown, but according to police, the man is based abroad and is believed to be the mastermind behind the supply of arms and explosives to the five arrested. The five in custody -- Suhail, Omar, Zahid, Mudasir and Faisal -- all from Bengaluru and aged between 25 and 35, were earlier arrested in 2017 and spent 18 months in jail in a murder…
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Swelling Yamuna reaches iconic Taj Mahal walls after 45 years
18 Jul

Swelling Yamuna reaches iconic Taj Mahal walls after 45 years

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia
The iconic Mughal monument- Taj Mahal in Agra faces the threat of flooding as the Yamuna River swells. Incessant rains in the city have caused the water level of the river to rise near the national heritage site. On Monday, the river water touched the boundary wall of the Taj Mahal. In the visual of the Taj Mahal, it is seen that the Dussehra Ghat located near the boundary of the Taj Mahal has been flooded. The continuous rise in the water level of the Yamuna has created a flood threat for the Taj Mahal. To avoid flooding, officials have…
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Bain Capital in talks to buy Adani Capital for Rs 1,500 crore
18 Jul

Bain Capital in talks to buy Adani Capital for Rs 1,500 crore

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India,
Global private equity firm Bain Capital is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Adani Capital, the shadow banking arm of Gautam Adani's conglomerate, for Rs 1,500 crore, the Economic Times reported. According to sources directly involved, Bain Capital has overtaken Carlyle to emerge as the frontrunner in the acquisition process, as Adani aims to revive its business interests and focus on core infrastructure while conserving cash. Adani Capital, founded seven years ago, is led by Gaurav Gupta, a former Lehman Brothers and Macquarie investment banker who joined the collective in 2016. The management team including Gupta owns about 10 percent…
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Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train’s battery box catches fire
17 Jul

Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train’s battery box catches fire

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia
A fire broke out in a coach of Vande Bharat Express from Bhopal to Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Terminal at Kurwai Kethora railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. However, all passengers were safe at the time of the incident, and officials extinguished the fire, ANI said. Officials have shifted 20-22 passengers present in the coach to another coach. News agency PTI reported that no passengers were injured. According to Indian railways, the fire started from the battery box of a coach of Vande Bharat Express. The train left Rani Kamalapati station, formerly known as Habibganj, for Delhi's Hazrat Hijamuddin Terminal.…
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1 killed, 3 injured after Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh
17 Jul

1 killed, 3 injured after Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsAccident, India
One person lost his life in a cloudburst at Kias village in Kullu, DSP headquarters Rajesh Thakur said, adding that three people were injured and nine vehicles were damaged in the rain-related incident on Monday. “One person was killed, 3 injured and 9 vehicles damaged in a cloudburst at Kias village in Kullu, Thakur told news agency ANI. Rains in Himachal Pradesh have wreaked havoc in the hill state, causing cloudbursts, landslides and floods that have so far killed 108 people, according to government data released last week. Among all the affected states in North India, Himachal Pradesh has been…
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5 kanwariyas electrocuted in UP’s Meerut after vehicle’s speaker touches overhead wire
16 Jul

5 kanwariyas electrocuted in UP’s Meerut after vehicle’s speaker touches overhead wire

Business Correspondent0 CommentsIndia
In a Meerut, district of Uttar Pradesh, near a village named Rali Chauhan an ill fated incident occurred while Kanwariyas (devotees of lord Shiva) were returning from Haridwar after collecting water from holy river the ganges. Five Kanwariyas died due to electrocution and five others were in critical situation. The incident happened due to the DJ which came in contact with the overhead 11 kV power line. The DJ was tied to a vehicle on which kanwariyas were travelling. Immediately the kanwariyas were rushed to the hospital where 5 of them were declared brought dead and others were admitted for…
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Elon Musk announces a new AI company
15 Jul

Elon Musk announces a new AI company

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India,
xAI, Elon Musk's newly formed AI company, has revealed itself with a new website detailing its mission and team at https://x.ai/. Musk tweeted that the company's mission is to "understand reality" without further details or explanation. According to the website, "xAI's goal is to understand the true nature of the universe. The team is led by Elon Musk and includes team members who have worked with other big names in AI, including OpenAI, Google Research, Microsoft Research, and DeepMind (which recently folded into Google). In addition to Musk, the website lists Igor Babushkin, Manuel Kroes, Yuhuai (Tony) Wu, Christian Szedi,…
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Wife leaves home after husband uses tomatoes for cooking
14 Jul

Wife leaves home after husband uses tomatoes for cooking

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia
In a shocking incident, a husband in Madhya Pradesh complained to the police that his wife left home after an argument over 'putting tomatoes' in food. The incident took place in Dhanpuri of Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. The man, known as Sandeep Barman, runs a small dhaba (food) in Dhanpuri. He told the police that he had prepared food to supply the tiffin and added two to three tomatoes, which upset his wife. A heated argument broke out between the husband and wife over the addition of tomatoes sold at Rs 140 per kg. Soon after the argument, his…
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