Day: February 26, 2021

Out on bail in rape case of minor, man threatens woman online

11:17 pm February 26, 2021

Mumbai: A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly creating a fake profile of a woman on social media and demanding sexual favours by threatening to send her obscene photographs to kin, police said on Friday. Incidentally, the accused was currently out on bail in a case where he is accused of raping a minor girl […]

TMC, other oppn parties question 8-phase polls in Bengal; BJP welcomes EC decision

11:14 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: Several opposition parties, including the TMC, on Friday questioned the need for an eight-phase election in West Bengal even as BJP leaders welcomed the EC’s decision and said anti-social elements need to be controlled for peaceful polls. Voting for the West Bengal Assembly polls will begin on March 27 and continue till April 29, while counting of votes will […]

NDMC, IIT-Kanpur offer platform to start-ups for innovative solutions for civic issues

11:12 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: A first-of-its-kind initiative to offer a technical launchpad to start-ups to present innovative solutions through a 15-day competition to address civic issues such as waste management, town planning and sanitation has been started in Delhi, officials said on Friday. The ‘CiTe- Civic Tech Innovation Launchpad’ is organised by the the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in […]

Aerial objects like drones banned in Delhi till Aug 16

J-K govt mulls use of drones, mobile apps for real-time surveillance for forest protection

11:06 pm February 26, 2021

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday laid stress on the use of drones and mobile apps for real-time surveillance for conservation, protection, and regeneration of forests in the union territory. Chairing the 19th meeting of the steering committee of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam stressed the use of IT tools in […]

RBI imposes Rs 2 crore fine on Bank of Maharashtra

11:01 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2 crore on Bank of Maharashtra for non-compliance with certain direction on fraud classification and reporting. The RBI has imposed, by an order dated February 25, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs 2 crore on Bank of Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of […]