The fatal lure of instant loan apps

The fatal lure of instant loan apps

Several Indians have ended their lives owing to harassment by recovery agents of unregulated digital lending apps mostly linked to entities based in China. Probe agencies are now cracking the whip on such apps that lure customers into debt traps by offering quick loans Several Indians have ended their lives owing to harassment by recovery […]

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Finland drastically cuts tourist visas for Russians

Finland drastically cuts tourist visas for Russians

As of September 1, Finland will only permit Russians to apply for tourist visas from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk only As of September 1, Finland will only permit Russians to apply for tourist visas from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk only Finland on Thursday slashed the number of visas issued to Russian […]

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Centre asked to respond to plea challenging provision of seeking permission for foreign visits

Centre asked to respond to plea challenging provision of seeking permission for foreign visits

The petition was filed in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being denied permission for his visit to Singapore for the 8th World Cities’ Summit from July 31 to August 7 The petition was filed in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being denied permission for his visit to Singapore for […]

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Noida twin towers demolition live | Residents evacuated from adjacent societies; 500 personnel deployed at site

Noida twin towers demolition live | Residents evacuated from adjacent societies; 500 personnel deployed at site

Anticipation and excitement filled the area around Supertech twin towers in Noida as the time for the demolition of the nearly 100-metre-tall illegal structures drew closer on Sunday, with officials busy in last-minute preparations to ensure nothing goes wrong. Ahead of the court-mandated implosion of the buildings scheduled at 2.30 pm, heavy police deployment was seen […]

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Noida twin towers demolition: Evacuation of adjacent buildings nears completion

Noida twin towers demolition: Evacuation of adjacent buildings nears completion

The evacuation of two housing societies near the soon-to-be-demolished twin towers of Supretech was nearing completion, officials said on Sunday morning. The evacuation of around 5,000 residents of Emerald Court and ATS Village societies was scheduled to be completed by 7 a.m. Most of the residents have already moved out, many of them last evening […]

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Badminton | Satwik-Chirag ensure India’s first men’s doubles medal at World Championships

Badminton | Satwik-Chirag ensure India’s first men’s doubles medal at World Championships

Having assured themselves of at least a bronze, Satwik and Chirag will now face the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik Having assured themselves of at least a bronze, Satwik and Chirag will now face the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday […]

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No stopping Praggnanandhaa as he makes it four wins in a row, beats Aronian

No stopping Praggnanandhaa as he makes it four wins in a row, beats Aronian

Praggnanandhaa won the third game with white pieces after the first two in the four-game match ended in a stalemate Praggnanandhaa won the third game with white pieces after the first two in the four-game match ended in a stalemate Indian prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa handed world No. 6 Levon Aronian a 3-1 thrashing in the […]

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Pakistan pulls out of 44th Chess Olympiad over torch relay passing through J&K

Pakistan pulls out of 44th Chess Olympiad over torch relay passing through J&K

The announcement from Islamabad came two days after the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) said that a ten-member team would travel to Chennai to participate in the Olympiad The announcement from Islamabad came two days after the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) said that a ten-member team would travel to Chennai to participate in the […]

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Hopeful for conclusion of India-U.K. free trade agreement by Diwali, says  Piyush Goyal

Hopeful for conclusion of India-U.K. free trade agreement by Diwali, says Piyush Goyal

The Union Minister said that Australia, Israel and the Gulf Cooperation Countries have expressed interest to forge FTAs with India, along with Eurasia and Brazil The Union Minister said that Australia, Israel and the Gulf Cooperation Countries have expressed interest to forge FTAs with India, along with Eurasia and Brazil Union Minister Piyush Goyal has […]

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Sri Lanka to resume flights from Jaffna to India in July: Aviation Minister

Sri Lanka to resume flights from Jaffna to India in July: Aviation Minister

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority plans to attract 800,000 tourists during the rest of the year The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority plans to attract 800,000 tourists during the rest of the year Sri Lanka will resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to India next month, Sri Lanka Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de […]

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