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'Will take away your daughter…': Bihar man dies of heart attack after hearing lender's threats
Last updated: August 27, 2024 5:44 pm ISTIce cream vendor Mohammad Akbar Ali borrowed a total of Rs 6 lakh from multiple sources.Anwarul said the family has to pay around Rs 44,000 per month in interest and loan installments.The impact of debt can be severe, but things took a tragic turn in Sirabad village of Sacramento district in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district when a father suffered a heart attack and passed away after facing threats of unpaid loans. Mohammad Akbar Ali, an ice cream vendor, borrowed a total of Rs 6 lakh from multiple sources, including seven companies, to finance his…
Last updated: August 28, 2024 05:00 US Standard TimeAaj Ka Panchang, August 28, 2024: The sun is expected to rise at 5:57 AM and is expected to set at 6:47 PM. (Image source: Shutterstock) Aaj Ka Panchang, August 28, 2024: Check tithi, auspicious and inauspicious times and other details. AAJ KA PANCHANG, August 28, 2024: Drik Panchang said that Dashami Tithi and Ekadashi Tithi of Krishna Paksha are scheduled to be held on Wednesday, August 28. Both Krishna Dashami and Krishna Ekadashi are considered auspicious times to start important events and fall under the Shubh Muhurta time. No festivals are…
Buying a new car? Commercial vehicle, passenger car manufacturers will offer discounts on scrappage certificates
Nitin Gadkari congratulated and thanked the manufacturers who have joined the fleet modernization program and encouraged others to follow their lead. (PTI file)Commercial vehicle manufacturers are willing to offer discounts for two years and passenger car manufacturers are willing to offer discounts for one year, an official statement saidUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday met a delegation of CEOs of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and major commercial and passenger vehicle manufacturers agreed to provide discounts based on scrappage certificates.Commercial vehicle manufacturers are willing to offer discounts for two years and passenger car manufacturers are willing to offer…
Last updated: August 27, 2024 6:52 pm ISTThe bodies of two girls were found hanging from a tree in UP. (Photo: X/@yadavakhilesh)The two girls, aged 15 and 18, went to attend the Janmashtami event on Monday night but did not returnThe bodies of two girls were found on a tree outside a village in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad on Tuesday. Police have launched an investigation into what is initially believed to be a double suicide.According to family members, the two girls, aged 15 and 18, went to attend Janmashtami on Monday night but did not return. Later, their bodies were found…
Impersonating Jyoti Basu? As a protester, Mamata Banerjee faced government tyranny. Today's boot is on the other foot
On August 27, the state witnessed the erection of an unparalleled defensive structure. (Photo: X/@amitmalviya)The image of Mamata being dragged out of the Writers' Building in 1993 became emblematic of her struggle against the entrenched Left Front government. Nearly two decades later, Mamata Banerjee’s government is adopting similar tactics that she once protested againstOne of the most iconic images of Mamata Banerjee is from 1993, when she was forcibly dragged out of Writers House, the seat of the government of West Bengal, by the police. There are several other occasions where Mamata Banerjee is still remembered for her unprecedented uproar…
Baltimore city garbage and recycling crews may suspend service Wednesday after a worker died in sweltering heat earlier this summer.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News]The Baltimore Department of Health issued a red extreme heat alert Wednesday, with temperatures in Baltimore expected to rise from 77 degrees at 6 a.m. to 96 degrees at noon and to 101 degrees around 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The heat index, which measures how hot the air is and how uncomfortable people may feel based on temperature and humidity, is expected to hit 106.”To protect our sanitation workers, crews will…
from CFACT David Wojik Maine just got a very strange offshore wind lease from the Federal Reserve. They call it a research lease, not a commercial development lease. It has some mysterious features worth pondering. There could even be a multi-billion dollar ruse here. After briefly explaining the mystery, we finally consider this. First, the lease is for a so-called “research array” of 144-megawatt turbines. Well, 144 megawatts is huge for research. The South Fork Wind Farm (fixed, not floating) that is already operating is a 12-turbine, 132-MW commercial facility, so the array will be larger than a commercial facility.…
Last updated: August 27, 2024 11:34 pm ISTSrinivasan is a 1992 batch officer of the Bihar cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS). (Image credit: Facebook/University of Hyderabad)The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Srinivasan as Director General of the Nuclear Suppliers Group from the date of joining the post to August 31, 2027 (i.e. the date of his pension), the order said.Senior IPS officer B Srinivasan was on Tuesday appointed director general of the country's anti-terrorism force, the National Security Guard (NSG), according to a Personnel Ministry order.Srinivasan is a 1992 batch officer of the…
85-year-old mother calls police for help after sons abandon her, claims they didn't give her food
After receiving the complaint, the police accompanied the old woman to the village and resolved the issue by talking to her sons. (representative picture)The old woman said that her son no longer took care of her because of some family disputes in the past few days, and even bit her to eat.An 85-year-old woman on Monday lodged a police complaint against her sons in Telangana's Karimnagar, claiming that they abandoned her and failed to provide her with food.According to the sub-inspector, the woman, Narsavva, a resident of Alugunuru village in Karimnagar district, came to the police station along with some…
On Tuesday, heavy rains continued to hit parts of Gujarat, killing at least 7 people. More than 15,000 people were evacuated in various areas and more than 300 people were rescued. The government launched a large-scale rescue operation.Although the intensity of rains on Tuesday weakened from the previous day and mainly affected areas in Saurashtra district, the government launched a massive rescue operation and shifted thousands of people to shelters.Six Army columns have been deployed for rescue operations – one each in Devbhoomi Dwarka, Anand, Vadodara, Kheda, Morbi and Rajkot districts – while 14 NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) platoons…