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Month: October 2022

Kerala human sacrifice case & why India should start taking paraphilia more seriously
16Oct By admin1 Comment
Opinion

Kerala human sacrifice case & why India should start taking paraphilia more seriously

Government of India should take the paraphilia cases seriously and prepare a effective Legal and Mental Health Framework The horrific human sacrifice case from State of Kerala in India last week has shook the entire nation, where a man along with a married couple lured two victims and brutally killed them in the name of superstitious or occult beliefs. More grisly details emerged when the Police shared that there is a possibility that private body parts of these victims were cooked and consumed by the perpetrators. This incident brought up the horrid memories of 2005 Nithari Killings of children in Noida,Uttar Pradesh and the Jeffrey Dahmer case of '91 in the United States which were equally horrifying and gruesome. India as a society is not stranger to human sacrifice crimes as ther...
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What are Digital Banking Units which were inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi today?
16Oct By adminNo Comments
Finance

What are Digital Banking Units which were inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi today?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units(DBU) via video conferencing on Sunday 16th October. This step has been taken to enhance the financial inclusion in every nook and corner of the country as announced in the Union Budget of 2022-23. What are Digital Banking Units? As the name goes, these units are specialized business units for delivering digital banking products and services as well as servicing existing financial products and services digitally in self service mode. Currently only Commercial banks (other than regional rural banks, payment banks and local area banks) with past digital banking experience are permitted to open DBUs in tier 1 to tier 6 centres In simple terms, you can avail the below services from these DBU's Savings Bank Account (Unde...
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ED independent, and goes in because of Prima Facie evidence: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
16Oct By adminNo Comments
Politics

ED independent, and goes in because of Prima Facie evidence: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently refuted the allegations that Enforcement Directorate is being used as a political tool. "ED is completely independent in what it does. It is an agency that follows predicate offences... There are instances which are so standing out & if ED goes there, it is because of some prima facie evidence in their hands", she said. It is also said in the official community that the current Finance Minister is one of the rare ministers that does not interfere in any of the departments of their ministry.
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Big News! You can soon make payments in Europe using UPI
12Oct By adminNo Comments
Finance

Big News! You can soon make payments in Europe using UPI

A cooperation between NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and European payment services provider Worldline, will soon enable Indians to make payments through UPI (United Payments Interface) across Europe. The National Payments Corporation of India's global arm is called NIPL (NPCI). According to a Tuesday joint press release, the alliance between NIPL and Worldline aims to increase the adoption of Indian payment methods throughout Europe. By enabling merchant point-of-sale (POS) systems to accept payments from both RuPay, NPCI's proprietary card payment network solution, and UPI, an instant real-time payment system, Worldline will increase convenience for Indian customers in the European markets. As a result of an increase in foot traffic and expenditure from Indian tourists, t...
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Did Elon Musk really speak to Putin on Ukraine?
12Oct By adminNo Comments
World News

Did Elon Musk really speak to Putin on Ukraine?

Pic Courtesy: Tumisu from Pixabay A war of words has broken out between eccentric billionaire Elon Musk and Political Scientist Ian Bremmer when he claimed in a report that Musk had indeed directly spoken with Putin on Ukraine issue. The Tesla billionaire proposed a peace plan to stop Russia's horrific invasion of Ukraine on Twitter on Tuesday, according to Bremmer's Eurasia Group newsletter, which said Musk had spoken "personally" to Putin last week. The plan might require Ukraine to cede a sizable amount of its land. Musk has denied speaking to Putin. elon musk told me he had spoken with putin and the kremlin directly about ukraine. he also told me what the kremlin’s red lines were.— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) October 11, 2022 To which Musk had replied in his usual styl...
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The Russia-Ukraine war is far from over: Russia destroyed about a third of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in two days
12Oct By adminNo Comments
World News

The Russia-Ukraine war is far from over: Russia destroyed about a third of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in two days

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said that around 30% of energy infrastructure in Ukraine has been hit by Russian missiles since Monday, 10 October. The attacks have been confirmed by Russians too. The minister asserted that Russia had "dramatically targeted" the energy infrastructure "for the first time since the start of the war." The export of Ukrainian electricity to Europe, according to Halushchenko, "helps European countries save on Russian gas and coal." Ukraine is attempting to "immediately restore supplies from other sources," he added. While pointing out that Ukraine's energy grid is "still stable," the minister urged allies to give the country "air defence equipment that could genuinely help us secure our infrastructure." "We are sending the following me...
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Indian Navy’s Mig-29K crashes off Goa during a sortie, Pilot safe
12Oct By adminNo Comments
Miscellaneous

Indian Navy’s Mig-29K crashes off Goa during a sortie, Pilot safe

Indian Navy's MiG-29K aircraft crashed today while on a routine sortie off the coast of Goa due to a technical issue. The Navy said in a statement that the pilot ejected safely on time and was saved after a quick search and rescue effort. The aircraft crashed while returning back to base. A board of inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to look into the accident's cause. Since 2019, there have been four accidents involving the MiG-29K, and the reason for this particular crash will be known once the BoI completes its report.
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Tokenization of Debit/Credit Cards: How it affects all Indians
3Oct By adminNo Comments
Finance

Tokenization of Debit/Credit Cards: How it affects all Indians

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will not extend the October 1 deadline for the implementation of the card tokenization.The deadline has been extended twice previously. Before October 1, the RBI mandated that all merchants destroy all customer debit and credit card information and switch to using one-of-a-kind tokens instead. It requires masking all sensitive details like 16-digit card numbers, names, expiry dates, and codes with a unique card number called token. The token can be an autogenerated encrypted code like how we see the passwords are stored traditionally across major websites. Except for card issuers and card networks, all parties must abide by this guideline.These regulations allow authorized card payment networks to provide card tokenization services to ...
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Guess which city has been voted the cleanest in India for 6th time in a row
2Oct By adminNo Comments
Miscellaneous

Guess which city has been voted the cleanest in India for 6th time in a row

Innovative waste segregation strategies and an army of 8000 plus Safai Mitras(Sanitary Workers) has earned the City of Indore the tag of cleanest city for 6th time in a row The daily processing of 1,900 tonnes of municipal trash, not only generates millions of rupees in revenue but also supplies fuel for its buses in the form of Bio-CNG which is again cheaper compared to commercial CNG. On Saturday, the findings of the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Union government were released. The cleanest cities were found to be Indore followed by Surat, and Navi Mumbai. What gives City of Indore the edge is the innovative strategy of waste segregation into six categories unlike other cities where it is segregated into only wet and dry wastes. The City Municipal Corporation has e...
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Khalistan Referendum sparks a battle of advisories between India & Canada: Experts warn of more damage to come in the relations
2Oct By adminNo Comments
World News

Khalistan Referendum sparks a battle of advisories between India & Canada: Experts warn of more damage to come in the relations

The Khalistan Referendum has sparked a diplomatic standoff between India and Canada, with each government advising its citizens against visiting the other. It started after India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) warned Indian citizens and students to exercise additional caution while coming to Canada on September 23. All Indians were advised to take caution and to keep vigilance, according to a MEA notification titled "Advisory for Indian Nationals and Students from India in Canada." Additionally, it sent a warning to Indian students who might visit Canada. Experts warn that this diplomatic tug-of-war between the two countries may intensify soon and affect the Indian students' pursuit of the "Canadian dream." Four days after the Khalistan Referendum in Brampton, Canada, was or...
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