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New Delhi: Banks in India are launching safety features for internet banking due to the increasing number of cyber frauds. These frauds can involve unauthorised access to accounts, theft of money, and other financial losses. State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday introduced a new security feature ‘Safety Ring’ within its internet banking system and mobile banking system in response to the increasing number of cyber frauds. This mechanism provides an additional safety layer to minimise potential losses in case of unauthorised access by fraudsters, PNB said in a statement. Safety Ring is an optional feature that allows customers to…

New Delhi: India’s beleaguered Paytm has secured approval from a government panel that oversees investments linked to China to invest 500 million rupees ($6 million) in a key subsidiary, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The approval, which still has to be vetted by the finance ministry, will remove the main stumbling block to the unit, Paytm Payment Services, resuming normal business operations. Paytm Payment Services is one of the biggest remaining parts of the fintech firm’s business, accounting for a quarter of consolidated revenue in the financial year ended March 2023. A separate unit, Paytm Payments…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has ordered a detailed report on Karnataka’s protest against the Mhadei inspection wherein the KTC bus was stopped. “I have asked for a detailed report on the Karnataka protest against the Mhadei inspection wherein the KTC bus was stopped. Also informed centre about this protest,” said Sawant. Sawant also responded to protests in Karnataka saying it shows that the Goa government was on the right track. “I do not know why Karnataka is upset. It (PRAWAH) is an independent authority,” Sawant said “They are conducting an inspection. Our members are on the…

New Delhi: A divorced Muslim woman can seek alimony from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure – the law related to maintenance for wives – the Supreme Court ruled today. The big judgment came as a bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih dismissed a Muslim man’s petition challenging a direction to pay his wife maintenance after divorce. “We are hereby dismissing the criminal appeal with the major conclusion that Section 125 would be applicable to all women and not just married women,” Justice Nagarathna said. Justice Nagarathna and Justice Masih delivered…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday meet eminent economists to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget, a senior government official said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha on July 23. Besides economists and sectoral experts, the prime minister’s meeting will also be attended by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and other members. This will be the first major economic document of the Modi 3.0 government, which, among other things, is expected to lay the road map for making India a developed nation…

Mumbai/New Delhi: Mihir Shah – the main accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case – has admitted that he was driving the luxury vehicle when the accident took place, but claimed he wasn’t drunk, police sources have said. Mihir Shah – during the police interrogation – told the officials that he had exchanged the seats with his driver Rajrishi Bidawat before it rammed into a two-wheeler at 5.30 am on Sunday. The 24-year-old- the son of politician Rajesh Shah, a member of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction – was arrested last evening. A total of 12 people, including…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: South Goa MP Captain Viriato Fernandes on Tuesday evening said that there was waterlogging and a rise in Dengue cases in Bogmalo due to failed planning by the Government. Fernandes was speaking to reporters after carrying out an inspection of the area and meeting the family affected by water logging at Bogmalo. “In the first place, I saw a video of the family in Bogmalo struggling with water logging and water flowing out from the commode as well. This is a serious concern and I came here with former ZP Gopi Naik and met the affected families…