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Improve payment systems' accessibility for disabled persons: RBI to banks

While selecting potential solutions for the purpose, care should be taken to ensure that the modifications or enhancements do not compromise security aspects of the systems, the central bank said.

Bengaluru police arrest man who used pigeons to rob 50 locked houses

The accused identified as Manjunath would use pigeons, while searching for locked houses and apartments. The police have decoded how he managed to commit 50 robberies

Glasses for Indian students with poor vision can boost economy by Rs 156 bn

A child who receives glasses at age five and wears them consistently until age 18 could earn 55.6 per cent more over their lifetime than those who never have their vision corrected

CDSCO meets WHO standards for functional vaccine regulatory system

A team of international experts from various countries led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva reviewed India's vaccine regulatory system

Delhi air pollution: PM's principal secretary flags slow landfill progress

According to a statement, Mishra reviewed the preparedness of the Delhi government and other stakeholders to carry out both short and long-term measures to reduce air pollution in the city.

Four state information commissions defunct with no commissioners: Report

In Tripura, the SIC has been defunct for over three years, in Telangana for 19 months and in Goa for seven months, it said

PM Modi emplanes for India after 'productive' two-day visit to Laos

He announced a 10-point plan to strengthen India-ASEAN comprehensive partnership and asserted that ties with the regional grouping were critical to guiding Asia's future

Maharashtra launches advanced cyber centre to fight online offences

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday inaugurated an advanced cybercrime command centre in Navi Mumbai and said it would enhance online security in the state.

PM Modi pays tribute to Jayprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary

Narayan is remembered for leading a rainbow coalition of Opposition parties in the mid-1970s against then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, calling for 'Sampoorna Kranti'

CJI presides over MoU signing to boost India-Bhutan judicial cooperation

He also said there is a misconceived perception that the traditional values of communities in India and Bhutan are antithetical to modern democratic ideas, such as liberty, equality and dissent

Kannur airport yet to get 'point of call' status from Centre: Kerala govt

Rajesh said the state government will continue to press for the grant of 'point of call' status to Kannur airport and called upon the UDF MLAs to join the efforts by exerting pressure on the Centre

Body of missing pilot recovered off Gujarat coast after a month of crash

ICG (Coast Guard) along with the Indian Navy and other stakeholders continued unrelenting search efforts to locate Commandant Rakesh Kumar Rana, who was the Pilot in Command of the mission

RK Kar row: IMA writes to CM Mamata on fast unto death by junior docs

Doctor Aniket Mahato was admitted to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Thursday night after his health condition deteriorated. A five-member medical board was constituted to oversee his treat

Manipur Cabinet: People of unrecognised villages excluded from govt schemes

The Manipur Cabinet has decided to exclude residents of unrecognised villages from government schemes, including MGNREGS, citing the need for official recognition

Cocaine in namkeen packets: How police carried out 208 kg Delhi drug bust

The latest seizure is connected to the October 2 recovery of 562 kg of drugs from south west Delhi's Mahipalpur. An absconding Indian-origin UK citizen has been identified as a suspect

Villagers beat leopard to death after it attacks 55-yr old man in Udaipur

Injured is undergoing treatment at the district hospital, and this area is located about 25 km from where forest and police teams have been searching for a man-eater leopard over the past several days

RG Kar horror: Doc's hunger strike reaches Day 6, one in critical condition

The health condition of the two other junior medics at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, who are also on fast unto death, has deteriorated, another health official said

28-year-old PhD student found dead at IIT Kanpur, fourth case in one year

A PhD student at IIT Kanpur died by suicide, marking the fourth such incident in a year; police recovered a suicide note in which the student said that she held herself responsible for her death

Left govt 'defensive' on harassment incidents in Hema Committee report: UDF

It is an insult to the House if we do not discuss this issue which concerns women, we are strongly protesting against this and walking out, said Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan

BJP learnt to block paths by living with colonial powers: Akhilesh Yadav

BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Akhilesh Yadav of doing politics in the matter adding that the SP has forgotten the ideals of Jai Prakash Narayan