BSF nabs Bangladeshi national near border; hands him over to police | India News

JAMMU: BSF apprehended a 19-year-old Bangladeshi national in forward areas near international border in Jammu district’s Gajansoo during routine border surveillance on Thursday.“After completing initial formalities, BSF handed Shariful Islam Bhuiyan, a resident of Bangladesh’s Comilla district, over to local police for further legal action. Shariful is being interrogated to ascertain the circumstances that led…

Read More

Pension reform: PFRDA allows banks to set up pension funds for NPS; aims to boost competition

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Thursday permitted banks to independently set up pension funds to manage the government’s flagship National Pension System (NPS), a move aimed at enhancing competition and safeguarding subscriber interests, PTI reported.The PFRDA board “has approved, in principle, a framework to permit Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) to independently…

Read More

Optical illusion personality test: Stars, city or umbrella? What you see first reveals if you are observant, responsible or loving as a person |

Photo: Photo: Dasha.takisho / Instagram Optical illusion personality tests are simple yet fun tests based on weird images that trick the eyes. Depending on what a person notices first in these images, a lot can be decoded about their true nature, as these pictures are based on psychological principles.For instance, this particular test was recently…

Read More

Australia T20 World Cup squad: Mitchell Marsh to captain, spin-heavy side announced | Cricket News

Mitchell Marsh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian selectors have named a spin-heavy squad as the defending champions gear up for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India.The 2021 champions, announced on Thursday, have opted not to include a left-arm pacer following Mitchell Starc’s retirement from T20 Internationals. Starc, who stepped…

Read More

‘Want nice, thin blood’: Donald Trump blames hand bruises on Aspirin; brushes off health concerns

Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump asserted that he’s healthy amid reports that emerged after bruising was seen on his hands during a recent public appearance. In an interview with Wall Street Journal published Thursday, he blamed aspirin for the hand bruises and denied falling asleep during meetings. He also corrected his previous…

Read More

‘Significant role in strengthening governance’: Centre launches e-bill system for fertilizer subsidies; platform to digitise workflow | India News

Union fertilizers minister J P Nadda on Thursday inaugurated an integrated e-bill system aimed at digitally processing fertilizer subsidies of about Rs 2 lakh crore. The move replaces manual, paper-based procedures with a fully digital workflow, eliminating the physical movement of bills, an official statement said.“This online system will play a significant role in strengthening…

Read More

Insurance costs under lens: RBI flags high-cost distribution driving premium growth, warns of medium-term pressure

The Reserve Bank of India has flagged emerging structural pressures in the insurance sector, warning that premium growth is increasingly being driven by high-cost, distribution-led strategies rather than improvements in operating efficiency, even as the sector remains stable in the near term, according to its latest Financial Stability Report.“While posing no near-term systemic risks, the…

Read More

Viral Instagram reel explains why British empire was built on gin and tonic |

British colonial officials mixed quinine with gin and citrus to prevent malaria and scurvy, making medicine tolerable and routine A short clip has been circulating on Instagram, often paired with gin labels and captions about empire and empire-building. It shows a stiff-backed British aristocrat aboard a yacht, briefly interrupted from Mediterranean leisure by a domestic…

Read More