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THANE: A 24-year-old woman has been duped of Rs 5.24 lakh by an online fraudster who posed as an employee of a private bank and tricked her, the police informed on Wednesday. The complainant received a call from a man who claimed to be from the 'credit card department of the bank' and told her that the premium of health insurance she had availed would be deducted soon. The accused sent her a link and...

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a vitriolic attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government over Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids against opposition leaders and multiple issues, saying the party is "playing a dirty game".A spirited Banerjee, recovering from a knee injury that has kept her sidelined for almost a month, passionately claimed that...

CHENNAI: A six-member gang hacked the son of a DMK functionary near Ennore in Chennai on Thursday morning.The murdered man has been identified as Kamaraj, 35. His father Vivekananda is a DMK functionary. The father-son duo had taken work from Chennai Corporation on a contract basis.On Thursday morning, the gang barged into their office and hacked Kamaraj to death.The gang members escaped from the spot...

NEW DELHI: A meeting of New Delhi Municipal Council was adjourned on Wednesday without many proposals being approved as chief minister Arvind Kejriwal left abruptly.Kejriwal was questioned by BJP members about what they claimed was no effective action being taken to control air pollution in the national capital and increasing stubble burning in Punjab.No comment was received from Delhi government on...

Mumbai: Axis Bank has posted a net profit of Rs 5,864 crore for the September quarter — an increase of 10% over Rs 5,330 crore reported in the year-ago period. The increase in net profit comes on the back of a 19% rise in net interest income to Rs 12,315 crore, as compared to the previous year.Deposits of the bank rose 17.8% to Rs 9.6 lakh crore at the end of September, from Rs 8.1 lakh crore a year...

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NEW DELHI: After a triumphant performance against the Netherlands, Steve Smith, the veteran Australian cricketer, attributed his return to form in the ongoing World Cup to some key technical adjustments. On Wednesday, the 34-year-old displayed his revamped technique as he blazed his way to a robust 68-ball 71, comprising nine boundaries and a maximum. Smith's partnership with David Warner (104) of 132...

KOLKATA: Bengal’s Durga Puja economy could well have touched the Rs 50,000-crore mark this year with puja organisers, advertisers, retailers and restaurants registering a 20% hike in businesses over 2022. Kolkata is expected to account for around 20% of the pie at Rs 10,000 crore. Last year, total transactions were estimated to be around Rs 40,000 crore, up from Rs 32,377 crore in 2019.The 2019 figure...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a 4% dearness allowance hike for government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners. "The chief minister has ordered that the dearness allowance shall be enhanced to 46% with retrospective effect from July 1, 2023," said an official statement. Chief minister M K Stalinhad earlier announced that the government would fulfil the demand...

NEW DELHI: Merely because the wife is a graduate, she cannot be compelled to work and it cannot be presumed that she is intentionally not working to claim maintenance from her estranged husband, Delhi High Court has said. The court's observation came while dealing with a plea by a man seeking a reduction in interim maintenance payable to his wife from Rs 25,000 per month to Rs 15,000 per month on the...