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Banking services hit in region as employees go on strike

Chandigarh, August 22 : Normal banking operations across the region came to a standstill with around 60,000 bankers working in around 13,500 branches of public sector banks going on strike pressing various demands. The strike affected cheque clearances, National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and RTGs (Real Time Gross Settlement) transactions as well as deposits and […]

SC sets aside triple talaq, asks govt to bring in law in 6 months

New Delhi, August 22 : Muslim men can no longer pronounce instant triple talaq as the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared the age-old practice unconstitutional on the ground that it was arbitrary and violated right to equality of Muslim women. A five-judge Constitution Bench set aside the age-old practice by a majority of 3:2, holding […]

Police say probing ‘Blue Whale’ link to teen suicide bid

New Delhi : Days after a 16-year-old boy jumped off the fourth floor of a building in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar, police are investigating whether this is Delhi’s first case of ‘Blue Whale Challenge‘ and have taken his phone into their possession. With the teenager being treated at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and unable to […]