TRAI plans to limit satellite permits to five years, defying Musk’s Starlink

New Delhi, 13/3: India’s telecom regulator plans to recommend that satellite broadband spectrum be allotted for around five years to assess initial market adoption, defying Elon Musk’s Starlink, which is seeking a 20-year permit, said a senior government sources. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is currently working on key recommendations to the federal…

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ED conducts raids in gold smuggling case involving Karnataka actor Ranya Rao, others

Bengaluru, 13/3: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided multiple locations in Bengaluru and some other places as part of a money laundering probe linked to probe “larger conspiracy” into an alleged gold smuggling racket in which an actor was recently arrested by the DRI in Karnataka. A case has been filed under the Prevention of…

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Person of interest identified in disappearance of Indian student in Dominican Republic: Report

New York, 13/3: The US authorities have identified a 24-year-old man as person of interest in the case of a 20-year-old Indian student who has mysteriously gone missing during a spring break visit to the Dominican Republic. Sudiksha Konanki, a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on…

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State Bank of India to set up AI, fintech project finance unit

Mumbai, 13/3: State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, is setting up a unit to manage project financing solutions for “new age industries” such as artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and fintech, according to a senior executive. The public sector bank plans to complete the project within a year and will hire “specialized professionals” to staff…

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College student raped by 7 for 16 months after being blackmailed over nude video in Gujarat

Palanpur,12/3: A college student from Gujarat’s Banaskantha district was allegedly repeatedly raped by seven people for nearly 16 months after being blackmailed with her nude video, police said Wednesday. One of the accused befriended the 20-year-old woman over Instagram months after she started attending a college in Palanpur in 2023    

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Nitish Kumar comes to Bihar assembly under influence of ‘bhang’, alleges Rabri Devi after spat with CM

Patna, 12/3: The Bihar Legislative Council on Wednesday witnessed an unprecedented spat between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his predecessor Rabri Devi, who is now the leader of the opposition. The former chief minister later stormed out of the House, with other opposition members in tow, and alleged before the media that the incumbent…

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