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26.02 / 10:09

Booking Assurant Discover BBC information reports Investigations NRI woman falls prey to ICICI Bank's fraud official, gets duped of ₹16 crore: ‘We deposited our entire….’

₹16 crore. The victim, Shveta Sharma, who fell prey to ICICI Bank's fraudulent employee, informed BBC that she had transferred money to her bank account in India from her US account to invest in fixed deposits that offered an interest rate of 5.5% to 6% since the interest rate on bank deposits in the US was negligible. She alleged that the bank official, introduced to her by a friend, created “fake accounts, forged her signature, took out debit cards and cheque books in her name", and convinced her to invest in FDs in India just to extort money from her accounts, as per BBC.

24.02 / 02:31

Aviat Analysis BBC SPY track reports UFO or Chinese spy? US officials baffled by unidentified ‘balloon’, says, ‘it doesn't...’

Associated Press, citing NORAD spokesperson John Cornelio, NORAD sent fighter pilots to probe and noted that it "did not pose any threat to the national security". However, there has been an increase in attention drawn to sightings of balloons traversing the United States following the military's interception and destruction of a Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed a significant portion of the nation last year.

23.02 / 17:17

Reuters security BBC War country reports Who would run Gaza after Hamas? Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu lays out post-war plan

Reuters, Israel aims to maintain security control over all land west of Jordan. This includes the occupied West Bank and Gaza - the territories where the Palestinians hope to establish an independent state. Besides, Netanyahu's plan also suggested way to replace Hamas rule in Gaza while maintaining public order.

23.02 / 02:11

Sustainability BBC Death community Freedom reports rights Farmers' Protest: ‘Human rights must be protected’, says UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh on Shubkaran's death

Delhi Chalo march. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, a Sikh Member of Parliament from Britain said the ‘freedom of expression’ of farmers must be protected. Addressing the Parliament, the Dhesi MP said, “Many of my Slough constituents, including members of the Sikh community and Gurdwaras have written to me regarding their serious concerns about the safety of protesting farmers in their attempt to march towards New Delhi." “Yesterday, a protestor was killed during a reported standoff with the police wherein, the cause of death was, and I quote: "a bullet wound to the head"," Singh told the House.

18.02 / 05:43

Cooper Williams awards BBC President show International BAFTA Awards 2024: When Indians can watch the event? Time, venue, and live-streaming details here

BAFTA) Awards scheduled for February 18 evening. The BAFTA is scheduled for Sunday, February 18, at London's Royal Festival Hall, marking the venue's second consecutive year hosting the event, having previously been held at the Royal Albert Hall for several years. The award show will take place in the United Kingdom from 7 to 9 pm today, Sunday, February 18.

16.02 / 10:46

BBC Browser Research reports recommendations Podcasts Updates Financial NatWest reports biggest annual profit since 2007 financial crisis

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16.02 / 08:55

economy Election BBC Opinion trends show UK by-election results deliver double trouble for Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak suffered two heavy blows to his leadership ahead of a general election later this year as the Opposition Labour Party overturned strong Conservative majorities to win by-elections in England on Friday. Labour's Dan Egan won the House of Commons seat of Kingswood, south-west England, and the party's Gen Kitchen won Wellingborough, in the East Midlands region of England. The results reflect double trouble for the British Indian leader as the Conservatives had won both seats by decisive margins at the last general election under Boris Johnson in December 2019.

15.02 / 14:59

Citi Career Netflix BBC War reports Relationships 'Einstein and the Bomb': Was Albert Einstein involved in making atom bomb? Director Anthony Philipson explores

Albert Einstein directly involved in making a nuclear bomb, that brought devastating catastrophe to the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in World War II? The theoretical physicist, best known for his Theory of Relativity, was a pacifist from the beginning of his life. After Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer', director Anthony Philipson has tried to find the answer to this question in his upcoming docudrama, 'Einstein and the Bomb'.

15.02 / 11:58

UPS Google CEO BBC wellness performer Interviews Google's Sundar Pichai uses 20 different phones at a time: Here's why

Pichai, in an interview with BBC in 2021, revealed that one of his jobs as the CEO of Google demands him to make sure that the company's products work fine on different devices. "I am constantly changing and trying out every new phone," Pichai had said. When asked about how often he changes his passwords, Pichai said, "I have a 2-factor authentication.

15.02 / 11:31

Citi Football BBC shooting stage gatherings bowling end 1 killed, 21 wounded in shooting at end of Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally. This is what Joe Biden said

Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday. Football fans dressed in red jerseys ran in complete chaos and took shelter wherever they could. Players of the Kansas City Chiefs were on the stage and about one million football fans had gathered in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, to attend the parade and rally to mark the Chiefs’ repeat championship win.

15.02 / 09:17

BBC Duke wellness Photos Sky News social rights Destinations Meghan Markle speaks about new website after Royalists slam controversial change: ‘It is illegal…’

cancer diagnosis. Meghan and Harry introduced their new website this week. Now, when people visit Archewell, they are redirected to Sussex.com.

13.02 / 21:15

BBC Death wellness love show audience BBC presenter, Steve Wright passes away

BBC radio presenter and legendary broadcaster Steve Wright has passed away at the age of 69 years. Wright has hosted BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 shows for over four decades and last went on air hosting a Valentine's show which is pre-recorded on Sunday as per BBC. He has passed away on Monday.

13.02 / 14:53

Progressive Netflix BBC film reports Features Interviews Netflix's SCOOP is to be released in April 2024

SCOOP, the latest biopic film portraying behind the scenes of the BBC Newsnight interview that happened with Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew is going to be released on Netflix on April 5th, 2024 as reported by Whats on Netflix. The new film will be an account of behind-the-scenes of the popular interview airing on BBC Newsnight on November 16th, 2019. Emily Maitlis, the veteran journalist has taken an interview of Prince Andrew addressing the increasing and recent contentions connecting him to Jeffrey Epstein.

26.01 / 11:27

UPS BBC TikTok hospital reports Videos Sold at birth, reunited by TikTok video: Here's a story of 'Georgia's stolen children'

ALSO READ: The future of our children who aren't trained to suffer The story of how Amy and Ano found each other starts when they were 12 years old. Amy Khvitia was a TV programme, Georgia's Got Talent. There she saw a girl dancing the jive who looked exactly like her, in fact, identical.

25.01 / 16:19

Platform Netflix BBC film Justice show Courts SC stays contempt proceedings against Netflix in HC for showing 'Wild Karnataka' documentary

Netflix, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the contempt proceedings initiated by the Karnataka High Court against the OTT platform for showing documentary — 'Wild Karnataka'-- despite a judicial order restraining its streaming. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Satish Chandra Sharma took note of the submissions of the Indian arm of the «over-the-top» (OTT) platform and asked the high court not to proceed with the contempt proceedings against it for the time being.

25.01 / 06:23

Citi Citizens BBC beautiful audience inclusion prevention Ukrainian-born model wins Miss Japan 2024, sparks identity controversy

On Monday, Ukrainian-born model Carolina Shiino graciously accepted the Miss Japan 2024 title with tears in her eyes.

24.01 / 16:37

UPS Platform Netflix BBC wellness country Netflix Q4 earnings: How password crackdown helped streaming giant to boost subscriptions; prices likely to go up

Netflix said that they are well on their path to growth and may soon consider increasing the prices of their plans. The company was holding the price rise to check the impact of its password sharing crackdown, but after the Q4 results, the subscription rates are expected to go up. "We largely put price increases on hold as we rolled out paid sharing.

24.01 / 12:35

UPS Citizens BBC performer testing Here's all about Shoaib Bashir – British Muslim of Pakistani descent who was denied Indian visa

ALSO READ: India Vs England: 'I feel for him honestly', says Rohit Sharma on Shoaib Bashir's visa row "I can't speak to the specifics of this case. But more broadly we have previously raised issues of this kind with the High Commission. We have been clear that we expect India to treat British citizens fairly at all times in its visa processes.

24.01 / 11:03

Citizens BBC testing India Vs England: 'I feel for him honestly', says Rohit Sharma on Shoaib Bashir's visa row

ALSO READ: India vs England: ENG's Shoaib Bashir ruled out of 1st Test due to visa issues, Ben Stokes calls it ‘very frustrating’ Shoaib Bashir, a British Muslim of Pakistani descent, faced visa issues amid England embarking on India's tour for a five-Test series. With his teammates proceeding to Hyderabad for the first test after a training camp in Abu Dhabi, the young cricketer remained in the Emirate and later returned to England to seek the necessary approval at the Indian embassy. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government expects British citizens to be treated fairly by India's visa processes.

22.01 / 16:01

economy Parke BBC country International Australia scraps ‘golden visa’ programme for wealthy investors, 'will be replaced with…'

BBC, the visa scheme was severely criticised in the country for increasing corruption and allowing wealthy foreign nationals to park illegal funds in Australia. Moreover, the dominance of Chinese investors was visible on the list of successful applicants as the Australian government data revealed that 85% of the SIVs were granted to people from China.

22.01 / 16:01

Reuters Election BBC Opinion performer cover International Ram Mandir Consecration: How international media covered Ayodha event

Shri Ram Lalla was unveiled for devotees across the world on Monday, prominent publications gave it aplace in their online space. The Ram Lalla idol was unveiled during the grand 'Pran Pratishtha', which involved hour-long rituals led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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