Friday, February 20, 2026

Author: Worldsnap Staff

Mumbai
Worldsnap Staff

Servant steals for sister’s wedding, held

A 21-year-old man has been arrested for stealing gold ornaments worth Rs5.33 lakh from his employer’s house in Bandra.Police said Manoj Hemal Chaudhary had been working as a domestic help at Poornimal Talwalkar’s house for the past seven years. He stole the money to pay off his loan and for the expenses of his sister’s marriage.The complainant, a resident of Sunflower Building on Carter Road, works with a private company. He discovered last week that the jewellery was miss…

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Bangalore
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HC removes another hurdle to BMRCL

The Namma Metro project crossed yet another hurdle on Thursday with the Karnataka high court giving green signal for the acquisition of land near Jayanagar along RV Road for the construction of the South End station. A division bench of justices VG Sabhahit and Manohar dismissed a petition filed by Zakirunnisa and two others, requesting the court to direct the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to stick to its original alignment for the station. The petitioners alleg…

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Jaipur
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Kali Sindh project set to meet deadline

The work at 1,200 mega watt Kali Sindh power plant is going on in full swing as the deadline for completing the first phase of the project by October 2011 approaches. On Wednesday, the 211 tonne boiler drum of the plant was erected at a height of 75 m which marked the completion of the initial level and now officials are planning to speed-up the process so that deadline for both the 600 mw units could be met. Chairman cum managing director (CMD) of Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limi…

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Pune
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City firm’s software to block calls, SMSes

A call or SMS from an agent to sell an insurance policy or announce the latest offering from a nearby mall can now be barred by the users without any intervention from the service providers. Pune-based Optinno Mobitech Private Limited has developed a unique software called Mobiwatchman that allows one to block unwanted calls, messages and spam. Founder and company’s CEO Sagar Bedmutha claimed that this is the first such solution to be developed by any Indian company. "All…

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Business
Worldsnap Staff

Setting perfect for raising rates harmlessly

This may be the best time for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to execute a pre-policy hike in interest rates, as part of the much-needed normalisation of monetary policy.The stars are literally aligned. Let’s look at it one by one.First, the rupee. Global events emanating from Euroland has exposed the rupee to volatile capital flows.The local currency has lost 6% against the US dollar from the highs seen in April as foreign institutional investors sold emerging market assets fol…

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