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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How to spot a scam call without using a Caller ID App?

In a recent move to rise related to rising call-related scams, the Indian government has mandated that all official calls from banks will now start with the prefix ‘160’. This significant change has been designed to help citizens identify genuine calls from banks and financial institutions- without any need for a caller ID tracking application. All Bank calls in India …

Bank 160 Scam Calls

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Honour bound up

Times of India

Bachi Karkaria's Erratica and its cheeky sign-off character, Alec Smart, have had a growing league of followers since 1994 when the column began in the Metropolis on Saturday. MORE Right, milord, officials are not ‘Honourables’ Justice JJ Munir of Allahabad high court recently sought an affidavit from the principal secretary of the state’s revenue department on the protocol, if any, …

Honour

7 months ago

Practice Of Electro-Homeopathy Not Banned In UP But Such Practitioners Can't Use 'Doctor' Prefix: Allahabad High Court

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has held that the practice of Electro Homeopathy is not banned in the State of Uttar Pradesh but such practitioners of electro homeopathy cannot use 'doctor' prefix before their names. Counsel for petitioners argued that the order dated 21.06.2011 issued by the Government of India clarified the order dated 25.11.2003 were instructions relating to practice, education …

India Court Order State Practice Dated Petitioners

1 year, 1 month ago

Fact Check: Claims of Israel changing barcode from 729 to 871 found to be misleading | DETAILS

India TV News

Social media platforms have recently been flooded with posts suggesting that Israel altered its barcode number from 729 to 871, accompanied by calls for a boycott of Israeli products. One widely shared caption on Facebook stated, "Israel has changed its barcode from 729 to 871 Barcode changed as the public was boycotting Israeli products." To verify these assertions, the Fact …

Fact Check Israel Fact Barcode Image Source Prefixes 871

1 year, 2 months ago

‘Servant Brajesh Pathak’: UP Deputy CM Adds Prefix to his Bio on X After Akhilesh Yadav’s Taunt

News 18

In a reminder of the ‘Main bhi Chowkidaar’ campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls, Uttar Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday added a prefix to his name on his social media handle on X, formerly Twitter, making it ‘Servant Brajesh Pathak’. Akhilesh ji itna accha koodte hain to unhe Asian …

Yadav Akhilesh Brajesh Pathak Pathak Servant

1 year, 8 months ago

How Prefix “Professor” Induced Voters? Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Against Election Of Education Minster R Bindu For Alleged Misrepresentation

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the election of Education Minister R Bindu from Irinjalakuda Constituency in the General Election held in 2021 to the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The petition was filed seeking a declaration that her election was void on the ground that she misrepresented herself as “Professor R Bindu”, even though she was not …

Education Kerala High Court Kerala High Court Prof Professor Plea

2 years, 6 months ago

Cops’ Probe of WhatsApp Groups Reveals Konaseema Violence Was ‘Pre-Planned’

The Quint

This reporter, who is presently in Amalapuram town, spoke to the officers investigating the violence. The police retrieved direct evidence by collecting footage from the minister’s and the MLA’s houses, KIMS Hospital, and other places on the route that the mob travelled that had CCTV cameras. The police investigation also found that over 20 WhatsApp groups were active prior to …

Violence Konaseema Whatsapp Groups

3 years ago

Ajith Kumar asks fans to stop calling him ‘Thala’

The Hindu

December 01, 2021 02:57 pm | Updated 03:49 pm IST Tamil star Ajith has penned an open letter to the media and public, requesting them to not refer to him as ‘Thala’ anymore. Even more commonplace are rifts between Ajith and Vijay fans — ‘Thala-Thalapathy’ fights — on social media. However, now the actor, who is currently shooting for his …

Ajith Thala Valimai

3 years, 11 months ago

Landline users must add zero before making calls to mobile numbers from today

India Today

Telecom companies Airtel and Jio have informed their XStream and fiber customers to start adding the prefix '0' before making calls to mobile numbers from today adhering to the Department of Telecom ’s directive. In November 2020, DoT accepted TRAI’s proposal and stated that with effect from January 15, 2021, all landline numbers should dial mobile numbers with prefix zero. …

Mobile Numbers Number Dot Calls Numbering Mobile Numbers

3 years, 11 months ago

Alert! From January 15 you won't be able to make landline to mobile calls without doing this

India TV News

Telecom operators have informed subscribers that they would need to prefix '0' for making calls from landline to mobile phones from January 15, in line with the telecom department's recent directive. "As per DoT's directive, effective 15-Jan-21, it is mandatory to prefix 0 before the mobile number while dialling from your landline," Airtel has started informing its fixed line users. …

Mobile Line Dot Fixed

4 years, 1 month ago

Callers to Now Prefix '0' for All Calls from Landlines to Mobile Phones from January 1