Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau AI-generated videos portraying President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk as factory workers surfaced on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). These clips, widely shared by Chinese accounts, depict the trio working on production lines, seemingly mocking the White House’s efforts to rejuvenate American manufacturing. The…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Yoga guru Ramdev has triggered fresh controversy by using the term “sharbat jihad” in a viral video, where he claimed that a company selling sharbat is using its earnings to build mosques and madrasas, while promoting Patanjali’s rose sharbat. The video was shared by ‘Patanjali Products’ on Facebook with a caption…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau A team of investigators, including an inspector general (IG) rank officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has travelled to the US to take 26/11 Mumbai attacks co-conspirator Tahawwur Rana into custody and bring him to India, officials said. The Pakistan-born Canadian physician earlier this week lost his plea against extradition…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Comedian Kunal Kamra has claimed that he was approached to participate in the upcoming season of reality show Bigg Boss, which is hosted by actor Salman Khan. Taking to Instagram, Kamra shared a screenshot of a conversation with a casting director, who had reached out to him to discuss the opportunity…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The stock market opened in green on Tuesday, April 8, rebounding after it logged its steepest single-day drop in 10 months as a US tariff-fuelled selloff triggered anxiety among investors. At 9.15 am, the benchmark BSE Sensex was up by 1,141.14 points or 1.56 per cent, reaching 74,279.04. The broader NSE…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Kochi: In a major breakthrough, Kochi Cyber Police have uncovered connections between a Chinese-led cybercrime syndicate operating from Southeast Asia’s infamous ‘Golden Triangle’ and the recent Rs 90 lakh online fraud targeting retired Kerala High Court judge Sasidharan Nambiar. The investigation has led to the arrest of three individuals from Thalassery,…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau India’s booming microfinance industry, once hailed as a tool for financial inclusion and grassroots empowerment, is now staring at a potential crisis. Surveys indicate that nearly 68% of subprime borrowers are showing signs of financial distress, threatening the stability of a sector that has grown by an astonishing 2,100% over the…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The microfinance sector in Haveri district is grappling with a severe financial crisis as over 70,000 loan accounts have turned into non-performing assets (NPAs) as of March 31, 2025. The wave of defaults has triggered alarm among financial institutions, with some halting operations altogether. A total of 26 microfinance institutions (MFIs)…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Acting on credible information, the Hubballi branch of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted enforcement raids on two warehouses operated by InstaKart Services Pvt. Ltd., the logistics arm of e-commerce giant Flipkart, in Kotur village of Dharwad district. The operation resulted in the seizure of non-ISI marked goods valued at…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. Just days ahead of Ambedkar Jayanti, a shocking act of vandalism has triggered public outrage in Udham Singh Nagar district headquarter, Rudrapur, after unidentified miscreants placed a tyre around the neck of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue in the town’s main market. The incident came to light early Sunday morning when locals…