Elmwood Park, NJ, March 06, 2024 –Spencer Savings Bank, a number one New Jersey-based group financial institution, donated $10,000 to the Research & Development (R&D) Council of New Jersey to assist assist their Governor’s STEM Scholars program. The college students additionally loved an excellent personalised occasion that featured a tour of the financial institution and dinner with senior administration workforce members.
The two students have been Kenny Frias, a senior at Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy, and Mina Basaly a junior at Rutgers University. Their go to to the financial institution included a tour and dinner with Jane Allerman Rey (Spencer’s President and COO), Steve Fusco (Spencer’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) in addition to senior leaders from the financial institution’s Finance and Information Technology groups. Bank leaders shared trade information, profession recommendation and ideas for skilled success in an excellent dialogue over dinner. These real-world insights will assist the scholars on their journey of navigating the world as students and future leaders.
“Spencer is honored to assist such brilliant younger college students like Kenny and Mina,” said Jose Guerrero, Spencer’s Chairman and CEO. “New Jersey is a number one contender in schooling, and it takes nice work, drive and dedication to purse these rigorous fields of examine. We are so proud to proceed to assist their schooling and look ahead to the great contributions they each will make within the communities of New Jersey!”
Here’s all you need to know about RBI’s Unclaimed Deposits portalIANS
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday issued a set of steadily requested questions (FAQs) about its UDGAM portal to assist folks get well their funds which are caught in unclaimed deposits/ accounts with banks.
The six FAQs cowl intimately the centralised data that’s out there from about 30 banks on the portal to assist monitor down these accounts.
*What is UDGAM portal?
UDGAM refers to Unclaimed Deposits-Gateway to Access inforMation, which is a web-based portal developed by RBI. It facilitates the registered customers to search unclaimed deposits/accounts throughout a number of banks at one place in a centralised method.
*Are all banks a part of the UDGAM portal? What proportion of the unclaimed deposits they symbolize?
No. As on March 4, 2024, there are 30 banks, that are a part of UDGAM portal, and so they cowl round 90 per cent of unclaimed deposits (in worth phrases) in Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund of RBI. The listing of those banks is obtainable on dwelling web page of UDGAM ( and within the RBI Press Release dated October 5, 2023. The remaining banks are within the technique of getting on-boarded.
*What are the forms of deposits/accounts lined in UDGAM portal?
All unclaimed deposits/accounts which are a part of Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund of RBI will be searched in UDGAM portal.
*What inputs are required to search unclaimed deposits of (a) people and (b) non-individuals on UDGAM portal?
A person is required to register on the portal by offering his/her identify and cellular quantity.
(The person handbook out there on the portal (https://udgam.rbi.org.in/unclaimed-deposits/#/login) elucidates the detailed technique of registration and use of the portal).
Individuals:For looking unclaimed deposits in particular person classes, a person has to present inputs such because the identify of the account holder, the identify of the financial institution (a number of banks will be chosen) and any a number of of the 5 inputs viz., Permanent Account Number (PAN), Driving License Number, Voter ID Number, Passport Number and Date of Birth of the account holder.
Non-Individuals: For looking unclaimed deposits within the non-individual class, a person has to present inputs such because the identify of the entity, the identify of the financial institution (a number of banks will be chosen) and any a number of of the 4 inputs viz., Name of the authorised signatory, PAN, Corporate Identification Number (CIN) and Date of Incorporation.
Even if not one of the above-mentioned data is obtainable, the person can sort the deal with of the account holder or the entity (because the case could also be), rather than these inputs talked about above for enterprise the search.
*Whether person can settle/declare his/her unclaimed deposits by UDGAM portal or from RBI?
No, the UDGAM portal facilitates solely (a) the search of unclaimed deposits/accounts throughout a number of banks at one place and (b) gives data on the declare/settlement course of of every financial institution (which will probably be out there within the search end result). The unclaimed deposits will be claimed solely from the respective financial institution.
*What is Unclaimed Deposit Reference Number (UDRN)?
UDRN is a novel quantity generated by Core Banking Solution (CBS) by banks and assigned to every Unclaimed account/ deposit transferred to Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund of RBI. This quantity is used in order that the account holder or the financial institution department the place the account is maintained, can’t be recognized by any third social gathering.
Reserve Bank of India.IANS
The UDRN allows the financial institution branches to seamlessly settle claims acquired from the purchasers/depositors, who’ve made profitable searches within the UDGAM portal. All the 30 banks on-boarded to the UDGAM portal have put in place mandatory necessities to generate UDRN through the growth of the portal.
Actors Pulkit Samrat and Kriti Kharbanda, who’ve been in a relationship for a number of years now, are quickly set to be a part of the ‘married’ membership, as per studies.
Pulkit Samrat and Kriti Kharbanda. Photo: Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram
Amid rumours of their impending wedding ceremony, their invitation lately acquired leaked on-line and if studies are to be believed, the couple will tie the knot on March 13.
On Tuesday night, Pulkit and Kriti’s digital wedding ceremony invite surfaced on-line, and inside minutes, it was splashed throughout social media. The invite confirmed a sketch of the couple having fun with sundown at their cozy abode and their pets lounging round.
“Can’t wait to rejoice with our squad! Love, Pulkit and Kriti,” the textual content on the cardboard learn.
The leaked wedding ceremony invite. Photo courtesy: Free Press Journal
For these unversed, Kriti and Pulkit’s love story started on the units of their movie, Pagalpanti, in 2019, and the 2 have been collectively ever since. Unlike different B-Town {couples}, they by no means shied away from making their relationship official in public and indulging in some cutesy PDA.
Earlier this 12 months, Kriti had hinted about their wedding ceremony after she wished Pulkit with a romantic put up on Valentine’s Day. “Let’s March collectively, hand in hand,” she had captioned the photograph.
In January, pictures of Kriti and Pulkit all decked up and surrounded by their family and friends members had surfaced on-line, and in these, the actress was seen rocking an enormous diamond ring, which sparked rumours that the 2 had gotten engaged.
However, each Pulkit and Kriti have remained tightlipped about their wedding ceremony but.
On the skilled entrance, Pulkit and Kriti have shared the display screen in a number of motion pictures, together with, Veerey Ki Wedding, Taish, and Pagalpanti.
Bangalore, March, 6: Chevalier Group is a multinational company devoted to offering distinctive instructional alternatives and help providers to college students worldwide. With a deal with excellence and innovation, Chevalier Group strives to empower college students to obtain their tutorial {and professional} targets.
Chevalier Group, a number one multinational company primarily based in India, has introduced an unique settlement with Penza State University of Russia to facilitate medical training alternatives for college students aspiring to research in Russia. Dr. Yuvraj Singh Solanki, Founder and CEO of Chevalier Group, disclosed this collaboration throughout a press convention immediately.
Dr. Solanki, who himself pursued training in Russia and holds over 20 years of expertise, emphasised the excellent help and steerage supplied by Penza State University to medical college students. He highlighted the establishment’s observe file, with 370 graduates from 2013 to 2023, and famous a commendable 65% cross fee in the Foreign Medical Degree Examination [FMGE], with 65 docs pursuing postgraduate programs.
Underlining Chevalier Group’s dedication to scholar welfare, Dr. Solanki assured meticulous administration of all features of training, together with admission processes and day-to-day help providers. The group runs Indian hostels and canteen in Penza, making certain snug lodging and three meals a day for Indian college students, alongside with medical help throughout emergencies.
Kshatradhari Mandal, Managing Director of IT&CS PVT LTD, Chevalier Group’s official accomplice in South India, introduced the deployment of ten distinguished educating employees to put together Indian college students for Penza State University examinations. This initiative goals to improve college students’ instructional {qualifications} and equip them to excel in their research.
Furthermore, Dr. Solanki revealed Chevalier Group’s collaboration with Parul University, Vadodara, to conduct pilot applications primarily based on Penza State University’s curriculum. This strategic partnership goals to higher put together college students for the challenges of medical training, making certain their success in the sector.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
In one of the worst outages for Meta in years, its entire family of apps — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads — went down for millions across the globe, including in India, as users were thrown out from their accounts.
There was no official announcement from the company as to what caused this massive outage across its platforms.
While Facebook logged users out of their accounts, people were unable to refresh their feeds on Instagram and stories and comments were not loading.
X rival Threads also went down, displaying an error message that read, “Sorry, something went wrong. Try again.”
WhatsApp, also owned by Meta, still appeared to be working.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
Website outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 1 lakh reports of Facebook being down, and the number was increasing.
Instagram also had more than 20,000 reports of outages being faced by users across the globe.
The affected users took to X to write about their woes.
“Instagram, Facebook and Threads are currently down,” posted software engineer Alessandro Paluzzi.
“Facebook, IG & Messenger are all down. Thank god Twitter doesn’t belong to Meta,” another posted.
Facebook,Meta,IANS
This makes one of the biggest outages for Meta in years.
A similar outage happened in 2021 when a configuration issue affected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for several hours.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
In one of the worst outages for Meta in years, its entire family of apps — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads — went down for millions across the globe, including in India, as users were thrown out from their accounts.
There was no official announcement from the company as to what caused this massive outage across its platforms.
While Facebook logged users out of their accounts, people were unable to refresh their feeds on Instagram and stories and comments were not loading.
X rival Threads also went down, displaying an error message that read, “Sorry, something went wrong. Try again.”
WhatsApp, also owned by Meta, still appeared to be working.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
Website outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 1 lakh reports of Facebook being down, and the number was increasing.
Instagram also had more than 20,000 reports of outages being faced by users across the globe.
The affected users took to X to write about their woes.
“Instagram, Facebook and Threads are currently down,” posted software engineer Alessandro Paluzzi.
“Facebook, IG & Messenger are all down. Thank god Twitter doesn’t belong to Meta,” another posted.
Facebook,Meta,IANS
This makes one of the biggest outages for Meta in years.
A similar outage happened in 2021 when a configuration issue affected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for several hours.
Alia Bhatt will quickly function in a YRF Spy Universe film. Photo Courtesy: IBNS File
Yash Raj Films (YRF) CEO Akshaye Widhani has confirmed that Indian actress Alia Bhatt will probably be becoming a member of the YRF Spy Universe.
Filming for the film will start later this yr.
Tiger starring Salman Khan, War starring Hrithik Roshan, and Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan are all a part of the spy universe which has produced a number of Box Office hits to date.
Speaking at FICCI Frames, Widhani was quoted as saying by India Today, “I’ll share the worst-kept secret within the business, which is, Alia Bhatt is headlining a Spy Universe movie and that the schedule begins later this yr. But you understand, speaking about this spy universe, we are literally simply so thrilled and enthusiastic about having this IP (mental property) within the studio.”
He described YRF Spy Universe as a ‘monetary and cultural juggernaut’.
The YRF Spy Universe began its journey in 2012 with Salman Khan’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’.
The final launched film of the franchise was ‘Tiger 3’.
It featured Salman and Katrina Kaif within the lead roles.
Alia made her worldwide debut final yr reverse Gal Gadot in Heart of Stone.
Heart of Stone was launched on August 11, 2023, by Netflix.
Alia Bhatt will quickly characteristic in a YRF Spy Universe film. Photo Courtesy: IBNS File
Yash Raj Films (YRF) CEO Akshaye Widhani has confirmed that Indian actress Alia Bhatt will probably be becoming a member of the YRF Spy Universe.
Filming for the film will start later this 12 months.
Tiger starring Salman Khan, War starring Hrithik Roshan, and Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan are all a part of the spy universe which has produced a number of Box Office hits to date.
Speaking at FICCI Frames, Widhani was quoted as saying by India Today, “I’ll share the worst-kept secret within the business, which is, Alia Bhatt is headlining a Spy Universe movie and that the schedule begins later this 12 months. But you already know, speaking about this spy universe, we are literally simply so thrilled and enthusiastic about having this IP (mental property) within the studio.”
He described YRF Spy Universe as a ‘monetary and cultural juggernaut’.
The YRF Spy Universe began its journey in 2012 with Salman Khan’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’.
The final launched film of the franchise was ‘Tiger 3’.
It featured Salman and Katrina Kaif within the lead roles.
Alia made her worldwide debut final 12 months reverse Gal Gadot in Heart of Stone.
Heart of Stone was launched on August 11, 2023, by Netflix.
Alia Bhatt will quickly characteristic in a YRF Spy Universe film. Photo Courtesy: IBNS File
Yash Raj Films (YRF) CEO Akshaye Widhani has confirmed that Indian actress Alia Bhatt will probably be becoming a member of the YRF Spy Universe.
Filming for the film will start later this yr.
Tiger starring Salman Khan, War starring Hrithik Roshan, and Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan are all a part of the spy universe which has produced a number of Box Office hits up to now.
Speaking at FICCI Frames, Widhani was quoted as saying by India Today, “I’ll share the worst-kept secret within the trade, which is, Alia Bhatt is headlining a Spy Universe movie and that the schedule begins later this yr. But you already know, speaking about this spy universe, we are literally simply so thrilled and enthusiastic about having this IP (mental property) within the studio.”
He described YRF Spy Universe as a ‘monetary and cultural juggernaut’.
The YRF Spy Universe began its journey in 2012 with Salman Khan’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’.
The final launched film of the franchise was ‘Tiger 3’.
It featured Salman and Katrina Kaif within the lead roles.
Alia made her worldwide debut final yr reverse Gal Gadot in Heart of Stone.
Heart of Stone was launched on August 11, 2023, by Netflix.
The RBI on Wednesday issued a directive barring credit card issuers (banks and non-banks) from coming into into any association or settlement with card networks reminiscent of American Express, GraspCard Asia, Diners Club and Rupay that restrain them from availing the providers of different card networks.
The order additionally states that card issuers shall present an possibility to their eligible customers to select from a number of card networks on the time of concern. For present cardholders, this selection could also be offered on the time of the following renewal. This route shall be efficient six months from the date of this round, the RBI mentioned.
Card issuers and card networks shall guarantee adherence to the these necessities in present agreements on the time of modification or renewal thereof, and recent agreements which might be executed, the RBI mentioned.
Representational Image of cards.Pixabay
The RBI mentioned that the step has been taken in public curiosity as a overview confirmed that some preparations present between card networks and card issuers usually are not conducive to the supply of choice for customers.
The RBI additionally mentioned that the order pertaining to offering a number of choices to customers won’t be relevant to credit card issuers with variety of energetic cards issued by them being 10 lakh or much less in quantity.
Also card issuers who concern credit cards on their very own authorised card community are excluded from the applicability of the round.
