New Delhi: Surpassing the world’s leading digital payments platforms, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed nearly Rs 81 lakh crore transactions in the April-July period this year, which is a staggering 37 per cent increase (year-on-year). According to latest data by global payments hub Paysecure,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported at least seven rape cases and three murders a day during 2023, according to a white paper tabled in the assembly Friday. The eastern state witnessed 2,826 rape cases and 1,362 murder cases in 2023, the white paper, circulated by the home...
New Delhi: A meeting of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnessed fireworks with members vociferously opposing certain provisions of the draft legislation, leading to a brief walkout by opposition members. The panel, chaired by BJP member Jagadambika Pal, heard the...
New Delhi: India must be prepared for another Covid-19 outbreak, said an expert Friday, amid rise in cases in several countries including the US and South Korea. According to estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Covid infections are increasing across...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Odisha will contribute significantly to India's growth and will become a growth engine of India by 2047. Majhi said this while inaugurating 'Resurgent Odisha 2024', a business conclave organized by Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (UCCIL),...
New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday ordered framing of charges for murder and other offences against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to alleged murder of three people in the north Delhi's Pul Bangash area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special CBI judge...
New Delhi: India's economic growth slowed to a 15-month low of 6.7 per cent in April-June 2024-25, mainly due to poor performance of the agriculture and services sectors, government data showed Friday. The gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 8.2 per cent in the April-June...
Palghar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and those hurt by the collapse of the warrior king's statue in coastal Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name or a king. For us, he is our deity....
Ranchi: Two days after he quit the JMM, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren joined the BJP Friday. Soren along with a large number of his supporters crossed over to the saffron camp in the presence of Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Assam Chief...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday asserted that the era of interrupted dialogues with Pakistan is over, noting that "actions have consequences". In his remarks at a book launch event in the national capital, Jaishankar said: "Era of uninterrupted dialogues with Pakistan is...
By Dilip Cherian While there is a diplomatic thaw between India and Canada, turning it into a meaningful trade pact...
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The infidelity of the Nvidia co-founder, Jensen Huang, the AI tech giant company’s CEO, who recently admitted he had been...
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The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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