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New Delhi: The internationalisation of the unified payments interface (UPI) is progressing rapidly, as India emerges as a world leader in leveraging digital technologies for transformative change, according to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report. The UPI hit a milestone of 16.6 billion transactions...

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has trounced rival Shiv Sena (UBT) of Uddhav Thackeray in 36 assembly seats in Maharashtra, putting to rest the debate over which is the real party founded by late Bal Thackeray. Shinde's Sena, a constituent...

New Delhi: The Centre has convened an all-party meeting Sunday ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju will hold the meeting with the floor leaders of political parties in both Houses of Parliament. The meeting will be presided...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the 'Odisha Parba 2024' programme Sunday (November 24) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, an official said Saturday. PM Modi will also address the gathering on the occasion. The Prime Minister is expected to...

New Delhi: Congress Saturday described the Maharashtra poll outcome as "unexpected and inexplicable", and claimed that the level-playing field in the state was disturbed in a targeted manner as part of a conspiracy to defeat it. The opposition party, however, hailed the poll results in...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hailed the INDIA bloc's victory in the Jharkhand Assembly polls Saturday as one for the protection of the Constitution as well as of water, forest and land, even as he described the Maharashtra poll results as "unexpected" and said...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the latest round of elections has endorsed the message of development and defeated the politics of lies and betrayal propounded by the Congress and its allies. Addressing a gathering at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in...

New Delhi: Ruling parties held sway in most of the 13 states in the Assembly byelection results declared Saturday, with the BJP and its allies wresting seats in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan and the Trinamool Congress sweeping West Bengal. Out of the 46 seats...

Imphal: The Manipur government Saturday extended suspension of mobile internet services for two days in seven districts of the state, according to an order. Amid escalating violence, the administration suspended the services on November 16 for two days to prevent anti-social elements from spreading content...

Jaipur: The BJP won five of the seven seats in the Rajasthan Assembly bypolls, the results of which were announced Saturday. Congress and Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) bagged one seat each, according to the Election Commission (EC). BJP's Rajendra Bhamboo won Jhunjhunu, Rajendra Gurjar won...