NEW DELHI: India’s total demat accounts continue to rise, with over four million new ones added in August, as per the depositories’ data. National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL) data showed that the total number of demat accounts in the country rose by over four million in August to 171.1 […]
NEW DELHI: The government is strongly advising citizens to update their Aadhaar cards every 10 years, with a free update service available until September 14, 2024. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended this deadline multiple times over the past year, but there is no confirmation of further extensions. Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique […]
DHAKA: Thousands of students and others on Thursday rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power by a mass uprising initially led by students over a quota system for government jobs. Hasina fled to India on August 5 after weeks of violence left more than […]
NEW DELHI: August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The data also showed that August 2024 was […]
NEW DELHI: Amid improving bilateral ties, India and the Maldives on Friday held their fifth ”Defence Cooperation Dialogue” in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy. “The meeting provided both sides with […]
NEW DELHI: A new study by IPE-Global and Esri-India has uncovered a alarming “swapping trend” in India’s climate patterns, where traditionally flood-prone areas are now experiencing droughts and vice versa. The research, which analysed climate data from 1973 to 2023, found that over 85% of Indian districts are vulnerable to extreme weather events, with 45% […]
NEW DELHI: India achieved its best-ever medal haul at a single edition of the Paralympic Games in Paris and also surpassed the Tokyo gold tally after Praveen Kumar won a gold in men’s high jump T64 event on Friday. Praveen cleared the bar set at 2.08m to clinch his second straight Paralympic medal, a personal […]
‘They haven’t won a Test at home in over 1000 days’ NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin felt sorry for the geats of the Pakistan cricket team after their team slumped to a new low, suffering a whitewash against Bangladesh at home. Bangladesh beat Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi by 10 wickets to […]
KOLKATA: Australia off spinner Nathan Lyon has suggested that the World Test Championship (WTC) final should be a three-match series with one game in England, one in India, and one in Australia so that players get to play in different conditions. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has scheduled the WTC 2025 final at Lord’s from […]
Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the BJP’s poll campaign and release the party’s manifesto during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Friday. Shah’s visit comes at a critical time for the BJP in J&K as the party faces growing challenges ahead of the assembly elections with several leaders and workers […]