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India now leads world in fast digital payments powered by UPI: IMF

NEW DELHI: India now leads the world in fast digital payments, powered by the rapid growth of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to...

India rolls out first-ever e-Truck Incentive Scheme

NEW DELHI: Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday launched a groundbreaking scheme to provide financial incentives for electric trucks (e-trucks)...

Market extends losing streak for third straight session

NEW DELHI: The stock market on Friday continued its losing streak for a third consecutive session over concerns of the impact of Trump’s tariffs...

UN reports nearly 800 deaths near Gaza aid hubs in six weeks

GENEVA: The UN rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 798 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in...

Govt breaks silence on Chinese engineers leaving iPhone maker Foxconn’s plant

NEW DELHI: The government has shared its response on Chinese engineers reportedly leaving the biggest iPhone supplier, Foxconn’s plant in India. According to a...

Isro chief reveals how India saved Ax-4 mission from disaster, said no to launch

NEW DELHI: In a rare disclosure, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Chief V Narayanan revealed how India took a decisive stand to stop the...

New discovery reveals Mars once had a river system mightier than Ganga

NEW DELHI: In a discovery that could transform our understanding of Mars, scientists have mapped more than 15,000 kilometers of ancient riverbeds in the...

Bumrah breaks Kapil Dev’s record for most away five-wicket hauls by Indian bowler

LONDON: Jasprit Bumrah picked up yet another five-wicket haul, his fifteenth overall, during the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Lord’s on Friday. The...

Tendulkar meets two tennis greats at Wimbledon, pens cheeky caption

NEW DELHI: Wimbledon 2025 has not only delivered thrilling tennis action but has also drawn several global sporting icons. On Friday, it was the...

‘Why just before polls?’: SC grills ECI over Bihar electoral roll exercise

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday questioned the timing of the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral...

Shashi Tharoor next Kerala CM? Pre-poll survey says yes, Congress stays tight-lipped

NEW DELHI: Is Shashi Tharoor quietly setting the stage for a larger role in Kerala politics? A new pre-poll survey has positioned the four-time...

Colonisation produced clerks & yeomen, not thinkers: VP Dhankhar

NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said colonisation produced clerks and yeomen instead of thinkers, while grades replaced critical thinking. Addressing the inaugural...

PM Modi returns to Delhi after successful five-nation tour

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday returned to New Delhi after concluding a highly productive and successful five-nation tour to Ghana, Trinidad &...

Nitish Kumar expands 35% quota for women in govt jobs across all roles

PATNA: After granting 35 per cent reservation to women candidates, who are native residents of Bihar, in all direct recruitment processes across the state,...

Goyal highlights resilience of Indian agriculture amid global challenges

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, highlighted the government’s continued focus on empowering India’s agricultural sector while addressing the 16th...

Centre grants tax benefit status to IREDA bonds

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified bonds issued by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) as “long-term...

SBI eyes record Rs 25,000 crore QIP to boost capital, first equity issue since 2017: Report

NEW DELHI: State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender by assets, is preparing to sell shares worth up to Rs 25,000 crore...

More than 17 million people in Yemen going hungry, including 1m children: UN

UNITED NATIONS: More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who...

UK students could face jail over support for banned Palestine Action

LONDON: University students in the UK face jail if they support the group Palestine Action, the former government advisor on political violence and disruption...

Mega crash on Moon released energy equal to 1,000,000,000,000 atomic bombs

NEW DELHI: China's ambitious Chang'e-6 mission has delivered new insights into the Moon's geological past, particularly the differences between its near and far sides. Launched...

Japan sets new internet speed record

It’s 16 million times faster than India's average NEW DELHI: Japanese researchers have achieved a groundbreaking internet speed of 1.02 petabits per second, creating a...

Europe conducts critical drop tests on reusable spacecraft

NEW DELHI: The European Space Agency’s reusable spacecraft Space Rider has successfully completed a crucial series of drop tests, bringing it closer to becoming...

Aadhaar Now Mandatory To Avail Benefits: Govt

Skill Development Scheme For Persons With Disabilities New Delhi, Jul 9: The Centre has made it mandatory for beneficiaries under the National Action Plan for...

2 Pilots Killed In Churu Crash

Jaipur/New Delhi: Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed on Wednesday morning in a crash of a Jaguar trainer aircraft near...

‘No SIR’: Bihar erupts in protest against Election Commission’s voter-list revision

NEW DELHI: Protests erupted across Bihar on Wednesday against the Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls even as the Supreme Court agreed...

57% enumeration forms collected, people participating enthusiastically in voter-list revision: CEC

NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday said the electors of Bihar have enthusiastically participated in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

Choose Gandhi, Ambedkar, Periyar, not the oath of Godse: TN CM urges students

CHENNAI: With the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar, and Periyar EV Ramasamy available, students should not go astray by following the...

India’s fish production shown remarkable progress in past decade

NEW DELHI: India’s fish production has more than doubled, rising from 95.79 lakh tonnes in FY 2013-14 to a record 195 lakh tonnes in...

40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu, Trump meet over ceasefire

DEIR AL-BALAH: At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Wednesday, as international mediators raced to...

Once Tim Cook’s trusted lieutenant, Sabih Khan to be Apple’s new Chief Operating Officer

NEW DELHI: Apple on Wednesday promoted Indian-origin executive Sabih Khan to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Khan will succeed Jeff Williams later this month,...

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