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India’s digital payments see robust growth, transaction volumes surge 34.8%: RBI report

NEW DELHI: India’s digital payments ecosystem witnessed robust growth in FY2024- 25, with transaction volumes surging 34.8 per cent year-on-year, according to the Reserve...

Centre imposes wheat stock limits on traders/wholesalers

NEW DELHI: In order to manage the overall food security and prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the government has imposed stock limits on wheat...

44 killed in Israel attacks in Gaza, after food warehouse looted

GAZA CITY: At least 44 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, rescuers said, a day after a World...

Arab League welcomes EU shift on Israel as Western discourse begins to change

DUBAI: The Arab League on Wednesday welcomed the shift in Western discourse on the Gaza conflict, praising the “strong majority” of EU member states...

US envoy for Syria arrives in Damascus for historic visit

DAMASCUS: The US envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, arrived at the ambassador’s residence in the Syrian capital on Thursday, in the first official visit...

China launches Tianwen-2 mission to get 100 gms of asteroid soil

BEIJING: China successfully launched its Tianwen-2 mission early Thursday, embarking on an ambitious plan to collect pristine samples from a near-Earth asteroid and return...

Oil Updates — prices climb $1 as US court blocks Trump tariffs

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose by about $1 a barrel on Thursday after a US court blocked most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, while the...

What is Kohli’s Playoffs batting record ahead of PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 match?

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli will undoubtedly be the point of focus when Royal Challengers Bengaluru step out to bat against the Punjab Kings in...

India to play Qatar, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

NEW DELHI: The India U23 men’s national team, on Thursday, May 29, 2025, have been drawn in Group H of the AFC U23 Asian...

Over 184 million passwords from Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft leaked online, claims researcher

NEW DELHI: More than 184 million passwords may have been compromised in a new massive data leak. According to cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who...

Instagram caused battery drain on Android phones, confirms Google

NEW DELHI: Instagram is undoubtedly one of the most used apps on Android devices. The Meta-owned social media platform, which has more than a...

Amit Shah arrives in Jammu on 2-day visit today

To Review Security, Likely To Visit Shelling Affected Areas In Poonch Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be reaching here on Thursday to review...

Ladakh groups say Centre agrees on domicile policy jobs

New Delhi: Ladakhis in talks with the Centre on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and said that in a breakthrough, the two...

Civil defence mock drills called off in several areas

New Delhi: Civil defence mock drills scheduled on Thursday in the states bordering Pakistan were postponed by the authorities citing "administrative reasons." This comes hours...

India’s right to defend against terrorism recognised by across globe: Jaishankar

New Delhi: India gave a "firm, resolute and measured" response by destroying terror centres and launchpads in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, and...

Illegal migrants challenge to our survival and national integrity: VP Dhankhar

MUMBAI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said illegal migrants, numbering 20 million, have made India’s national security and sovereignty vulnerable. “When the sanctity of...

Karnataka seethes over Kamal Haasan’s remarks on Kannada, demands apology

BENGALURU: Language issues have been on the top of the emotional charts in Karnataka, with any and every element relating to it occupying the...

Details of journalist Rana Ayyub’s X account awaited, Delhi police inform court

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed a status report before a court here stating that details of the X account allegedly belonging...

Acclaimed writer-activist Salma is DMK’s surprise pick for Rajya Sabha

CHENNAI: Springing a surprise, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party has nominated acclaimed writer and feminist Salma as one of its three nominees...

US-backed Gaza aid model ‘distraction from atrocities’: UNRWA chief

TOKYO: The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has condemned the new United States-backed aid model in Gaza, saying it...

Hamas Gaza chief Sinwar killed: Netanyahu

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas Gaza chief, Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted and the younger brother...

Ukraine protests to IAEA over Russia building power lines to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

KYIV: Ukraine has protested to the international atomic energy watchdog about reports that Russia is building power lines to connect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant...

‘Big or beautiful – but not both’: Musk criticises Trump’s tax bill

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk has taken a public swipe at US President Donald Trump’s flagship tax and spending legislation, saying it undermines the very...

Earth’s oceans mysteriously getting darker, scientists are stunned

NEW DELHI: More than 21% of the world’s oceans — covering an area greater than 75 million square kilometers — have undergone significant darkening...

‘I wasn’t anywhere near retirement in my head’: James Anderson on retirement call

LONDON: It has been ten months since England Test great James Anderson retired from international cricket post the first Test against West Indies at...

‘Rafael Nadal might play an exhibition soon with Roger Federer’

PARIS: Rafael Nadal’s former coach and uncle Toni has hinted at the Spaniard GOAT playing exhibition matches with Roger Federer, after the French Open...

RCB becomes first team to win all away matches in season

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured their berth for the first Qualifier of the Indian Premier League 2025, set to be played in New...

‘Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire; US, Israel reject offer’

WASHINGTON/AMAMAN: Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal put forth by the United States for Gaza, according to Al Jazeera’s sources, but an American...

Over 800 lawyers, judges call for UK sanctions on Israel

LONDON: The United Kingdom must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and take steps to “prevent and punish genocide” in Gaza,...

Ancient bread rises again as Turkiye recreates 5,000-year-old loaf

ESKISEHIR: In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today...

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