- Business
UPI transactions rise 41 pc to touch record 14.96 billion in August: NPCI
New Delhi: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) saw 41 per cent growth (year-on-year) at record 14.96 billion transactions in the month of August, as total transaction amount touched Rs 20.61 lakh crore…
- India
India’s manufacturing growth eases in August, stays above long-run average
New Delhi: The country’s manufacturing activity eased to three-month low at 57.5 in the month of August, which is below July’s reading of 58.1 but above the long-run average of 54, the…
- India
Review petition filed in SC against NEET-UG verdict
New Delhi: A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against its recent verdict refusing to conduct NEET-UG 2024 exam afresh. The review petition filed by one of the petitioners,…
- Health
Why water should replace sugar filled beverages
New Delhi: The increased consumption of sugar-filled beverages is surging health problems such as Type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and tooth decay worldwide. Switching sugary drinks with water can be a…
- India
Except heritage blocks, no bar on selling-buying land: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said there is no restriction on selling or buying land by any individual in the state amid the ongoing controversy over putting a…
- Business
Tata Motors clocks 8 pc drop in total domestic sales in August
Mumbai: Tata Motors on Sunday reported 8 per cent drop in total domestic sales at 70,006 units in the month of August, as against 76,261 units in the year-ago period. Domestic sales…
- Middle East
US-led negotiators push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal after murder of 6 hostages
The US, Qatar and Egypt, which are part of the several rounds of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, are now pushing for a final ceasefire deal. This is following the brutal…
- India
Excise policy scam: SC allows bail plea of Vijay Nair
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday allowed a plea filed by former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) communications incharge Vijay Nair, seeking bail, in the money laundering case linked to the…
- Middle East
Iran, Syria call for promoting bilateral cooperation
Iran’s new Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas have held a phone conversation, calling for expanded bilateral cooperation, according to Defa News, the Iranian Defense Ministry’s news…
- Bangalore
MUDA case: RTI activist who highlighted Karnataka CM’s role gets life threat
Bengaluru: A Mysuru-based RTI activist who highlighted the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s role, on Monday claimed he was getting life threats from…
- Business
Ola Electric’s market share drops to 31 pc in August, share extends losses
New Delhi: Bhavish Aggarwal-run Ola Electric clocked its lowest monthly sales this year, dropping 34 per cent sequentially to 27,506 units in August, as its market share nosedived further to 31 per…
- India
SC dismisses PIL seeking caste-based census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Centre to conduct a caste-based census for the “welfare of backward and…
- India
RG Kar tragedy: CBI examines other rooms for additional clues
Kolkata: CBI officials are now closely examining some other rooms adjacent to the seminar hall, the reported spot of rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College &…
- India
SC dismisses plea challenging constitutional amendments relating to GST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the constitutionality of certain amendments introduced in the Constitution for implementing Goods and Services Tax (GST). A bench presided over by…
- India
Bengal Assembly’s 2-day special session to pass bill on death punishment for rapists
Kolkata: A two-day special session of the West Bengal Assembly will commence from Monday in the second half where a Bill will be moved by the treasury bench seeking capital punishment for…
