- Business
RBI clears Paytm arm PPSL as payment aggregator for offline, cross-border transactions
New Delhi: Fintech firm One97 Communications on Thursday said its subsidiary Paytm Payments Services Limited (PPSL) has received authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a Payment Aggregator for…
- Technology
Air India express jet makes safe landing in Kochi amidst gear trouble
Kochi: An Air India Express flight from Jeddah to Kozhikode with 160 passengers carried out an emergency landing at the Cochin International Airport here on Thursday due to issues involving its landing…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 3 Maoists killed in encounter with security personnel
Sukma: Three Maoist, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Thursday, police said. The exchange of fire broke out in the morning on…
- Photos
Photos: IND vs SA 4th T20I match called off due to dense smog
The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI’s…
- World
Tesla faces sales ban in California over self-driving claims
San Francisco: California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving…
- India
IND vs SA T20 match in Lucknow cancelled due to Delhi smog: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday raised concerns over air pollution in Lucknow after a cricket match between South Africa and India was called off due to smog in the…
- India
HC transfers case of Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship from Raebareli to Lucknow
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday transferred a criminal complaint questioning the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli to Lucknow after the petitioner claimed that he…
- India
Delhi pollution: Experts caution against ‘smog-eating’ surfaces
New Delhi: As the Delhi government moves ahead with plans to develop “smog-eating” surfaces in the city, environmental experts on Wednesday warned that such technological interventions should not replace efforts to curb…
- India
IndiGo, DGCA face heat in Parliament over flight chaos
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel examining the recent air traffic disruptions tried to fix responsibility for Indigo’s mass cancellation of flights as senior aviation officials and IndiGo COO Isidro Porqueras appeared before…
- India
ED arrests couple in Rs 300-crore Ponzi fraud case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a man and his wife for allegedly duping people by orchestrating a multi-level marketing scheme involving more than Rs 300 crore. Chander Bhushan Singh and…
- India
PM Modi arrives in Oman on final leg of three-nation visit
Muscat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Oman on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the Gulf country’s top leadership and is expected to sign an…
- India
Lok Sabha nod to bill to open up nuclear sector for private players
New Delhi: The tough provisions of India’s nuclear liability laws led to “silent phobia” among industry, prompting the government to bring a new comprehensive bill to address their concerns and open up…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP alleges ‘massive scam’ in privatisation of govt medical colleges under PPP
Amaravati: YSRCP leader G Amarnath on Wednesday alleged that the NDA coalition government is privatising government medical colleges through a “massive scam” under the guise of the Public-Private Partnership model. Addressing a…
- India
Have complete faith in the law enforcement authorities: Shilpa Shetty
Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra on Wednesday categorically denied allegations against them a day after Bengaluru police registered a case against their restaurant for operating beyond permitted hours. The…
- India
Parliament passes bill to allow 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current 74 per cent, which is expected to increase insurance penetration,…
