India
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NRIs, Indian tourists can now make UPI QR payments in UAE
India’s NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has announced a partnership with Network International (Network) to enable QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) across Network’s point-of-sale (POS) terminals.…
- India
Over 7 pc of daily deaths in 10 Indian cities linked to PM2.5 pollution: Lancet
New Delhi: On average, 7.2 per cent of all daily deaths in 10 of the largest and most polluted cities in India, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, were linked to PM2.5 levels…
- India
LS Speaker changes rule to bar MPs from any additional remarks during oath
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has amended parliamentary rules to restrict newly elected MPs from using any additional words or remarks before or after taking the oath or affirmation of…
- India
Hathras ‘godman’ blames ‘anti-social’ elements for stampede
Lucknow: Self-styled godman Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as Bhole Baba, has blamed “anti-social elements” for the deadly stampede during his ‘satsang’ (religious gathering) on July 2 at a village in Uttar…
- Bangalore
Minor girl’s body found at Bengaluru railway station, rape & murder suspected
Bengaluru: A six-year-old girl’s body was found at the Bengaluru railway station on Wednesday and police, after a preliminary investigation, suspect that she was raped and murdered. According to police, the body…
- India
‘We don’t trust state’, says SC to Manipur govt over violence
New Delhi: “We do not trust the state”, an angry Supreme Court said on Wednesday as it fulminated against the Manipur government over an undertrial prisoner belonging to the minority Kuki community…
- Pakistan
UN chief wants to see Imran Khan’s current situation ‘evolve’ in positive way
Islamabad: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants to see Imran Khan’s current situation “evolve in a much more positive way”, his spokesperson said, days after a UN panel termed cases against Pakistan’s jailed…
- News
Coal production from captive, commercial mines shoots up by 35% in April-June
New Delhi: The production of coal from the country’s captive and commercial mines has shot up by 35 per cent to 39.53 million tonnes in the April-June quarter of 2024-25 from 29.26…
- India
Four bridges collapse in Bihar in the last 24 hours
Patna: Continuing the series of bridge collapses in Bihar in recent times, four more bridges collapsed in the state in the last 24 hours in Saran and Siwan districts. The first incident…
- News
Pushing by Baba’s security, slippery slope led to Hathras stampede, says report
Lucknow: Chaos caused after Narayan Sakaar Hari’s followers were pushed by the godman’s security and a “slippery slope” resulted in the stampede that killed 121 people in Hathras on Tuesday, a preliminary…
- Middle East
Top Indian crypto exchange acquires Dubai-based BitOasis
In a bid to expand its global footprint, CoinDCX, the largest crypto exchange in India, on Wednesday, July 3, announced the acquisition of Dubai-based BitOasis, a leading virtual assets trading platform. The…
- India
Consulate to help Indian students find internships at US companies
New York: In a new initiative to support Indian students here, the Consulate General of India in New York has developed a special platform for them to find internship opportunities at companies…
- Sports
2024 Olympics: India’s hockey team is good but single goalkeeper may be a drawback
Hockey is the sport in which India has bagged the maximum number of medals at the Olympic Games. Starting with its first ever gold medal at the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, India…
- Business
Indian real estate registers $2.5 bn in investments in Q2: Report
New Delhi: After a steady start in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, Indian real estate saw accelerated momentum in the second quarter (Q2), registering $2.5 billion of inflows — the highest…
- Business
BMW posts strong performance in H1, sees over 21 pc boost in car sales in India
New Delhi: BMW Group India has posted a strong performance in the first half (H1) of 2024 (January-June) as it witnessed a boost of over 21 per cent in car sales (BMW+MINI),…