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Binance to pay Rs 18.82 cr fine to restart India operations
New Delhi: Leading blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Binance will be required to pay Rs 18.82 crore fine to restart operations in India. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has imposed this penalty on…
- News
India becomes third-largest domestic airline market
New Delhi: Driven by robust growth in the aviation sector in the last decade, India is now the third-largest domestic airline market in the world, up from 5th position 10 years ago.…
- India
Air pollution claimed 8.1 million lives in 2021 globally, 2.1 million in India: Report
New Delhi: Air pollution contributed to 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021, with India and China recording 2.1 million and 2.3 million fatalities, respectively, according to a report released on Wednesday. Published…
- Delhi
Five die as heat wave batters Delhi
New Delhi: As many as five deaths were reported on Wednesday and 12 to 13 patients are on ventilator support as hospitals in Delhi are witnessing a spike in heatstroke cases and…
- India
NSA detention of MP-elect Amritpal Singh extended for a year
Chandigarh: The detention of newly elected Punjab MP Amritpal Singh and nine others under the National Security Act at Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam was extended on Wednesday for a year. He…
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DERC releases draft regulation for green power obligations on discoms
New Delhi: The DERC has released its draft regulations for renewable purchase obligation (RPO), mandating a 29.91 per cent green energy purchase this year for all stakeholders, including discoms, officials said on…
- World
Afghan supreme leader calls for unity among citizens
Kabul: The Supreme Leader of the Afghan caretaker government, Hibatullah Akhundzada, on Monday, called upon Afghans to stay united and support his administration, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The elusive leader of…
- India
Air India confirms incident of blade-like metal in passenger’s food
Mumbai: A week after an Air India passenger allegedly found a blade-like metal piece in his food onboard a Bangalore-San Francisco flight, the airline on Monday confirmed the presence of a “foreign…
- India
‘Bharat’, ‘India’ to be used interchangeably in textbooks: NCERT Chief
New Delhi: “Bharat” and “India” will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country’s Constitution, National Council of Educational Research and Training Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has…
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Cleric objects to removal of chapter on Babri in NCERT books
Bareilly (UP): Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, National President of All India Muslim Jamaat, has said that the removal of chapters on Babri Masjid and Gujarat riots from Class 12 books of…
- India
Indian firms fast adopting Digital Twin tech to boost transformation: Report
New Delhi: As the government doubles down on the ‘Digital Twin’ technology adoption, 90 per cent of the enterprises in the country are aware of digital or virtual twins that could play…
- India
IIT KGP fourth-year student found hanging in hostel
Kolkata: The body of an IIT Kharagpur fourth year student was found hanging in her hostel on Monday, police said. The student has been identified as Devika Pillai (21), a senior police…
- India
EVMs in India are ‘black box’, nobody allowed to scrutinize them: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said EVMs in India are a “black box” which nobody is allowed to scrutinise, and asserted that “serious concerns” are being raised about transparency…
- Kashmir
Recent terror attacks desperate attempt by Pak handlers: J-K DGP
Jammu: The recent terror incidents were a desperate attempt by the handlers, based across the border, to keep their shops running after massive setback to terror infrastructure in Kashmir, Director General of…
- India
Amazon India staff forced to take ‘no break’ oath to meet targets, toilets monitored
US-based conglomerate Amazon has yet again stirred a controversy over the treatment of its employees here in India. According to a report published by the Indian Express, workers at Amazon India’s Haryana…
