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UPI transactions volume surge 56 pc, average ticket size drops 8 pc: Report
New Delhi: The number of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions witnessed a staggering growth at 56 per cent (year-on-year) in the second half of last year (H2 2023), with the volume being…
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Indian embassy in Saudi warns citizens against fake social media posts
Riyadh: The Embassy of India in Riyadh has issued a public notice cautioning Indian nationals residing in Saudi Arabia about fake social media accounts and email addresses that sought to deceive people…
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Excise ‘scam’: Delhi court directs Sanjay Singh not to tamper with evidence
New Delhi: The BJP’s Delhi unit has sent a defamation notice to senior AAP leader Atishi and demanded a public apology for her claim that the saffron party approached her through a…
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11 states have more women than men electors in 2024: Report
New Delhi: Eleven states have more women than men electors in 2024, and Kerala accounts for the highest number, according to a report on Wednesday, that showcased the role and participation of…
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EC to meet officials to assess security along borders ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: Election Commission will hold a meeting with top state and Union territory officials and central agencies guarding the borders on Wednesday to assess the security along the borders ahead of…
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SC to hear next week plea for cross-verification of votes with VVPAT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear next week a plea by an NGO seeking cross-verification of the votes cast in EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail…
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FIR against SP leader in Kannauj for his objectionable comment against BJP MP
Kannauj: An FIR has been registered against a local Samajwadi Party leader for violating the model code of conduct for elections by making objectionable comments against incumbent BJP MP Subrat Pathak, police…
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Elderly, disabled voters weigh up EC’s ‘Vote from Home’ scheme
New Delhi: Gul Shivadasani of Delhi thinks the Election Commission’s ‘Vote From Home’ scheme for people aged 85 and above and those with more than 40 percent disabilities is a welcome step…
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Three ex-convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination return to Sri Lanka
Chennai: Three ex-convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, all of them Sri Lankans, returned to their home country on Wednesday. Murugan alias Sriharan, Jayakumar and Robert Payas left by a Sri…
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Mass resignations hit AAP in Gujarat’s Jamnagar ahead of LS elections
Jamnagar: Over a dozen Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including the party’s city Chief Kar Karmur, Deputy Chief Ashi Sojitra, and Ashish Katariya, tendered their resignations in Gujarat’s Jamnagar on Wednesday. The…
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World Bank raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.5 pc for 2023-24
New Delhi: The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5 percent in 2024, the World Bank has said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2 percent. The World…
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Arvind Kejriwal begins day in Tihar Jail by sweeping his cell
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been remanded to judicial custody in the liquor policy case, started Wednesday morning by sweeping his prison cell with a broom at Delhi’s…
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Dubai: India’s Consulate General organises labour awareness programme
Dubai: The Consulate General of India in Dubai organised a Labour Awareness Programme on Health and Financial Management coinciding with iftar for Indian blue-collar workers on Tuesday. According to an official press…
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Stalin slams BJP for ‘somersault’ on Katchatheevu
Vellore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said that the BJP has done a “somersault” on the Katchatheevu issue since the Lok Sabha polls are round the corner. Stalin claimed…
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Samsung to release new products globally at same time
Seoul: Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of home appliance innovations with the global launch of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products in a bid to offer synchronising consumer experiences worldwide. At…
