New Delhi, 12/10: India is talking to different countries to make Rupay acceptable in their nations, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. “Not just that, the UPI (Unified Payments Interface), the BHIM app, and NCPI (the National Payments Corporation of India) are all now being worked in such a way that…
Washington DC, 12/10: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to seek a permit to launch satellite internet services in India under its Starlink brand, becoming the third company to apply for such a permit, The Economic Times reported on Wednesday. SpaceX will also seek statutory approvals from the government for landing rights…
New Delhi, 11/10: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its projection of India’s economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 per cent, as it joins other global agencies that have trimmed forecasts. The IMF had in July projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.4 per cent for India in the…
New Delhi, 11/10: Leading multiplex chain INOX Leisure Ltd will live screen all matches to be played by India at the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in its cinema halls across the country. It has signed an agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in this regard, INOX Leisure said in…
Bangalore, 11/10: Ola, Uber and Rapido have agreed to stop aggregating autorickshaws across Karnataka starting from Wednesday and failing to keep the word will attract a penalty of Rs 5,000 per vehicle, the Transport Commissioner announced on Tuesday. However, cab services will continue to remain available. T H M Kumar, who took over…
UP, 11/10: The air reverberated with chants of ‘Netaji amar rahein’, emotions ran high and the surging crowds broke down barricades as the mortal remains of Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav were consigned to flames in his native village Saifai on Tuesday. The last rites were performed by Samajwadi president Akhilesh Yadav, who…
New Delhi, 11/10: Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit has named Justice DY Chandrachud as his successor. He handed over a letter to Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday morning, designating him as the next CJI. The letter was handed over in the presence of the other judges of the Supreme Court. Justice…
Bengaluru, 11/10: Bengaluru police have arrested 19 Muslims, including 14 minors, for brandishing swords and machetes during an Eid Milad procession on October 9. The youth openly displayed the weapons during the procession in Someshwar Nagar in southern Bengaluru between 6.30 pm and 7 pm on Sunday, an officer from the Siddapura police…
Mumbai, 11/10: He’s 80 and going stronger than ever, spooling in celluloid ‘miles’ with the roles rolling in and directors still lining up to sign him on. Amitabh Bachchan, they say, was and is still an exciting actor, perhaps the best there ever has been. From Ramesh Sippy who directed him in the…
Kashmir, 11/10: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including the residence of a renowned religious preacher, in an alleged terror funding case. Reports said the premier probe agency sleuths accompanied by police and CRPF personnel carried out separate raids at Poonch and…
