UP, Delhi and Karnataka leading states in electric vehicles sales: Govt
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Karnataka have emerged as top three states in terms of registration of electric vehicles in India, the government said on Wednesday.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Road Transport and Highways…
Reserve Bank of India to introduce UPI based payment solutions
With an aim to promote wider digitisation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced that UPI-based digital payment solutions will be launched on feature phones.
Only smartphone users have been availing Unified Payments…
Meta to skill one crore small businesses, 2,50,000 creators in India
NEW DELHI: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Wednesday said it aims to skill 1 crore small businesses and 2,50,000 creators over the next three years in the country through its Centre for Fuelling India's New Economy (CFINE) in Delhi-NCR.…
RBI lets Schrodinger’s cat out of the bag, admits rate corrections can’t fight inflation…
It appears that inflation has entered the state of Schrodinger's theory, where price rise is both temporary and persistent simultaneously.
On Wednesday, the RBI confirmed that headline inflation will likely peak in January-March 2022,…
BCCI sacks Virat Kohli as ODI captain, Rohit Sharma takes over
Rohit Sharma has replaced Virat Kohli as India’s ODI captain. Unlike the T20I captaincy change, where the announcement came from Kohli, citing his workload, this is a BCCI decision, to remove him as ODI skipper.
Three months ago, while…
Like Sachin Tendulkar, relieving of captaincy could unburden Virat Kohli the batsman
Captaincy never seemed to shrink Virat Kohli, rather he had grown with it. Through largely good times, and the intermittent bad, leading a team never seemed to burden him. Shades of silver did intrude into his once jet-black tidily-trimmed…
Defending champion Kento Momota pulls out of World Championships
Two-time defending champion Kento Momota of Japan on Wednesday withdrew from the BWF World Championships beginning on Sunday after failing to recover from a back injury.
“BWF can confirm the unfortunate news that world No.2 and men’s…
Novak Djokovic on Australian Open entry list, no Serena Williams
World number one Novak Djokovic was named on the official entry list for next year’s Australian Open on Wednesday but 23-times Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams was absent.
Djokovic has declined to disclose his vaccination…
Chinese boats spotted illegally hauling tuna in Indian Ocean
Chinese squid vessels were documented using wide nets to illegally catch already overfished tuna as part of a surge in unregulated activity in the Indian Ocean, according to a new report by Norway-based watchdog group that highlights…
France releases Saudi man mistakenly held over Jamal Khashoggi killing
France released on Wednesday the Saudi national arrested at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after officials concluded it was a case of mistaken identity.
French law enforcement sources…
Pfizer, BioNTech say booster dose needed to fight Omicron
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE said initial lab studies show a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine may be needed to neutralize the omicron variant, results that will accelerate booster-shot drives around the world.
Company researchers…
Lone survivor had close call last year, got Shaurya Chakra for gallantry
Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the helicopter crash Wednesday, is in critical condition at the Military Hospital in Wellington.
A year ago, he had a close call when a Light Combat Aircraft that he was flying developed…
Cabinet extends PMAY-Rural plan till March 2024, nod to Ken-Betwa river inter-linking
The Cabinet Wednesday approved the extension of the Centre’s flagship housing-for-all scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), beyond March 2021 till March 2024 to achieve the target of constructing 2.95 crore houses.
Union…
Centre agrees to withdraw cases, farm stir set to be called off today
THE SAMYUKTA Kisan Morcha (SKM) will meet Thursday noon at the Singhu border of Delhi to take a “formal decision” to lift the year-long protest against the farm laws after the 32 unions under its ambit accepted a revised draft proposal from…
Opposition continues protest, Venkaiah says compounding their offence
On Wednesday morning, Rajya Sabha saw disruptions before the Opposition boycotted proceedings for the rest of the day.
As Opposition leaders kept demanding that the suspension of the 12 members be revoked, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu…
Gen Rawat left ‘indelible mark’ on US-India defense ties: Def. Secy. Lyod Austin
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said CDS General Bipin Rawat had “left an indelible mark on the course of the U.S.-India defense partnership”, while Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley said General…
Tributes pour in from across world for CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and others killed in crash
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) More tributes poured in from across the world for Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other army officials who were killed in a chopper crash today, with China, the UK, Bangladesh, Nepal, and…
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, 11 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other personnel died after the Indian Air Force chopper they were travelling in crashed near Coonor near Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri hill district. While an investigation…
Tharoor expresses concern over pendency of cases as Lok Sabha discusses Bill on judges’ salary
New Delhi, Dec 7 (UNI) Concerns over pendency of cases in the courts was expressed by Lok Sabha members on Tuesday as the House discussed a Bill that seeks to clarify additional pension or family pension for retired judges of Supreme Court…
Mysore Dasara – The Colourful Festivities of Mysore
The grandeur of Karnataka can be witnessed in its full glory during the Mysore Dasara festivities. This 10-day festival is celebrated with great pomp and show, attracting tourists from far and wide. With magnificent processions, cultural…
