What began as a simple idea to make digital payments easier for Indian businesses has now become a story of global recognition. Razorpay, the Indian fintech unicorn, has been featured in the 2025 list of the World's Top Fintech Companies by CNBC and Statista, a feat that places it in the league of global fintech innovators. It's a prestigious nod, considering the final list was curated after evaluating thousands of fintech companies across the world on over 40 performance indicators. These incl...Read More
(Also read: Husky in driver's seat causes traffic jam in Mumbai: 'Dogesh bro ghoomne nikle hai') The footage, reportedly recorded in a residential neighbourhood, begins with the German Shepherd sitting calmly on a balcony, keeping a watchful eye on the street below. A group of children can be seen running past when the dog suddenly becomes alert. Without hesitation, it jumps off the balcony and rushes towards the stray dog that was following the children. The youngsters, seemingly unaware of an...Read More
NEW DELHI: An ongoing case in the Delhi High Court has brought fresh focus on corruption and extortion rackets allegedly operating inside Tihar Jail, with the court informed on Wednesday that nine prison officials have been suspended and transferred following a preliminary probe. The officials are accused of colluding with inmates to extort money in exchange for providing certain facilities within the prison. The action followed a series of court directions in response to a petition by a former...Read More
New Delhi: Delhi-based Ivy Entertainment has moved the Delhi High Court against Hyderabad-based People Media Factory (PMF) and its directors, alleging serious contractual breaches in the production of the upcoming Prabhas-starrer The Raja Saab. The company is seeking a refund of its ₹218 crore investment along with 18% annual interest, claiming PMF failed to fulfil multiple obligations under their agreements. According to the petition, Ivy accused PMF of delaying the film's completion and relea...Read More
NEW DELHI: In a bid to tackle severe air pollution in the city, the Delhi government will soon launch a pilot project that will test catalytic converter-based retrofitting devices on heavy commercial vehicles. The initiative, spearheaded by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), will focus on retrofitting 30 BS-III and BS-IV vehicles with the emission control devices. The devices, which have shown promise in reducing particulate matter, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides ...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Lucknow District Magistrate, Visakh G Iyer, has announced a closure of all government and non-government schools on Thursday, from classes 1 to 12, due to bad weather and rain conditions in parts of the state. Recently, on August 8, all government-aided and private schools from pre-primary to Class eight in Lucknow district will remain closed on Friday due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging, according to a notice from the District Magistrate's o...Read More
Patna, Aug 14 (PTI) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged that Vaishali MP, Veena Devi, who belongs to the ruling NDA, has two EPIC cards. The Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly in a post on X shared screenshots taken purportedly from the draft electoral rolls published in Bihar as part of Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Veena Devi is a second term MP was elected on Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) party ticket, headed by Union minister Chirag Paswan. "She (Veena Devi) is a registered voter i...Read More
Kinnaur: A cloudburst was reported in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Wednesday evening. Due to the cloudburst, a sudden flash flood struck Hojis Lungpa Nala. Notably, the site was an active road construction zone under CPWD towards Gangthang Bralam. A rescue operation was launched to rescue the stranded civilians. The Indian Army was also called in to help the local administration. The Army has deployed its new generation equipment to assist in the operation. The Logistics Drone High Al...Read More
NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old accountant was arrested from Maurya Enclave for allegedly impersonating a Delhi Police sub-inspector (SI) to gain respect and monetary benefits,a police official said on Wednesday. During patrol in Pitampura, officers spotted a suspicious man in a car who avoided revealing his identity. Claiming to be posted at Cyber Police Station, Dwarka, he was taken to the station for verification. He failed to produce an identity card and gave misleading details about his PIS numb...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 14 (ANI): Telangana state BJP President N Ramchander Rao welcomed the Supreme Court decision to transfer the probe of the murder case of a lawyer couple in the state to CBI and reiterated the demand to introduce the Advocate Protection Act. The apex court on Tuesday transferred the investigation into the 2021 daylight murder of advocate couple Gattu Vaman Rao and his wife, P V Nagamani, in Peddapalli district. The BJP party chief, in a statement issued her...Read More
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday permitted 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to make three phone calls to his brother this month to discuss hiring a private lawyer, according to court sources. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh simultaneously extended Rana's judicial custody to September 8 after the accused appeared via video conferencing. During proceedings, the judge directed that each call be recorded, conducted in English or Hindi, and monitored by prison officials, the s...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Lucknow District Magistrate, Visakh G Iyer, has announced a closure of all government and non-government schools on Thursday, from classes 1 to 12, due to bad weather and rain conditions in parts of the state. Recently, on August 8, all government-aided and private schools from pre-primary to Class eight in Lucknow district will remain closed on Friday due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging, according to a notice from the District Magistrate off...Read More
New Delhi: Directed by Ayan Mukerji, War 2 - the highly-awaited action thriller has opened in theatres today and will be clashing with Megastar Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie. While both films are much-hyped and eyeing the long Independence Day weekend to cash-in their maximum, some early reviews for War 2 have started coming in on social media. Let's check out what fans are saying about this stylised actioner. Some diehard fans thronged cinemas First Day First Show and here's what they feel about ...Read More
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was on Wednesday informed that nine Tihar Jail officials were suspended and transferred for allegedly running an extortion racket in cahoots with inmates inside the prison. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted eight weeks time to the state government and the CBI to file their status report in the matter and kept the matter on October 28. After the allegations surfaced, the Delhi government said it initiated disciplinary ac...Read More
BENGALURU: The death of two 10-day-old tiger cubs and the disappearance of their mother for the past two days in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS), 227 km from Bengaluru, has alarmed the forest department and the conservation community. On Monday, a forest foot-patrol team found a dead cub near Kirubanakallagudda in the Holemurdatti range of CWS. The following day, another cub was found dead a few metres away. The carcasses, a male and a female, were estimated to be at least three days old. ...Read More
BSE India Defence Index: BSE Index Services has launched BSE India Defence index (defence index) to track the growth of defence sector. The BSE India Defence Index will be reconstituted semi-annually (June and December). BSE India Defence Index Launched: BSE Index Services, a wholly subsidiary of BSE Ltd -- Asia's oldest exchange and the world's largest exchange in terms of the number of listed companies, has announced the launch of BSE India Defence index (defence index). The BSE India Defenc...Read More
New Delhi: The appearance of three army personnel associated with Operation Sindoor in the latest promo of quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati has sparked a debate, with many criticising the development as a "PR stunt" by the ruling government to "milk votes". Colonel Sofiya Qureshi (Indian Army) and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh (Indian Air Force) -- the two officers who addressed briefings during Operation Sindoor -- are set to appear in the Independence Day episode of the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted ...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 14 (ANI): Telangana state BJP President N Ramchander Rao welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to transfer the probe of the murder case of a lawyer couple in the state to CBI and reiterated the demand to introduce the "Advocate Protection Act". The apex court on Tuesday transferred the investigation into the 2021 daylight murder of advocate couple Gattu Vaman Rao and his wife, P V Nagamani, in Peddapalli district. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: Preside...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve banking operations in India by up to 46 per cent, according to a report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The central bank noted that AI can help financial institutions better understand customer behaviour, improve efficiency, and offer more personalised services at scale. Also Read | Fact Check: Did EC Overlook 50 'Sons' of a Single Man in Varanasi? Congress' Claim Is Misleading, Ram Jan...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the 11 documents required to be submitted by an elector for Bihar's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll as opposed to seven documents in summary revision conducted previously showed the exercise was "voter friendly". A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which resumed hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the June 24 decision of Election Commission to conduct SIR in poll bound Bihar, said despite petitioners' argument...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections will be held on September 18, with vote counting scheduled for the following day, the university announced on Wednesday. Voting for day classes will take place from 8:30 am to 1 pm, while evening class students will cast their votes between 3 pm and 7:30 pm. According to DU's notification, the last date to submit nomination papers -- along with a Rs 500 annual fee and a Rs 1 lakh bond -- is September 10 by 3 pm. Scrutiny of paper...Read More
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal in a case alleging that she disclosed the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who later died. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal also acquitted Bhupender Singh, then DCW's Public Relations Officer, saying the prosecution had failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Prosecutors alleged that Singh, at Maliwal's behest, sent a copy of a notice issued ...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is in the process of rolling out a policy that aims to provide Group 'A' jobs to sportspersons who win medals in international events, besides rewarding them with a cash prize of Rs 7 crore, Minister for Home, Education, Power and Urban Development Ashish Sood said on Wednesday. Sincere efforts are afoot to ensure the best possible facilities for these athletes, he added. Speaking at the 26th edition of the 'Delhi Dialogues' programme hosted by TMS, the Minister ...Read More
Mumbai: Stock markets rebounded on Wednesday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 304 points on buying in metal, auto and pharma shares as steady US inflation data propelled a sharp rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 304.32 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 80,539.91. During the day, it jumped 448.15 points or 0.55 per cent to 80,683.74. The 50-share NSE Nifty edged up by 131.95 points or 0.54 per cent to 24,619.35. Analysts said retail inflation slowing to an 8-year...Read More
Mumbai: Capital markets regulator SEBI has banned Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd's former Chairman and Managing Director Kapil Wadhawan, ex-director Dheeraj Wadhawan, and four others from the stock markets for up to five years and slapped a penalty of Rs 120 crore on them for diverting funds and fabricating books. They have also been barred from holding any key position in a listed company for up to five years. According to the SEBI investigation, the main culprits involved in the fraudu...Read More
Mumbai: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said US tariffs-related challenges will dissipate in the next one or two quarters, and urged the private sector to do more as the country navigates through other longer-term challenges. He attributed the growth slowdown in FY25, which saw a deceleration to 6.5 per cent from FY24's 9.2 per cent, to tight credit conditions and liquidity issues. The right agriculture policies can add 25 per cent to real GDP growth, Nageswaran added. ...Read More
New York: India has been a 'bit recalcitrant' on trade negotiations with the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. "That's aspirational," Bessent said on Fox Business on Tuesday, responding to a question on wrapping up all the tariffs and trade deals by the end of October. "But I think we are in a good position. The big trade deals that aren't done or aren't agreed - Switzerland is still around, India has been a bit recalcitrant," he said, adding that US Trade Representative Jamieson G...Read More
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has issued notification on Introduction of Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System, thus allowing for your cheques to be cleared within hours. " It has been decided to transition CTS to continuous clearing and settlement on realisation in two phases. Phase 1 shall be implemented on October 4, 2025 and Phase 2 on January 3, 2026. All banks are advised to make their customers adequately aware of the changes in the ch...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro on Wednesday stated that it will begin its operations at 4 am on all lines on August 15 to facilitate special guests, invitees, and the public attending the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort. The train services will be available at a frequency of 30 minutes till 6 am. "To facilitate the special guests, invitees and general public to attend the Independence Day ceremony on Friday, the Delhi Metro will commence its services at 4 am on all its Lines from all term...Read More
Delhi rape case: A 24-year-old woman was raped by a man known to her and three others at his home in the Civil Lines area of Delhi on Sunday. Her drink was spiked during a party, after which she was assaulted and the act was filmed to threaten her. A woman was raped by four men in Delhi on Sunday night who allegedly spiked her drink. The incident happened in the Civil Lines area of the capital, and the accused were known the victim. The accused are on the run, and the police have registered a c...Read More