MUMBAI: Indians use cash and UPI when shopping for daily needs and essentials online but prefer credit cards when it comes to high-value purchases-say for buying products such as smartphones or furniture, a joint report published by Kearney and Amazon Pay on Tuesday showed. Not to say that UPI is not used at all while…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) chairman Dr RP Singh on Thursday assured representatives of the state’s 133 sugar mills of full support in meeting environmental compliance and consent requirements during a dialogue programme.Highlighting investment reforms undertaken by the UPPCB over time, Singh said the sugar industry plays a crucial role in Uttar Pradesh’s…
NEW DELHI: Bihar assembly election results have left the Congress-led Mahagathbandhan limited to 32 seats, with Congress winning just 6 seats, leading to calls of introspection from within Congress and the opposition parties.Mumtaz Patel, daughter of late Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, said the leadership of the party is concentrated in the hands of a few…
MUMBAI: The normally reticent Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) has now complained to union minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, about the pathetic condition of National Highway (NH48) between Dahisar and Talasari.In a letter to the ministry, the BPP said this highway is the only road connectivity to the pilgrimage site of Udvada in…
NEW DELHI: CJI B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, the next CJI, on Thursday stoutly defended the much-criticised collegium system for selecting constitutional court judges and said it has helped the judiciary preserve its autonomy and independence in administration of justice.CJI Gavai was speaking at Royal Institute of Management in Thimphu, Bhutan, while Justice…
MBSE postpones Class 11 practical exams during Meghalaya holiday marking Pa Togan Sangma sacrifice Meghalaya schools closed: Schools, colleges, and banks across Meghalaya remained closed as the state government observed a holiday in memory of Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma, a prominent Garo leader. The day commemorates Sangma’s contribution as one of the earliest freedom fighters…
Rajat Bedi clarified that Mukesh Khanna twisted his old comments about moving to Canada for views, emphasizing his good bond with director Rakesh Roshan. Bedi expressed past disappointment over being sidelined during Koi Mil Gaya promotions and having scenes edited, but stated Khanna misrepresented the reason for his Canada migration. He was recently seen in…
Sunil Chhetri (PTI Photo) In a dramatic and worrying development for Indian football, Indian Super League (ISL) side Bengaluru FC have announced the indefinite suspension of salaries for its first-team players and staff, including iconic striker and former national team captain Sunil Chhetri. The decision comes amid escalating uncertainty around the future of the ISL,…
Lucknow: Citing the recent suicide by an IPS officer in Haryana and the attempt to hurl a shoe at the chief justice of India in the court room as manifestations of the casteist mindset prevailing under the BJP govt, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said Ram Manohar Lohia’s push for social justice can…
A defining feature of the new framework is the inclusion of gig, platform, and unorganised-sector workers within the social security net. (AI image) By Puneet Gupta India’s labour landscape is undergoing its most significant reform since Independence. The Government has consolidated 29 central labour laws into four comprehensive Labour Codes, the Code on Wages (2019),…
