8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (733+ words) BRICS is proposing a cross-border unified payment system. Can the BRICS bloc replicate India’s UPI model, and what are the biggest challenges to implementing a unified cross-border payment mechanism? India being the pioneer (in unified payment system), we can handle…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (250+ words) NEW DELHI: The defence ministry’s annual report has set out the induction timeline for the Indian Air Force's second tranche of indigenous Tejas fighters, with deliveries of 97 LCA Mk1A aircraft scheduled between September 2027 and September 2033, even as not a single jet…...

18+ hour, 30+ min ago   (261+ words) ROURKELA: After 14 months, Alliance Air is likely to restore operation of its ATR-72 aircraft on the Rourkela-Bhubaneswar and Rourkela-Kolkata routes from October, with negotiations underway between the Odisha government and the airline over the Viability Gap Funding (VGF). The AA,…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (259+ words) BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das on Saturday demanded a white paper from the BJP government on actual investments made and jobs created in the state since June 2024. Questioning the credibility of the investment claims during the…...

13+ hour, 54+ min ago   (509+ words) NEW DELHI: The logic that “might makes right” should have been discarded long ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, as he called on BRICS nations to jointly strengthen ties with emerging markets and the Global South. Xi also…...

21+ hour, 10+ min ago   (225+ words) The New Indian Express BENGALURU: The Bidadi waste-to-energy plant is all set for expansion to help ease Bengaluru’s garbage problem Officials from Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) said a proposal has been placed before the state government for an…...

13+ hour, 54+ min ago   (496+ words) NEW DELHI: BRICS should leverage its close ties with emerging markets and the Global South to safeguard supply chains and foster a large, integrated market, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday. He also proposed a five-point initiative aimed at…...

21+ hour, 21+ min ago   (315+ words) AHMEDABAD: Though Gujarat has crossed two crore PM Jan Dhan accounts, 57.50 lakh accounts, or 28.6% of the total, are classified as inoperative, as per the latest RTI data issued by the Department of Financial Services. Despite Gujarat recording a lower zero-balance…...

21+ hour, 37+ min ago   (176+ words) HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has clarified that it is permitted to charge up to 50% more than regular fares on special buses operated during festivals under GO Ms No. 16, issued in 2003. The order, issued by the Transport…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (344+ words) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that the "weaponisation of technology and critical minerals" could hinder shared global progress, while calling for greater inclusivity in the adoption of new technologies and stronger cooperation with the Global South. He also…...