India’s UPI can herald cashless era in South Africa: Report
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s real‑time digital payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been cited by South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago as a model as Pretoria moves to reduce cash use, a new report has said. Kganyago…
1st ODI: India-Afghanistan game to start at 5:45 pm, reduced to 25 overs per side
Dharamshala, June 13 (IANS) The toss for the opening ODI between India and Afghanistan at the HPCA Stadium will be held at 5:15 pm after a nearly four‑hour rain delay, with the match set to begin at 5:45 pm as a 25‑overs‑a‑side contest. The game being…
Stationary vehicle not immune from accident liability if parked illegally: Calcutta HC
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere fact that a vehicle was stationary at the time of an accident does not absolve its owner or insurer of liability if the vehicle was negligently parked in an unauthorised location,…
Manipur: 3 militants among 6 arrested, large cache of arms and drugs seized
Imphal, June 13 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have arrested six persons, including three militants and two drug peddlers, besides recovering a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives during a series of operations conducted across different…
Aishwarya Rajesh-starrer ‘Oh Sukumari’ teaser: An ‘electrifying’ entertainer that is high on humour!
Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) The makers of director Bharat Dharshan’s eagerly awaited Telugu film, ‘Oh Sukumari!’, featuring actors Aishwarya Rajesh and Thiruveer in the lead, have now released a fun-filled teaser of the film, much to the…
Two separate complaints filed at Bengal police stations against Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Two separate complaints have been filed on Saturday against the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at two different police stations in two different districts of West…
Diversified feedstock, demand-side flexibility, policy alignment key to move beyond E20 petrol
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s ethanol blending programme has achieved significant scale, with E20 operationalised nationwide, a report said on Saturday, as the biofuel landscape enters its next phase of growth beyond the 20 per cent ethanol blending…
Women’s T20 WC: Bryce sisters power Scotland to 161/5 against Ireland
Manchester, June 13 (IANS) Captain Kathryn Bryce and her sister Sarah produced a batting masterclass to steer Scotland to a competitive 161/5 against Ireland in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup opener at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on…
No merger proposal sent or received: Supriya Sule
Nagpur, June 13 (IANS) Amid intense political heat ahead of the upcoming Legislative Council elections in Maharashtra, speculation has surfaced regarding the potential merger of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), or NCP (SP), with the…
IAF aircraft crash: Squadron leader, Flight Lieutenant among five killed (2nd Ld)
Guwahati, June 13 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday identified the five personnel who lost their lives in the tragic AN-32 aircraft accident at Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam, describing them as having made the “supreme sacrifice in…