Riding on the festive shopping wave, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions soared to an all-time high of Rs 27.28 lakh crore in October, clocking 20.7 billion transactions, according to data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), reported PTI.This marks a 9.5% month-on-month rise in transaction value from Rs 24.9 lakh crore in September […]
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (PTI photo/File) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the PM should create an “apaman mantralaya” (Ministry of Insults), as he accuses all opposition leaders of insulting the country and Bihar.Priyanka Vadra’s remark was an apparent retort to PM Modi’s attack on Congress leader […]
NEW DELHI: Chief secretaries of different states on Monday tendered unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for not filing a response on measures taken by them to curb the menace of stray dog bitesA special bench justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria said that victims of dog bites must also be heard and […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegation that Rashtriya Janata Dal forced Congress to announce Tejashwi Yadav as Mahagathbandhan’s pick for Bihar’s chief minister’s post.Kharge said that PM Modi’s remarks were “laughable”, claiming that he sets aside he level at which a PM should speak.“All of this is […]
Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: In a grand gesture celebrating India’s greatest moment in women’s cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a record-breaking Rs 51 crore cash reward for the triumphant Indian team that lifted the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 on Sunday in Navi Mumbai. The […]
Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) India’s women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur revealed how intense criticism after their loss against England brought the team closer together, leading to their first World Cup victory. Speaking at a post-match press conference in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, she emphasized how the team’s unity strengthened following their […]
NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan are set to further ramp up their diplomatic relations with the appointment of a diplomat by the Taliban regime here this month. This will be the first official placement of a diplomat by the Taliban in India since their return to Kabul in August 2021 and will be followed – […]
Team India Women players were overcome with emotion after the win against South Africa in the final (Screengrabs) For years, Indian women’s cricket had waited for this moment. On a memorable night at the DY Patil Stadium, Harmanpreet Kaur’s India lifted their maiden ICC Women’s World Cup trophy, defeating South Africa by 52 runs to […]
The TOI correspondent from Washington: In what appears to be a tectonic shift in American foreign policy and world order, US President Donald Trump has openly embraced China as a functional equal, heralding a new duopoly that jettisons Washington’s decade-plus view of Beijing as an existential threat, while leaving other powers like EU, Russia, India, […]
Shooting in Los Angeles kills Jabari Henley, brother of Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley. Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley is facing a heartbreaking loss after his older brother, Jabari Henley, was shot and killed on October 31, 2025, in Los Angeles. The 34-year-old’s death has left the Henley family devastated and the NFL community rallying […]
