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Govt to introduce GPS-based highway toll collection system by March 2024: Gadkari

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) The government will introduce new technologies, including GPS-based toll collection systems, by March next year to replace existing...

RBI introduces card tokenisation facility at bank level

Mumbai, Dec 20 (PTI) The RBI on Wednesday introduced a Card-on-File (CoF) token facility at the level of banks and other institutions to...

Motovolt Mobility, German firm Swobbee partner for 200 EV battery swapping stations in India

Kolkata, Dec 20 (PTI) Electric two-wheeler maker Motovolt Mobility and German climate-tech firm Swobbee have joined hands to establish 200 battery-swapping stations across...

DK Shivakumar seeks Sitharaman’s interventions for three key projects in Karnataka

New Delhi , December 20 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday here in the...

BPCL to invest Rs 5,044 cr in PP plant at Kochi refinery

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday said it will invest Rs 5,044 crore in setting up...

Blackstone sells entire 23.5 pc stake in Embassy REIT for Rs 7,100 crore

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) Global investment firm Blackstone on Wednesday sold its entire 23.5 per cent stake in Embassy Office Parks REIT...

Circular Design Challenge organised by R|Elan in association with UN in India takes centre stage at CO28

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , December 20 (ANI): Sustainability award - The Circular Design Challenge (CDC) presented by R|Elan - a leading advocate for sustainable practice...

World shares hit near two-year high, focus on UK inflation, Red Sea

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -World shares rose to their highest level since March 2022 on Wednesday and Britain led a rally in government bonds as inflation dropped by far more than expected, giving

15.3 lakh individuals joined EPFO in October: Labour ministry

New Delhi , December 20 (ANI): A total of 15.29 lakh net members were added under Employees' Provident Fund Organisation in October, reflecting an...

Dollar edges up, sterling slides on inflation surprise

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar edged up against other major currencies on Wednesday, while sterling fell sharply after British inflation data showed a slowing of the headline rate to

On Camera

1984 Chennai airport bombing shows what happens when spies hijack foreign policy

Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, seduced by the power covert means could give, allowed Indian foreign policy to become untethered from consideration of its real-world consequences.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.