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Sisodia's claims regarding non-cooperation of officials vague: Centre to SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that no Union Territory has its own services under the Constitution and the present status of Delhi is in existence since 1993

US records 4,500 deaths from flu this season, witnesses 8.7 mn cases

There have been at least 8.7 million illnesses, 78,000 hospitalisations, and 4,500 deaths from flu so far this season in the US, according to the latest estimates from the US CDC

Karnataka to become climate resilient in 5 years: World Bank official

The delegation headed by Auguste Tano Kouame, Country Director, India, World Bank met Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday and discussed ways to make the state climate resilient

Travel fintech platform SanKash to hire over 500 in India in next 6 months

Travel fintech platform SanKash on Monday said it plans to hire 500 professionals in India over the next six months

State GST team raids several places of UP, Noida amid loss of revenue

The state GST department has taken action in various places in Uttar Pradesh including Noida on the complaint of loss of revenue by tax evasion

Tripura party's sit-in at Jantar Mantar seeks more autonomy for tribals

Hundreds of tribals from Tripura, including a large number of women, on Monday began their two-day sit-in demonstrations at Jantar Mantar in the national capital to intensify their demand

'Serious issue': SC pulls up Punjab govt over sale of spurious liquor

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Punjab government over the issue of sale of spurious liquor in the state, saying "Punjab is a border state and this is a very serious matter"

India has emerged as a powerful country in world, says PM Modi at meeting

Inaugurating a two-day meeting of national office-bearers at BJP headquarters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India has emerged as a powerful country in the world

Bengal recruitment scam: 21k candidates recruited illegally, CBI to court

Reacting to the submission from the SIT Chief, Justice Biswajit Basu told him that the court is ready to extend all cooperation to him to go to the end of the investigation in the matter

Foodtech platform HealthKart raises $135 mn from Temasek, A91 Partners

Foodtech platform HealthKart on Monday said it has raised $135 million in a funding round led by Temasek, with participation from A91 Partners and Kae Capital

Parliamentary panel report recommends 6-year term for RBI governor

The report is likely to be presented during the forthcoming Winter session of Parliament, which is scheduled to begin from December 7

Common Service Centre to open 500 theatres in rural areas by Mar 2023

The Common Service Centre (CSC), a special purpose vehicle under the Electronics and IT Ministry, on Monday announced that it would open 500 cinema halls in rural areas by March 2023

Four villages in Gujarat's Mehsana boycott polls over lack of development

The voters in four villages of Gujarat's Mehsana district said they were boycotting the elections as no development had taken place in their areas

Farooq Abdullah re-elected as NC chief after presidential polls were held

Former chief minister and Lok Sabha member, Dr. Farooq Abdullah was re-elected unopposed as the president of the National Conference (NC) party on Monday

Shriram Finance merges with Shriram City to focus on MSMEs and others

Commercial vehicle financing major Shriram Transport Finance Company and two-wheeler and MSME financier Shriram City Union Finance have been merged to form Shriram Finance Limited (Shriram Finance)

Digital payments in India touch Rs 38.3 trn at over 23 bn transactions

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), debit and credit cards, prepaid payment instruments like mobile wallets, and prepaid cards logged 23.06 bn transactions amounting Rs 38.3 trn in the third quarter

Country's first hydroelectric project in Himachal going down drain

The project in Jogindernagar in Mandi district has been facing a public outcry for long as locals say it is located in the state and using the state's water for generating power

Will RBI devise rules to regulate public sector banks amid rising scams

This has obviously made things lopsided when it comes to governance of Indian banks. For instance the Reserve Bank of India can issue guidelines to private banks or foreign banks, but not to the PSBs

Razorpay to allow merchants to accept credit card payments via UPI

Fintech platform Razorpay announced an industry-first move to enable merchants to accept credit card transactions on unified payments interface, as the digital payments landscape witnesses growth

Web3, ChromeOS scams to dominate online threat landscape in 2023: Report

Security software company McAfee on Monday released its cyber threat predictions in which it predicts that Web3 and ChromeOS scams will dominate the online threat landscape in 2023