New Delhi, Aug 18 — The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has completed more than 2 crore (20 million) mandatory biometric updates (MBUs) for schoolchildren nationwide under a special campaign aimed at ensuring Aadhaar records remain updated, an official statement said on…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — US-based technology firm Meta is intensifying efforts to curb the spread and reappearance of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) across its platforms in India amid ongoing discussions with the government, according to a report.NDTV Profit reported that the engagement between the…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — India ranks first in global coconut production and third in cultivation area, accounting for 31.24 per cent and 17.90 per cent of world totals, respectively, and about 2,175 hectares of new area were brought under cultivation across several states during 2025-26, an official…
Ahmedabad, Aug 18 — Global brokerage Bernstein has retained its bullish stance on Adani Ports and Adani Power, saying the Adani Group has emerged stronger from recent regulatory and market-related challenges.The global financial firm also maintained an 'Underperform' rating on Adani Green Energy…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — India’s proposal to build a digital bridge between the domestic currency payment networks of BRICS member nations has become the most important item on the agenda for the forthcoming summit of the bloc to be held in Delhi, according to an article published by South Africa’s IOL…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 — As Vizhinjam International Seaport commences full-fledged Export-Import (EXIM) operations, the Rs 16,000-crore Phase 2 expansion will raise annual capacity to 5.7 million TEUs ( twenty-foot equivalent units), add 1,200 metres of container berth and bring permanent rail…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has sought a formal hearing and technical interaction with the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) before the finalisation of the report into the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad.The request followed the Supreme Court's July 28…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — The Department of Defence Production has notified the sixth 'Positive Indigenisation List' comprising 405 strategically important items with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore, aimed at strengthening local manufacturing and reducing dependence on imports,…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — India is projected to reach 62 per cent 5G adoption by 2030, significantly ahead of the Asia Pacific average of 50 per cent, a report said on Tuesday.The report from GSMA said India is identified as one of the region’s 'Leading Nations', alongside Bangladesh, Indonesia and…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — Amid US-China tensions, US-based technology giant Google plans to stop making its Pixel smartphones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds in China from next year and pursue diversification of supply chains, a report has said.The report from Nikkei Asia -- citing sources -- said…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — Israel expects two more rounds of negotiations with India on the proposed free trade agreement, with the two sides likely to have greater clarity on the pact by February 2027, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said.In an interaction with IANS, Azar said the second round of…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — Leading automobile firm Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Tuesday said that its popular SUV -- FRONX -- has crossed the milestone of 2 lakh exports in under 38 months, becoming the fastest SUV from India to achieve this feat.Exports of the Made‑in‑India FRONX began in June 2023 and…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — The government has proposed extending the permissible age of battery-operated, hydrogen fuel-based and natural gas-driven vehicles covered under the national permit system by five years.According to a recently issued notification by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — Fintech major Razorpay has launched an AI-powered payments foundation model -- Razorpay Vulcan -- built with NVIDIA and AWS technology aimed at making digital transactions more reliable, secure and predictable as India’s digital economy continues to expand, the company said on…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — India has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen digital cooperation and future network technologies at the 7th ‘BRICS ICT Working Group Meeting’ in Pune, guided by its Chairship theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”, according to an…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — Three outstanding PhD scholars will receive research support under the Padma Bhushan Prof Rajinder Kumar Research Fellowship with the Valliappa Foundation providing Rs 1 lakh per year to each scholar for three years, according to a statement on Tuesday.The fellowship was…
New Delhi, Aug 18 — The government has said that focus should now move beyond project approvals towards timely completion of infrastructure, land allotment, investment and commencement of production.Union ministers have called for faster and outcome-oriented implementation of industrial corridor…
Seoul, Aug 18 — Seoul shares trimmed earlier gains late on Tuesday morning on profit-taking amid fading hopes for a deal to end the war between the United States and Iran.After opening 2 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) pared its gains to trade 48.32 points,…
Seoul, Aug 18 — Youth employment has fallen sharply in sectors highly exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) technology since the emergence of generative AI chatbots, a central bank report showed on Tuesday.Over the four-year period from June 2022 to June 2026, the number of jobs held by people…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Airtel Payments Bank on Monday announced a leadership transition, with Sunil Bharti Mittal set to step down as Non-Executive Chairman and from the Board, effective September 30, 2026.Shabnam Sinha, currently an Independent Director on the bank’s Board, will assume the role of…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — While there may be valid reasons to justify an early closure of the RBI’s FCNR(B) deposit scheme, the most likely reason could be that the target for dollar mobilisation has already been achieved with inflows at $57 billion, and another $25-30 billion could easily flow in the…