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August 5, 2025 12:35 PM August 5, 2025 12:35 PM

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UPI Sets New Record with 707 Million Daily Transactions

The daily unified payments interface (UPI)-based transactions have crossed 700 million for the first time, touching 707 million. In a latest report released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), it showed that the feat was achieved on the 2nd of this month. Over the past two years, t...

August 5, 2025 11:01 AM August 5, 2025 11:01 AM

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Philippines President Marcos Jr. Receives Ceremonial Welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave him the Guard of Honour.   A high-level delegation talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Philippine Pres...

August 5, 2025 8:52 AM August 5, 2025 8:52 AM

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India Emerges as World’s 5th Biggest Aviation Market in 2024.

India has emerged as the world's fifth-biggest aviation market, handling 211 million passengers, while Mumbai-Delhi was one of the busiest airport pairs in 2024. This was stated by the International Airport Transport Association (IATA), which has released the latest edition of the World Air Transpor...

August 5, 2025 8:49 AM August 5, 2025 8:49 AM

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Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi Inaugurates ‘Agnishodh’ Research Cell at IIT Madras

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi has inaugurated ‘Agnishodh’, the Indian Army Research Cell at IIT Madras, aimed at turning academic research into defence-ready technologies. The centre supports the Army’s Five Pillars of Transformation and focuses on self-reliance under the vision of “Sw...

August 5, 2025 8:11 AM August 5, 2025 8:11 AM

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Crucial meeting of ruling NDA Parliamentary Party to take place this morning.

A crucial meeting of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary Party will take place in New Delhi this morning. The meeting will be attended by NDA members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The meeting comes amid a stalemate in Parliament over the opposition demand for discussion on Special Int...

August 5, 2025 7:50 AM August 5, 2025 7:50 AM

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IMD forecasts extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala and Tamil Nadu

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast extremely heavy rainfall over Kerala and Ghat areas of Tamil Nadu till tomorrow. According to the IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall will continue over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Mahe, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Lak...

August 5, 2025 7:46 AM August 5, 2025 7:46 AM

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PM Matru Vandana Yojana Registration Drive Extended Till August 15

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has extended the special registration drive for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) till the 15th of this month. The PMMVY, a door-to-door awareness-cum-enrolment campaign led by Anganwadi and ASHA workers, aims to reach out to all eligible pre...