January 30, 2025 4:36 PM January 30, 2025 4:36 PM

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Maha Kumbh Stampede: Authorities visit Sangam Ghat, inspect area which claimed 30 lives

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and DGP Prashant Kumar today visited Sangam Ghat at Mahakumbh, Prayagraj and inspected the incident area which claimed 30 lives yesterday. The tragic incident took place yesterday at the Akhada route near the Sangam.   During the visit, they assessed t...

January 30, 2025 4:41 PM January 30, 2025 4:41 PM

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World Book Fair 2025 to commence on February 1 in New Delhi

The New Delhi World Book Fair 2025 will commence on 1st February at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. This year, the fair's theme is 'We the People of India', commemorating 75 years of the Republic of India. The nine-day fair will be inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu. Speaking to Akashvani News, t...

January 30, 2025 4:25 PM January 30, 2025 4:25 PM

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Market Update: Sensex gains 227 pts, Nifty50 settles at 23,249

Benchmark domestic equity indices today continued their upward momentum for the third straight session. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, gained 227 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 76,760. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 added 86 points, or 0.37 percent, to...

January 30, 2025 4:46 PM January 30, 2025 4:46 PM

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BJP’s Harpreet Kaur Babla wins Chandigarh Mayoral election

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the  Mayoral election in Chandigarh. The BJP candidate Harpreet Kaur Babla got 19 votes. She defeated the Congress-AAP alliance candidate Prem Lata by 2 votes who got 17 votes.   The three councillors of the Congress-AAP alliance voted for the BJP candid...

January 30, 2025 4:12 PM January 30, 2025 4:12 PM

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Digital payments rise 11.1% Y-o-Y in September 2024: RBI data

Digital payments across India recorded a double-digit jump of 11.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) as of September 2024, according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) index.         The RBI's Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) for September 2024 stands at 465.33 up from 445.5 for March 2024. The increase...

January 30, 2025 1:55 PM January 30, 2025 1:55 PM

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India to develop its own AI foundational model: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that India will create its foundational model of AI in the coming months. Briefing media in New Delhi today, Mr Vaishnaw said that India's foundational model will be able to compete with the world's best model. He said a framework has been create...