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

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...

BJP’s Harpreet Kaur Babla wins Chandigarh Mayoral election

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...

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

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...

India to develop its own AI foundational model: Ashwini Vaishnaw

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...

AAP accuses BJP-led Haryana Govt of politicizing ammonia levels in Yamuna River

January 30, 2025 1:39 PM January 30, 2025 1:39 PM

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AAP accuses BJP-led Haryana Govt of politicizing ammonia levels in Yamuna River

Aam Aadmi Party today accused the BJP-led Haryana government of doing politics on the ammonia levels in the Yamuna river. Briefing media in New Delhi, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged that despite Chief Minister Atishi’s request to  Nayab Singh Saini about the increasing ammonia levels ...

UP extends no-vehicle zone in Mahakumbh Mela area until Feb 4th

January 30, 2025 1:40 PM January 30, 2025 1:40 PM

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UP extends no-vehicle zone in Mahakumbh Mela area until Feb 4th

Uttar Pradesh government has extended the no-vehicle zone in the Mela area of Mahakumbh, Prayagraj till 4th February. The decision was taken to ensure crowd and traffic management and the safety of the devotees. Talking to Akashwani news, Additional Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Prayagraj Anshu...

MP: 2 Killed, several injured as ceiling slab collapses at JK cement factory in Panna

January 30, 2025 1:18 PM January 30, 2025 1:18 PM

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MP: 2 Killed, several injured as ceiling slab collapses at JK cement factory in Panna

In Madhya Pradesh, two persons were killed and several people were injured when an under-construction ceiling slab collapsed in the JK Cement factory plant in Panna district today. As per the official information, injured persons are being referred to the hospital for medical treatment.   Polic...