September 21, 2024 1:52 PM

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Sri Lanka: Voting underway for Presidential elections

Voting for the Presidential elections in Sri Lanka is underway in the first elections after the economic downturn. Voting has been peaceful so far on the island as the 17 million electorate to choose the ninth executive president. Voting commenced at 7 am at over 13,400 polling centres across 22 ele...

September 21, 2024 9:47 AM

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Jammu and Kashmir: Campaigning intensified for 2nd phase of assembly elections

Campaigning has intensified for the second phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. In this phase, 26 constituencies spread over six districts will go to polls on the 25th of September. Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Jammu last evening. He will address five elec...

September 21, 2024 9:38 AM

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Afghanistan secures commanding 177-run victory over South Africa in 2nd ODI of 3-match series

In Cricket, Afghanistan secured a commanding 177-run victory over South Africa in the second ODI of the three-match series in Sharjah yesterday. With this win, Afghanistan has achieved a historic feat by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead, marking their first series win against South Africa. The victor...

September 21, 2024 9:29 AM

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Digital payment transaction volume grew to nearly 19,000 in FY 2023-24 

The Ministry of Finance has said that the digital payment transaction volume grew to nearly 19 thousand crore in the Financial Year 2023-24 compared to over 2,000 crore in the Financial Year 2017-18. The volume of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions also increased by more than 13 thous...