NEW DELHI: India is set to launch the “Unified Lending Interface” (ULI) nationwide, following its pilot project last year, according to Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Das announced the upcoming rollout of ULI at the Global Conference on Digital Public Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies in Bengaluru. Das compared ULI to […]
NEW DELHI: India’s first civilian space tourist Gopichand Thotakura received a warm welcome on his arrival in Delhi on Monday. He travelled to space as part of the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin’s New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission, Asian News International (ANI) reported. Thotakura created history by becoming the second Indian […]
India has declared that all space missions by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be “debris-free” by the year 2030. NEW DELHI: India’s President, Droupadi Murmu, has declared that all space missions by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be “debris-free” by the year 2030. “We have to be prepared for challenges ahead. […]
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves grew by $4.546 billion, reaching $674.664 billion during the week ending 16th August, just below their all-time high of $674.919 billion, as reported by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In 2024, India’s foreign exchange reserves have increased by around $45-50 billion. This significant reserve serves as a buffer, […]
Title: Angry Young MenDirector: Namrata RaoCast: Salim Khan, Javed AktharWhere: Streaming on Prime Video If you ever wondered how two unassuming men could single-handedly catapult a generation of Indian men into a permanent state of simmering rage, Angry Young Men holds the answer with the flamboyant flair of a Bollywood masala film. This docuseries unravels […]
NEW DELHI: India is taking a big step to protect the environment by planning to switch to zero-emission trucks. The government’s Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor announced this ambitious goal today. According to the new “Indian Zero Emission Trucking Policy Advisory,” India could have about 17 million trucks on its roads by 2050 if […]
THE MULTIFACETED SOUTH INDIAN CINEMATIC EXTRAVAGANZA- IIFA UTSAVAM 2024 ANNOUNCES ITS NOMINATIONS CELEBRATING CINEMA OF THE SOUTH- WITH ITS FOCUS ON TAMIL, TELUGU, MALAYALAM, AND KANNADA FILM INDUSTRIES Abu Dhabi: Setting a high benchmark, Ponniyin Selvan: II leads the IIFA Utsavam 2024 nominations with an extraordinary 13 nods in the Tamil categories. Following closely, Everyone […]
NEW DELHI: Nearly 12% of spice samples tested by Indian authorities didn’t pass quality and safety checks and standards, based on data from the Right to Information Act. This news comes as several countries have taken steps due to contamination concerns with popular spice brands. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) tested […]
NEW DELHI: India’s food safety authorities have launched a new project to address the rising issue of microplastic contamination in food. This initiative follows a report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which highlighted the presence of microplastics in common food items like sugar and salt. The Food Safety and Standards Authority […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently imprisoned, has applied to become the next chancellor of the University of Oxford, his party announced. Khan, who served as prime minister from 2018 to 2022, is facing various charges including corruption and inciting violence, which he claims are politically motivated attempts to prevent him […]
NEW DELHI: India will celebrate its first National Space Day on 23rd August 2024, marking a significant achievement in space exploration. The day honours the success of Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission, which achieved a historic soft landing of the Vikram Lander on the Moon’s surface on 23rd August 2023. According to an Asian News […]
