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Riding on the festive shopping wave, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions soared to an all-time high of Rs 27.28 lakh crore in October, clocking 20.7 billion transactions, according to data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), reported PTI.This marks a 9.5% month-on-month rise in transaction value from Rs 24.9 lakh crore in September…
The men of the Deol family – Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, have their own following and have achieved stardom. All three of them may have carved a niche for themselves but they’ve never really been great dancers. The trio has often admitted to being less at ease with dance sequences compared to their…
NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan are set to further ramp up their diplomatic relations with the appointment of a diplomat by the Taliban regime here this month. This will be the first official placement of a diplomat by the Taliban in India since their return to Kabul in August 2021 and will be followed –…
Beyond healthy meals, there are a couple of other things one can do, to keep uric acid in check. Drinking enough water gives the kidneys the leverage they need to remove uric acid out of the system. Steering clear of purine‑laden food-red meat, organ meats, shellfish and oily fish, can help lower uric acid production….
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the backbone of much of the internet, has experienced its second major outage this month. Similar to the AWS outage on October 20, this one too appears to be widespread. Reports suggest disruptions across websites, apps, and cloud-based platforms. As reported by DownDetector, the incident started Wednesday (October 29) and it…
So you have saved Rs 1 crore for retirement, but how to use it?For anyone planning retirement with a corpus of Rs 1 crore, the first question is: how long should your savings last? Should it cover 20 years, 30 years, or even longer? The answer to this depends on multiple factors, including your expected…
NEW DELHI: The fire on a bus in Andhra on Friday and that in Rajasthan on Oct 14, that cl-aimed over 40 lives, have bro-ught focus back on passenger safety. Officials said govt has notified several standards that bus body builders are required to follow. For instance, specifications for exits, door dimensions and gangway width…
BSE’s stock has staged a strong recovery after weeks of anxiety over regulatory reforms, gaining 15% in a month as concerns over the weekly options expiry rule fade and traders return. The stock jumped nearly 2% to Rs 2,533.70 on Thursday before settling at Rs 2,486.50, raising doubts about the rally’s sustainability.Amid speculation that the…
The spice cumin, also known as jeera, is widely used in traditional Indian cooking as a tadka for both dry sabjis and lentils, and no kitchen is complete without a box of jeera. However, overnight soaked cumin water is also known for its many health benefits, that include better digestion, metabolism, and immunity. The human…
Guwahati/Dibrugarh: It has been a month since Zubeen Garg – Assam’s beloved voice, rebel, and cultural soul – left this world. Yet, the silence he left behind continues to echo across the Brahmaputra valley and the hills beyond. On Sunday, thousands gathered at Sonapur, where Zubeen was laid to rest, not just to mourn but…
