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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said the process of interlinking the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with the Eurosystem’s TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform has entered the realisation phase, marking a step towards enabling cross-border instant payments between India and Europe. RBI and NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) have been in discussions…
Shani Shingnapur is counted among the most powerful and iconic Shani temples in the world. It is known for its swayambhu (self-emerged) black stone. Shingnapur in Maharashtra is a beautiful village known for a unique tradition of having no house doors and locks. Villagers here believe that Lord Shani is their ultimate protector and they…
Bihar is all set for the second and final phase of assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, with the stakes high for both the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The electoral fate of 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar-led government, will be decided by 3.7 crore voters…
Gold prices are likely to remain in a corrective phase in the coming week as investors await key macroeconomic data from the US and China, along with fresh cues from Federal Reserve officials and a US Supreme Court hearing on trade tariffs, analysts said.“Gold prices are expected to see some consolidation or more correction as…
NEW DELHI: The final voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar legislative election was recorded to be 65.08 per cent, announced the Chief Electoral Officer. This turned out to be 0.42 per cent more than the tentative voter turnout of 64.66 per cent.A total of 3.75 crore voters were eligible in the polls,…
NEW DELHI: As Bihar moves from its inner political core to its outer border belt for Phase 2 polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party has chosen its primary talking point — “infiltration”.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing rallies in Araria and Bhagalpur on Thursday, turned the spotlight on alleged illegal migrants, accusing the opposition of shielding “infiltrators”…
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Bihar’s electorate headlined Round 1 of the “vikas versus badlav” battle Thursday with the state’s highest-ever voter turnout of 64.7% in 121 assembly constituencies of 18 districts, marking a decimal-point improvement over the previous record of 64.6% in the 1998 Lok Sabha election. The assembly poll turnout closest to the new record is…
NEW DELHI: The first phase of the Bihar assembly elections on Thursday recorded the state’s highest-ever voter turnout, with 64.66 per cent of 3.75 crore electors exercising their franchise across 121 constituencies. The Election Commission said polling concluded peacefully “in a festive mood with the highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the history…
NEW DELHI: Polling for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 began on Thursday morning across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, with over 3.75 crore eligible voters set to cast their ballots. Voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, though polling time has been curtailed to 5 pm in…
Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar, PM Modi and Tej Pratap Yadav (Background – Bihar assembly) NEW DELHI: The fourth-largest assembly in India – Bihar will vote in the first phase of elections on Thursday, covering 121 of the 243 constituencies. The high-stakes contest features familiar heavyweights – Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav, NDA’s second-in-command Samrat…
