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National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) transactions are now available round-the-clock. Starting Monday, the first settlement took place at 00:30 hours on December 16. “The system will be available on all days of the year, including…

Apart from toll charges, the RFID-based FASTags are also being used for parking fee collection. Implemented on a trial basis at Hyderabad airport, the same is likely to be replicated at malls and other airports starting with Delhi.…

Rahul Gandhi's denial to apologise for his "Rape in India" remark met with severe backlash from BJP leaders such as Smriti Irani. "For the first time in history, a leader is giving a clarion call that Indian women should be raped. Is this…

Facing opposition backlash in the Lok Sabha over the use of 'lotus' symbol on new passports, the Foreign Ministry has clarified that it was a security feature to identify fake passports. The ministry also said that other national symbols…

The blackout in Kashmir has resulted in a new problem - WhatsApp's 4-month inactivity policy. Tens of thousands of users have 'auto-exited' groups and are now in fear of losing personal data. “To maintain security and limit data retention,…

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha was adjudged the Best State Promoting Sports at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2019. The awards ceremony was held at the FICCI Federation House in New Delhi on Wednesday. This award is a recognition of the…

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday issued a clarification on Wednesday stating that advocates are not exempted from paying user fee at NH Fee toll plazas. A letter, claiming that Ministry of Road Transport and…

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of Assam that their rights will not be taken away after the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), the northeastern state has erupted in its biggest protests in…

Bhubaneswar: The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Parliament on Wednesday, clearing the Rajya Sabha hurdle with 125 voting in favour and 105 against it. The passage of the legislation came even as the vast swath…

ISRO on Wednesday announced the launch of its latest spy satellite, RISAT-2BR1. It has also launched nine other foreign satellites through the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The spy satellite is a radar imaging earth observation…