Day: October 2, 2024

“Today, You Can’t Get Votes Even By Doing Good Work”: Minister Kiren Rijiju

The social system has deteriorated a lot, from political point of view as well, said Kiren Rijiju (File) New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday expressed concern over “deterioration” in politics and said there used to be “wonderful discussions” in Parliament but today there is “so much noise” in the House. He also […]

Airlines squeeze into Saudi airspace as West Asian conflict flares

2 min read Last Updated : Oct 02 2024 | 11:34 PM IST By Siddharth Philip and Albertina Torsoli Airlines connecting Europe with the Middle East and South Asia are being forced to fly a more circuitous path using Egyptian and Saudi Arabian airspace as the escalating conflict in the Middle East […]

Elect BJP To Protect “Roti, Beti, Maati”: PM Modi To People Of Jharkhand

PM Modi criticised the current Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government Hazaribagh, Jharkhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the people of Jharkhand to bring the BJP to power in the state to protect their “roti, beti, and maati” (livelihood, daughters, and land). Addressing the Parivartan Maharally in Hazaribagh, he termed the BJP’s Parivartan Yatra not […]

Delhi Home Guard Recruitment 2024: Admit Cards Released, Check Details

Delhi Home Guard Recruitment 2024: The Directorate General of Home Guards (DGHG) has released the Admit Cards for the Delhi Home Guard Recruitment 2024. Candidates can download their admit cards by visiting the official website, homeguard.delhi.gov.in. The examination is scheduled to be held on October 6, 2024. Delhi Home Guard Recruitment 2024: Steps To download […]

Since the year pandemic hit, average daily UPI transactions up over 8x

1 min read Last Updated : Oct 02 2024 | 11:28 PM IST Average daily transactions on India’s unified payments interface (UPI) surged over eightfold, from 60 million in September 2020 to over 500 million by September this year since the pandemic.   In September 2024 alone, UPI processed 15.04 billion transactions, valued […]

US stocks hit two-week low as caution reigns over West Asia tensions

Eight of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were lower, while Energy stocks hit a more than one-month high and were up 1.5 per cent. | Photo: Bloomberg 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 02 2024 | 11:26 PM IST The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq traded near two-week lows on Wednesday as […]

NFRA to seek views from Big 5 audit cos on second draft inspection report

3 min read Last Updated : Oct 02 2024 | 11:25 PM IST The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will soon seek comments from Big Five audit companies and share its second draft inspection report assessing whether they have incorporated the suggestions it made in the last financial year, according to people in the […]

Delhi Metro Services Hit Twice In A Day After 2 Drones Found On Tracks

In the first incident, services were hit for over half an hour. New Delhi: Services were affected on sections of the Delhi Metro for over half an hour on Wednesday afternoon and then again in the evening after two drones were spotted on the tracks. In a statement on the afternoon incident, the Delhi Metro […]