Reserve Bank of India has rolled out a consolidated Digital Payments e-mandate framework, effective immediately, replacing all earlier circulars and bringing uniform rules for recurring transactions across payment systems. The framework covers cards, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and prepaid payment instruments (PPIs), and extends to both domestic and cross-border transactions. It requires a one-time e-mandate…
US President Donald Trump has shared a message for Apple CEO Tim Cook. The message comes after Cook announced he will step down from his role in September, after serving as the chief executive of the Cupertino-based tech giant for more than a decade. In a post on the social media site Truth Social, Trump…
Mallikarjun Kharge clarified his “terrorist” remark on PM Modi, saying he meant “Modi always threatens.” BJP rejected the clarification and called him “frustrated.” Trump warned that “lots of bombs” will go off when the Iran ceasefire expires, making it clear military action could resume immediately. Pappu Yadav faced outrage after saying 90% of women cannot…
Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya, left, and Tilak Varma (PTI Photo) Tilak Varma announced himself in emphatic fashion with his maiden IPL century, an innings that not only powered Mumbai Indians to a crucial win but also drew high praise from Ravichandran Ashwin. Chasing momentum after a difficult run, Mumbai found their spark through Tilak’s…
There was a time in India, and may be it still is when parents want their kids to get into engineering, MBA, and professional degrees apart from medicine, of course. They spend lakhs of their hard-earned money and in many cases take loans for it hoping that their kids will have a better financial future….
Makeup artist Preetisheel Singh sparked conversation once more about Akshaye Khanna’s riveting role as the infamous Rehman Dakait in ‘Dhurandhar’. Sharing nostalgic images from the movie’s dramatic finale, Singh emphasized Khanna’s crucial contribution to the film’s remarkable story. The actor’s chilling interpretation of the villain, who faces a grim fate, remains a hot topic among…
HCL Technologies, India’s third-largest IT company in terms of market capitalisation, today announced its earnings for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026. The IT major has also declared a dividend for its shareholders. HCL Technologies reported a 4.20 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in its consolidated profit to Rs 4,488 crore in the January-March…
The Chinese vessel seized by the United States in Strait of Hormuz was headed to Iran to help “prop-up” the regime, claimed American politician Nikki Hailey on Tuesday.“The ship the US seized in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend was headed from China to Iran and is linked to chemical shipments for missiles. It refused…
Beijing-Delhi flights resume as China, India expand air links amid warming ties Direct air connectivity between India and China is set to improve further as Air China resumes its Beijing-Delhi service from Tuesday, marking the second route to India to be restored by Chinese carriers this month. The service will operate three times a week…
The idea of a planet orbiting two suns has long captured both scientific curiosity and public imagination. Popularised by science fiction, such worlds, known as circumbinary planets, do exist, and astronomers have confirmed several beyond our solar system. Yet, a puzzling pattern has emerged: many of these planets seem to vanish from observation. They are…
