The Centre has once again raised the price at which it will procure onions for its buffer stock, taking it to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 1,875 per quintal, a 13% increase aimed at improving farmer realisations and stepping up procurement. The revised procurement price will be effective from Saturday, July 4, 2026.The latest…
NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has flagged concerns over Rinku Singh’s form ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, stating that his dip in performances could be a key issue for Kolkata Knight Riders to address.KKR begin their campaign against five-time champions Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on March 29. Rinku heads into…
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded its highest-ever monthly performance in July 2026, processing 23.66 billion transactions worth ₹29.88 lakh crore, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Transaction volumes rose 22% year-on-year in July, while the transaction value increased 19% compared with the year-ago period. The platform recorded an…
A television presenter from Argentina, Florencia Pena, had to step down from Luzu TV after falsely claiming on air that Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, died during the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. Pena made the announcement after Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria in their campaign opener, where Messi also scored a hat-trick. A presenter…
Not many people are aware that insurance money worth hundreds of thousands of rupees could be lying unclaimed with insurance companies. This may include maturity proceeds, death claim benefits, survival benefits or premium refunds that were never collected by the policyholder or their family. Such amounts often remain unclaimed because important documents were lost, contact…
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The India Basketball League (IBL) will take place in the beginning of 2027. New Delhi: Indian sport has seen this script before. A new league arrives with ambition, big money, overseas faces, big promises, a multi-city approach and the inevitable question: can it survive in a country where cricket consumes much of the oxygen?Melburnian Jeremy…
A 25 -year-old Venezuelan man has been arrested for the killing of New York teen Sheridan Gorman in Chicago. A 25-year-old Venezuelan man has been arrested in connection with the execution-style murder of Sheridan Gorman, a New York teen, who was on a night stroll with her friends near Loyola University Chicago’s campus. The name…
Image Credit: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr Florida health authorities have officially confirmed the state’s first fatality of 2026 linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring ‘flesh-eating bacteria’. This specific death involved a resident of Palm Beach County aged between 80-84 years. According to the BEACON(public health program based at Boston University) , these cases are…
Archaeologists excavating for the Sizewell C nuclear facility in Suffolk unearthed a lead-encased parcel containing 321 silver coins minted between 1036 and 1044. Image Credits: Facebook/ Suffolk County Council Before the giant cranes and machinery required for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear facility ever reached Suffolk’s shore, there existed an age-old enigma that…
