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India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has achieved a new milestone with record transaction volumes, solidifying its position as a leading digital payment system and expanding its global footprint. Key PointsUPI transactions in India hit a record 22.64 billion in March, showcasing the rapid adoption of digital payments.The volume of UPI transactions increased by 24% compared to the previous year, highlighting significant growth in usage.UPI now accounts for 85% of all digital transactions in ...Read More >
India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has achieved a new milestone with a record number of transactions in March, demonstrating its growing dominance in the digital payments landscape and expanding global reach. Key PointsUPI transactions in India hit a record 22.64 billion in March, showcasing the rapid adoption of digital payments.UPI combines ease of use with strong security measures, including two-factor authentication, making it a preferred payment method.UPI accounts for 85% of all dig ...Read More >
India's Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, designed to protect transgender individuals, has been approved by the President, sparking debate over its scope and inclusivity. Key PointsThe Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, has been approved, outlining punishments for harm against transgender individuals.Opposition parties criticised the bill for excluding gay and lesbian individuals from its protections.The bill establishes an authority to det ...Read More >
India's Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are grappling with over 93,000 vacant posts, raising concerns about law enforcement capabilities and prompting intensified recruitment efforts by the government. IMAGE: All photographs: ANI PhotoKey PointsOver 93,000 posts are vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, with the CRPF and CISF having the highest number of vacancies.The government asserts that the CAPFs are effectively managing their responsibilities despite the ...Read More >
IMAGE: India require a victory in the third and final ODI to avoid a second successive series defeat against the Proteas after succumbing 0-2 in the preceding Tests. Photograph: BCCI/X South Africa batter Matthew Breetzke understands that India will come hard at them in Saturday's series-deciding third ODI in Visakhapatnam, but is banking on their balanced batting side to overcome the challenge. Having lost the second match in Raipur, India require a victory in the third and final ODI to avoid ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Pranjali Dhumal/Abhinav Deshwal atop the podium after taking gold in the 10m air pistol event at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics with a 16-6 win over Chinese Taipei, who took the silver. Iran won the bronze. Photograph: NRAI/X Abhinav Deshwal and Pranjali Prashant Dhumal clinched the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol event, while Kushagra Singh Rajawat won bronze in the 50m Rifle Prone competition as Indian shooters continued their fine run at the 25th Deaflympics in Tokyo on Wednesday ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off the 'Sardar@150 Unity March' organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. On this occasion, he offered floral tributes to the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and paid heartfelt homage to the Iron Man of India, the architect of a united and integrated nation, on his 150th birth anniversary. He stated that under the leadership of Prime ...Read More >
IMAGE: India players observe a two-minute silence in memory of Ben Austin before the start of the 2nd T20I between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photograph: BCCI The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) fell silent on Friday as players from India and Australia, along with match officials and staff, paid an emotional tribute to 17-year-old cricketer Ben Austin, who tragically lost his life after being struck on the neck during a training session earlier this week. Wearing black ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Head Coach Gautam Gambhir and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav at a training session on Monday, ahead of their opening T20I against Australia on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI/X India's head coach Gautam Gambhir is not perturbed by T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav's poor form, as "failures are inevitable" when the team is focussed on playing an ultra-aggressive brand of cricket. While India won the Asia Cup tournament last month in the UAE under his captaincy, Suryakumar's own form with ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Shreyas Iyer reacts in pain after taking a catch to dismiss of Australia's Alex Carey as India's Kuldeep Yadav looks on during the 3rd ODI against Australia in Sydney on Saturday. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters India batter Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to hospital following a injury during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney. On Monday, in a statement, BCCI revealed a laceration injury to the spleen. 'He is under treatment, medically stable, and recovering well. The B ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Priteesmita Bhoi won gold in the girls' 44kg Clean and Jerk event with a world youth record. Photograph: IOA/X Weightlifter Priteesmita Bhoi broke the world youth record in clean & jerk on way to clinching gold in the girls' 44kg category at the Youth Asian Games in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday. The 16-year-old lifted 92kg in clean & jerk to set the world youth record, and 66kg in snatch to aggregate 158kg to take the top podium spot in the competition. On a day when Indian lifte ...Read More >
IMAGE: Mumbai Meteors stormed into the final of the Prime Volleyball League Season 4 with a comfortable win over Goa Guardians, in Hyderabad, on Friday. Photograph: Prime Volleyball/X Mumbai Meteors eased past Goa Guardians to book a spot in the final of the Prime Volleyball League at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, in Hyderabad, on Friday. The Meteors won 15-8, 15-8, 16-14 as Shubham Chaudhary was named the player-of-the-match. Mumbai will play the winner of the second semifinals between Beng ...Read More >
IMAGE: Mumbai Meteors finished the league stage of the Prime Volleyball League atop the points table. Photograph: Prime Volleyball/X Mumbai Meteors breezed past Bengaluru Torpedoes to go top of the Prime Volleyball League points table, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday. The Mumbai outfit won 15-13, 15-13, 18-20, 15-10 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Having finished first in the league stage, the Meteors will face off against the team that will finish in the fourth position in the first semifinal o ...Read More >
IMAGE: India captain Shubman Gill wore a t-shirt, which he paired with blue denim and black glasses. Photograph: ANI/X Ahead of his side's second Test against West Indies, Indian Test skipper Shubman Gill spoke on the team dinner hosted by head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday, saying that such events are tried to be done two to three times a series, and they contribute to teammates knowing each other well. The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place in Delhi at the Arun ...Read More >
IMAGE: Indian pacer Kranti Goud celebrates with teammates on taking a wicket against Pakistan during their ICC Women's World Cup match in Colombo on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI/X Indian pacer Kranti Gaud, who bowled a match-winning spell of 3 for 20 in her 10 overs against Pakistan in the ICC Women's World Cup match on Sunday, said that she does not pay any attention to the talk about India-Pakistan rivalry and just focuses on her bowling. SCORECARD Batter Sidra Amin's 81, the highest-ever score ...Read More >
IMAGE: India opener KL Rahul celebrates his century against West Indies on Day 2 of the 1st Test in Ahmedabad on Friday. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Indian opener KL Rahul scored a special century on Day 2 of the opening Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday. It's was only his 2nd Test ton at home and the first in India since his Test debut way back in 2016. Rahul unveiled a new celebration on completing his century -- a whistle, and it has a special significance! 'Really en ...Read More >
IMAGE: Indian cricketer Tilak Varma met Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtest Revanth Reddy/X India's Asia Cup 2025 final hero Tilak Varma on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Reddy felicitated Varma and lauded his performance in the final, a press release from the CM's office read. IMAGE: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy poses with the bat gifted to him by Tilak Varma. Photograph: Kind courtest Revanth Redd ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Indiver Sairam and Willson Sing Ningthoujam bagged the 10m men's synchronized diving bronze medal on day two of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships in Ahmedabad on Monday. Photographs: Screengrab In a historic first, India's Indiver Sairam and Willson Sing Ningthoujam bagged the 10m men's synchronized diving bronze medal on day two of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Indian divers have never managed to clinch a medal in the past editions of thi ...Read More >
Bengaluru, 29 September 2025: Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, in collaboration with Freecharge, has unveiled Credit on UPI with Gold Loans - India's first gold-backed credit line accessible through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This innovative product is designed to unlock the economic potential of gold assets, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), self-employed entrepreneurs and merchants across both urban and rural India. Credit on UP ...Read More >
IMAGE: India captain Suryakumar Yadav later confirmed that it was the team's decision not to take the trophy from the ACC chief, leading to a unique celebration on an empty dais once the dignitaries had left. Photograph: Suryakumar Yadav/Instagram India's Asia Cup triumph over Pakistan may have ended in victory, but Shoaib Malik believes the team's refusal to collect the trophy means they missed out on one of the tournament's most memorable moments. India defeated Pakistan by five wickets to c ...Read More >
Ladakh Member of Parliament (MP) Mohmad Haneefa on Friday demanded a judicial inquiry into the police firing during the September 24 violence in Leh, asserting that the protest-turned-clash was an "outburst" of the long-standing frustration among the region's unemployed youth. IMAGE: Security personnel patrol Leh after curfew was imposed after the protest over the statehood demand and inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule, September 26, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo The violence in Leh on ...Read More >
IMAGE: India refused to shake hands with the Pakistan in both the matches at the ongoing Asia Cup. Photograph: BCCI/X Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan backed the BCCI's complaint against Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for their actions during the Asia Cup match, saying their behaviour needs explanation. A complaint has been filed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and match referee Andy Pycroft over the duo's gestures during the Super 4s match in Dubai on Sunday. The I ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
"Ambulance in Delhi should reach before pizza" -- with this message, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday flagged off 11 Centralised Accident and Trauma Services ambulances in the national capital, officials said. IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during the launch of 11 CATS ambulances in New Delhi, Septemebr 25, 2025. Photograph: Courtesy Rekha Gupta on X A series of health services and facilities were launched on Thursday as part of 'Sewa Pakhwada' (service fortnight), an initiative ...Read More >
IMAGE: Fomer India and IPL cricketer Robin Uthappa. Photograph: BCCI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former cricketer Robin Uthappa for questioning on September 22 in an alleged illegal online betting app linked money laundering case, sources said Tuesday. Uthappa, 39, has been asked to get recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case linked to a platform named 1xBet, the sources said. He has been asked to depose on September 22, they said ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's World Boxing champion Jaismine Lamboria returned home to a warm reception in New Delhi on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Kind courtesy Narendra Modi/X World champion boxer Jaismine Lamboria returned home to a warm welcome amid beating dhols in New Delhi in the wee hours of Tuesday. Nupur Sheoran, who won silver in the 80+kg also returned home to much fan fare after Indian boxers stole the limelight at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, that ended on Sunday. SEE: India's ...Read More >
IMAGE: India has asserted its superiority with comprehensive performances. Photograph: ANI Photo India's march to the Super 4 of the Asia Cup 2025 is all but confirmed, as the United Arab Emirates delivered a standout all-round effort to overpower Oman by 42 runs and keep their own chances of progressing alive. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India had already secured comfortable wins against Pakistan and the UAE, ensuring their smooth passage in the continental competition. India has asserted its s ...Read More >
IMAGE: India thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets in their second group match at the Asia Cup, in Dubai, on Sunday. Photograph: K R Nayar Birthday boy and skipper Suryakumar Yadav had more than one reason to celebrate on Sunday. After leading India to a commanding seven-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup Group A clash in Dubai, Surya used the post-match presentation to send out a message of solidarity with the armed forces. '(This is) a perfect occasion, taking the time out, we stand by ...Read More >
World No. 9 Indian pair squander one-game lead and lose to sixth-ranked Chinese duo. IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were beaten by China's Olympic silver medallists Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the final of the Hong Kong Open Super 500 on Sunday. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BWF Official/Instagram India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty signed off with a runners-up finish after going down narrowly to China's Olympic silver medallists Liang ...Read More >
IMAGE: India vice-captain Shubman Gill during the nets session. Photograph: BCCI/X India is leaving no stone unturned in their training as they prepare for Sunday's high-profile Asia Cup match against Pakistan in Dubai. With the much-anticipated Group A clash against arch-rivals Pakistan looming, India is sparing no effort in their training sessions, honing skills and strategising tactics. The nets session on Friday began with light warm-ups and stretching exercises before the nets came alive ...Read More >
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