In April 2016, when the National Payments Corporation of India launched the Unified Payments Interface, few anticipated that a quiet public experiment would fundamentally alter how a billion people exchange value. Built on the simple premise of interbank interoperability, UPI turned complex bank account details into a single virtual address, instantly democratising financial access. Over the past...

Four senior officers sent back to their cadres within a week would be noteworthy. Three of them being barred from returning to the Centre through an extended cooling-off condition makes it a much stronger signal. The latest round saw Ajay Nagabhushan MN, Satya Pratap Singh and Ashish Kumar Gupta, three Joint Secretaries, prematurely repatriated, with extended cooling-off...

The economy showing a stronger performance with 7.8 per cent GDP in the first quarter of current fiscal has sparked a fierce debate over what the headline number really says about India’s economic health. The Government attributes the strong performance to reforms, robust activity in manufacturing and services and rising investment. Critics, however, question the methodology and...

The day may bring new possibilities in love, career and finances. While some zodiac signs could receive encouraging news at work, others may strengthen personal bonds or make unexpected plans. Find out what today’s astrological forecast reveals Aries: Your work and family will vie with each other for your attention. Merry-making will seem a good idea in...

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to freeze the party’s name and its election symbol amid the ongoing dispute between rival factions. The plea, filed Friday, has been registered under Diary No. 58005/2026, with Mamata Banerjee as the petitioner and the Election...

La Paz: A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century. The cat, called Tilcayo by local communities, is part of a group called tiger cats found across much...

A simple “I love you” has become an extraordinary demonstration of how brain-computer interfaces could transform communication for people who have lost the ability to speak. In a 23-second video shared by Elon Musk’s Neuralink, an unidentified clinical-trial participant appears to communicate the three words through a brain implant. A synthetic voice delivers the message while his...

New Delhi: Day 2 of SEMICON India 2026 witnessed 25 key announcements and collaborations covering various segments of the semiconductor value chain, including semiconductor manufacturing, materials, logistics, chip design, advanced packaging, power electronics and workforce development, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Electronics and IT Friday. India’s Tata Electronics and L&T Semiconductor Technologies signed...

Bhubaneswar: Utkal University authorities Friday lodged a police complaint over an alleged leak of a question paper for the ongoing second-semester degree exam, an official said. From some unverified sources, we came to know that the question paper of Thursday's theory exam was leaked. However, we don't know whether it was really leaked, and the source of...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR based on a written complaint received from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) against Reliance Capital Limited (RCAP), Anil D. Ambani, former chairman of Reliance Capital, Satish Seth, Group Managing Director of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADA Group), unknown public servants and others in...