MUMBAI: Average daily UPI volumes rose to 75.7 crore in June from 74.8 crore in May, up 1.2% month-on-month, while average daily value held steady at Rs 96,405 crore against Rs 96,465 crore, down 0.1%. According to National Payments Corporation of India, this stability in daily run rates came even as headline monthly numbers softened…
Government school students across Andhra Pradesh will soon have access to Canva’s educational tools under a statewide partnership signed by the state government. The initiative is designed to help students develop presentation, design and visual communication skills while encouraging creative learning. Teachers will also be able to use the platform to create more engaging and…
Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has commenced the KCET 2026 web option entry process today, June 20. The option entry stage is a key part of the KCET counselling process. During this phase, candidates can select and prioritise institutions and courses according to their preferences. The choices submitted by candidates will play an important role in…
The day opens doors for you. The Moon helps to bring luck and positive moving. It also supports forward motion and luck. Jupiter encourages confidence, children, studying and benefits from taking calculated risks, which means that success could be achieved from a variety of places all at once. It’s as if the winds are blowing…
The suspect, Basu Kumar Singh (R), attempted to cover his tracks by cleaning his vehicle and changing clothes (L) NEW DELHI: An 10-year-old girl who was sleeping beside her family on a pavement in south Delhi was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered by a cab driver in the early hours of June 22, police said.Police…
Jaskirat Singh jailed in UK for 5 years/Image: BBC An Indian man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after admitting his role in a smuggling network that transported migrants from the UK to France hidden inside lorries. Jaskirat Singh, 25, from Wolverhampton, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court after pleading guilty…
MUMBAI: On a Wednesday afternoon, 20 young people in a drama studio in Govandi are working on a performance unlike most the city has seen. Words come slow and deliberate—or in a sprint. Expressions resist easy reading. Lines find their own rhythm. And if the audience fails to read between the lines, the play’s theme…
Times News NetworkNew Delhi: Delhi govt has commissioned a study to identify more durable fabric for national flags installed across the city, following repeated damage by strong winds and adverse weather.Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma said on Wednesday that engineers have been told to choose a fabric that can better withstand wind pressure.“A…
NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the two-match T20I series against Ireland starting June 26 in Belfast. It is learnt that Reddy’s quadriceps injury, which kept him out of the 2nd ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow, has flared up and requires attention before he can take the field again….
Monsoon revival is likely to begin along Maharashtra’s coast before extending inland, if conditions remained favourable Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s latest extended range forecast indicated a revival in rainfall after July 1, with the southwest monsoon likely to overcome the sluggish phase of the last few days and regain strength from early next…
