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Mumbai: UPI transactions reached a new peak in July 2025, with a record 1,947 crore transactions worth nearly Rs 25.1 lakh crore. This marked a 35% year-on-year growth in transaction volume and a 22% rise in transaction value.The average daily transaction count in July stood at 62.8 crore , higher than June’s 61.3 crore. Likewise,…
Test 1 of 2 – Zimbabwe vs New Zealand (Image via X/@ZimCricketv) New Zealand made light work of Zimbabwe in the first Test at Queens Sports Club, wrapping up a nine-wicket win inside three days on Friday. The visitors were set a target of just eight runs after bowling out Zimbabwe for 165 in their…
Vikrant Massey bagged the top honour at the 71st National Film Awards that were announced today in Delhi. The actor has won the Best Actor honour for his performance in the film ’12th Fail.’ Now, Massey stated how grateful he is to share the award with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who bagged the title for…
BENGALURU: That deportations of Indians from the US have surged significantly since Donald Trump returned to office in Jan this year is no secret. Now here’s how much more it is when compared to the Biden term and the last year of Trump’s previous term that preceded it: On average, at least 8 Indians were…
From ‘Sesame Street’ to silence (Image credits: AP) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a pillar of American media for nearly six decades, announced Friday that it will begin a formal shutdown process following the complete loss of federal funding by the Trump administration. The decision comes after Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in appropriations for…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said it prefers to ignore Rahul Gandhi‘s baseless allegations of “vote theft” and has asked all poll officials to continue working in an impartial and transparent manner, unfazed by his repeated threats and “deplorable” statements.In a post on X, the commission said it was unfortunate that Rahul…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has rescued four women, who married four brothers, from the rigours of a more than two-decade old criminal case lodged against them by one of the brothers who was incensed by his father’s decision to bequeath the properties to them fearing that the alcoholic son might fritter away the assets.Virtually endorsing…
NEW DELHI: Govt has approved higher subsidised loans for street vendors under the second phase of PM SVANidhi scheme and expanded its coverage by bringing around 50 lakh more beneficiaries under its ambit. TOI has learnt that the proposal to enable around 11 beneficiaries who have paid the first two tranches of subsidised loans to…
Yashasvi Jaiswal of India (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) England’s fielding woes continued as Liam Dawson dropped a straightforward chance to dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal during the second innings of the fifth Test at The Oval on Friday. The drop came in the 14th over when Jaiswal was on 40. Josh Tongue banged one short and…
Dhanush overcame the Hindi language barrier in ‘Raanjhanaa’ by memorizing lines phonetically with help from writer Himanshu Sharma, who coached him on the Banaras dialect’s nuances. Zeeshan Ayyub praised his dedication, highlighting the challenge of acting in an unfamiliar language and Dhanush’s impressive progress since then. Zeeshan Ayyub, who acted alongside Dhanush in his first…
