Instant payments network grows from 1.78 crore annual transactions to 24,162 crore Ten years ago, instant digital payments through a common platform were just taking off in India. Today, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processes more than 66 crore transactions every day, becoming a central part of the country’s digital payments ecosystem.Launched on August 25,…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) Rishabh Pant added another milestone to his growing list of Test records as the India wicketkeeper-batter surpassed Australia legend Adam Gilchrist to become the third-highest six-hitter in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.Pant’s aggressive approach once again came to the fore as he smashed…
Lancashire wicketkeeper-batter Joe Moores was dismissed in an unusual manner during their County Championship match against Northamptonshire, becoming only the 43rd batter in first-class cricket history to be given out for obstructing the field, Wisden reported.Moores had scored two runs in Lancashire’s second innings when the incident occurred in the 33rd over.Northamptonshire pacer Luke Procter…
A small box of honeybees once became an unusual passenger aboard the space shuttle Discovery. In 1984, Nasa sent thousands of honeybees into orbit to see how they would behave when gravity was no longer guiding their movements. The experiment was less about honey and more about a basic piece of bee life: building a…
University pays students to play video games: How Roehampton’s esports scholarship is rewriting the rules of student funding What if there could be a scholarship for playing games? Ta-da! Wish granted. The University of Roehampton in the UK is offering esports scholarships to students who can demonstrate excellence in competitive gaming while keeping their academic…
Akshay Kumar is gearing up to explore a fresh genre with ‘Samuk’, a film that takes him into alien-themed territory. Filming has commenced on the ambitious survival-action thriller, which brings on board an international creature and stunt team as it aims to be one of India’s biggest theatrical genre spectacles. The project is directed by…
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Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced that his government would abandon the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur, saying the project would affect agricultural land and disrupt the livelihoods of farmers and residents.The announcement was made in the assembly as Vijay said…
ISMA says India has enough stocks, expects prices to cool down soon India does not have a sugar shortage, industry body ISMA said on Monday, soothing concerns over the sweetner’s supplies amid a recent rise in retail prices. The industry body also expects sugar prices to come down in the comingIndian Sugar Mills Association president…
Former India captain Kapil Dev has joined 21 other former international cricket captains in urging Pakistan to ensure proper medical care and humane treatment for jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.The group has written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, asking authorities to follow court orders related to Khan’s medical treatment and family visits.Kapil said…
