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Delhi Court Refers BRS leader K Kavitha To AIIMS For Medical Check-Up

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

A Delhi court on Thursday referred BRS leader K Kavitha, lodged in Tihar jail in two cases related to the alleged excise scam, to AIIMS for a medical check-up.

Indian Fintech Sector To Reach $420 Billion By 2029: Digital Payments Body

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

Indian fintech industry is projected to reach $420 billion by 2029, at a cumulative annual growth rate of 31% from around $110 billion this year, Ajay Kumar Choudhary, non-executive chairman, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said today.

Fix Your FASTag On Windshield Else Pay Double. See New SOPs

NDTV News Desk | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

To deter users from deliberately not fixing FASTag on the windscreen of the vehicle, the National Highways Authority of India has issued guidelines to collect double toll fees from such users.

Uttarakhand's 'Signature Bridge', Under Construction, Collapses

Edited by Nikita Sharma | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

A huge bridge being built in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag came crashing down today, officials said. No one was injured.

Tribals Demand New State 'Bhil Pradesh' By Breaking Rajasthan, Gujarat, 2 Other States

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 18, 2024, Jaipur

The Rajasthan tribal community has demanded the creation of a new state called 'Bhil Pradesh', a demand which the state government has already rejected.

Byju's Appeals Insolvency Order, Seeks Urgent Hearing: Report

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

Crisis-ridden Byju's has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the recent order of NCLT that allowed cricket board BCCI's petition for initiating insolvency proceedings against the once-famed edtech company, sources said.

Driver Of Train That Derailed In UP Claims He Heard Loud Explosion

NDTV News Desk | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

The driver of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express heard a loud explosion before multiple coaches derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda Thursday evening.

Gangster Amarjeet Bishnoi, Part Of Rohit Godara Gang, Arrested In Italy

NDTV News Desk | Thursday July 18, 2024, Jaipur

A key member of the Rohit Godara gang, Amarjeet Bishnoi, has been caught in Italy after he was detected there by the Special Task Force of Rajasthan Police. The man was hiding in a small fishing village in siciliy called Trapani.

Gujarat To Provide Rented Accommodation To Construction Workers For Rs 5 Per Day

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, Ahmedabad

The Chief Minister also launched a portal for the Shramik Basera scheme.

Private Sector Quota Bill To Be Taken Up In Next Cabinet Meet: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said his government has decided to withhold the bill mandating job reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector due to "certain confusion."

Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar's Mother Was Hiding In Lodge As "Indubai" Using Fake ID

Reported by Paras Harendra Dama, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday July 18, 2024, Pune

Police on her tail, Manorama Khedkar, the mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, used a fake Aadhaar card to get a room at a lodge in Maharashtra's Raigad district, sources have told NDTV

Puri Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandar Reopened For Shifting Of Treasure

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, Puri, Odisha

The Ratna Bhandar, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri, was reopened on Thursday for the second time in a week for shifting of valuables to a temporary strong room, officials said.

"World Has Realised India Has Roadmap To Peace, Happiness": RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, Gumla, Jharkhand

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today asserted that after the Covid-19 pandemic, the entire world came to that India has the roadmap to peace and happiness.

Sensex Breaches 81,000 Mark, Nifty Scales 24,800 Peak On IT, FMCG Gains

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, Mumbai

Stock markets remained on record-smashing course for the fourth straight day on Thursday with benchmark Sensex breaching the 81,000 mark for the first time and Nifty scaling the record 24,800 level driven by buying in IT, oil&gas and FMCG shares.

2 Terrorists Killed As Army Prevents Infiltration Attempt In J&K's Kupwara

NDTV Newsdesk | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

Two terrorists have been killed as security forces prevented an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in the Keran sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara.