PM Modi sets ball rolling for India to become world’s 2nd largest metro rail network

IANS | January 5, 2025 9:46 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation for multiple urban railway development projects worth over Rs 12,200 crore in Delhi on Sunday, India is well on track to become the second-largest metro rail network in the world, according to a statement by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Sunday.

No room for unmarried couples: Oyo explains check-in policy for partner hotels

IANS | January 5, 2025 9:04 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) As the controversy raged over Oyo’s revised policy for partner hotels, directing them not to allow unmarried couples to check in, the hospitality major said on Sunday the initiative is aimed at providing a safe experience for families, students, business, religious, and solo travellers.

Digital data protection rules to empower citizens, curb harms: Govt

IANS | January 5, 2025 12:15 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules aim to safeguard citizens’ rights for the protection of their personal data and also address specific challenges like unauthorised commercial use of data and digital harms, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said on Sunday.

FIIs remain net buyers through primary market in India

IANS | January 4, 2025 5:33 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) As foreign institutional investors’ (FII) selling in India continues to dominate headlines, the clear message is that FII selling is due to high valuations in the secondary market and in the primary market where the valuations are fair, they have been sustained investors, market watchers said on Saturday.