Favara-UPI cross-border payments go live between Maldives and India

IANS | July 31, 2026 2:59 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Maldives Monetary Authority has announced the successful go-live of the integration between the Maldives Instant Payment System, ‘Favara’, and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a press statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Friday.

K.C. Venugopal moves privilege motion against MoS Jitendra Singh for 'lying' in Parliament

IANS | July 31, 2026 2:20 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Friday initiated a privilege motion against Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, accusing him of misleading the Parliament while responding to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police excesses against protesters during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march.

Without ethanol blending, petrol price could have hit Rs 125 per litre: Govt

IANS | July 31, 2026 2:11 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Petrol prices in Delhi would have risen to around Rs 125 per litre during the recent West Asian crisis without ethanol blending, the government said on Friday, claiming the programme helped consumers save nearly Rs 30 per litre by cushioning the impact of the global crude oil price surge.

Day after filing contempt notice, Anurag Thakur calls Gandhi family 'arrogant'

IANS | July 31, 2026 1:52 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) A day after BJP MP Anurag Thakur submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the Lower House during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill, the former remarked that the Gandhi family as well as the party is filled with "arrogance".

SFJ-Bhatti nexus aims to provoke police action, fuel anti-India narrative globally

Vicky Nanjappa | July 31, 2026 1:31 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) There is a new headache for the Indian security agencies as it has been noticed in recent weeks that foreign networks are using the online space to instigate some youth in the country. Multiple foreign networks have been working in tandem to run a massive propaganda campaign in a bid to instigate the youth into indulging in violence.