New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volumes went up 22 per cent (year-on-year) to 24.51 billion in the month of August, while UPI transaction value surged 20 per cent to Rs 29.82 lakh crore last month, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) As the Indian economy recorded real GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the figures, saying they reflected the country's strong economic fundamentals and the collective efforts of its people.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) As Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's Congress government completed 1,000 days in office, the BJP on Tuesday described the tenure as a failure, alleging that the ruling party has failed to fulfil any of the guarantees it made to the people.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India’s 7.8 per cent economic growth in the first quarter reflects the hard work of its people and the growing strength of its manufacturing and services sectors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked the prices of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 9.50, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines have risen 5.46 per cent or Rs 6.28 per litre, effective from Tuesday.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit out at Rahul Gandhi for describing India as a “dead economy”, saying the Congress leader was undermining the work of Indian citizens at a time when the country had recorded 7.8 per cent growth.
United Nations, Sep 1 (IANS) Kolkata and Mumbai could be severely ravaged by rising sea levels affecting millions of people, a report by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will undertake a protest march through nine Assembly constituencies from Tuesday (September 1 to September 10).
Butoli, Alwar, Sep 1 (IANS) In a dramatic rescue operation lasting nearly five hours, a nine-year-old boy, Bhanu, was safely pulled out of a borewell in Butoli village of Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Monday night. The successful rescue brought immense relief and joy to hundreds of villagers, police and administrative officials, and rescue team members who had been anxiously waiting at the site.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's real GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY 2026-27 reflects the resilience of the economy, supported by policy reforms, consumer spending, and investments, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) Secretary Dr Saurabh Garg said on Monday.
