PMJDY accounts cross 59 crore mark, deposits reach Rs 3.17 lakh crore: Govt

IANS | August 27, 2026 1:30 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The total number of PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) bank accounts for the poor across the country have crossed the 59 crore mark with deposits of Rs 3.17 lakh crore as the scheme completes 12 years since its launch on August 28, 2014, according to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Thursday.

ChatGPT to run ads in India for users of Free, Go tiers

IANS | August 27, 2026 10:21 AM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) US-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced it is expanding 'ChatGPT Ads' to India, one of its largest markets, to further monetise its popular chatbot ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO).

HD Construction Equipment fined for employee data leak

IANS | August 27, 2026 9:09 AM

Seoul, Aug 27 (IANS) South Korea's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it has fined machinery company HD Construction Equipment 73.5 million won ($53,200) over a personal information leak that affected over 9,000 workers.