Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Actress Ananya Panday has shared a picturesque carousel from her recent getaway in Greece.The actress revealed that she spent ‘the most beautiful five days’ with wonderful people while learning more about the earth, people and herself.Taking to her social media account, Ananya dropped a carousel of umpteen number of pictures from her vacation.The album featured stunning views of Greece’s crystal-clear turquoise waters and rocky coastline. It also had glimpses of her enjoyin…
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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India’s unified payments interface (UPI) now accounts for nearly 49 per cent of the world’s real-time payment transaction volume, making it the largest real-time payment system globally, the government said on Wednesday.The achievement comes as the Digital India programme completes 11 years since its launch on July 1, 2015. According to the government, the initiative has transformed the country’s digital public infrastructure, enabling faster payments, improving public s…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volumes rose 23 per cent (year-on-year) to 22.72 billion in June, while UPI transaction value surged 20 per cent to Rs 28.92 lakh crore last month, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday.On an average basis, UPI processed around 757 million transactions daily in June, with average daily transaction value standing at about Rs 96,405 crore.In May, UPI transaction volumes …
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) China has met with some successes but also many failures in its attempts at economic influence. Subversive carrot tactics have allowed China to make inroads in places where leaders can act with relative impunity, such as Cambodia, but have backfired in countries where leaders face accountability mechanisms such as the Philippines, according to Audrye Wong, author of a new book, titled ‘Subversion and Seduction: China’s Economic Statecraft.’Wong highlighted in an artic…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that with unified payments interface (UPI) now live in Greece, eligible customers can transfer money instantly, securely, and seamlessly, with transaction costs reducing drastically to a fraction of conventional transfer costs.The increasing global acceptance and appreciation of UPI “reflects the trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of building technology-led solutions that create value beyond bor…
Athens/New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India offers immense opportunities for Greek businesses to invest, collaborate, and expand, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.Addressing business leaders, Goyal said India continues to maintain strong economic growth amid global headwinds and has emerged as a reliable partner offering scale, talent, and youthful energy.He emphasised that India serves as a gateway to the Indo-Pacific region, Asia, and Africa, providing competitive an…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said he had a productive meeting with Takis Theodorikakos, Minister of Development of Greece, to strengthen the India-Greece economic partnership.“We also explored opportunities to deepen collaboration in manufacturing, start-ups, and emerging technologies for the shared prosperity of both nations,” Goyal posted on X.“Discussed strengthening the India-Greece economic partnership through greater trade, investmen…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is now leading a high-level Indian business delegation to Greece, with a focus on expanding bilateral trade and investment flows as well as strategic economic collaboration, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The minister successfully concluded his 3-day visit to the United Kingdom on Saturday with the India–UK: Partners in Progress Business Plenary held in London. The engagement reaffirmed the strong…
Seoul, June 27 (IANS) Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina attended the Pax Silica Summit in Washington this week where partner nations discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.The Pax Silica Summit is a US-led strategic initiative and coalition of more than 20 partner nations dedicated to securing the global technology supply chain, reports Yonhap news agency.On the first day of the second summit, held from Thursday to Fri…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) India joined the United States and 34 other countries in backing a new declaration on artificial intelligence as Washington expanded its Pax Silica partnership, a flagship initiative aimed at building trusted technology supply chains among like-minded economies. A Joint Statement on AI Opportunity, unveiled at the 2026 Pax Silica Summit hosted by the U.S. State Department, commits participating countries to a pro-growth, pro-innovation approach to artificial intelligen…