New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) India’s digital payments ecosystem saw a strong comeback in March 2026, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) registering its highest-ever monthly transaction volume since its launch in 2016, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India on Wednesday.UPI processed 22.64 billion transactions in March, marking a sharp rise from 20.39 billion transactions recorded in February. The March figure also surpassed the previous high of 21.70 billi…
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Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Mouni Roy joined hands with Punjabi singer-rapper Riar Saab and Divine for the song Saucy, which was shot in Singapore. The Bollywood actress shared that it stopped feeling like they were shooting and started feeling like she was falling in love with the city. Mouni said: “Singapore had been on my travel wish list for a while, and now it has my heart. Experiencing this beautiful beautiful country for the first time while shooting Saucy was something else entirely. The fo…
Kochi, March 31 (IANS) Ryan Williams and Akash Mishra scored in each half of the match as India prevailed over past Hong Kong 2-1, to end their AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers Final Round Group C campaign on a high at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Tuesday. With this, India recorded their first win at Kochi.Early strikes from debutant Williams and a second-half goal by left-back Mishra ensured the Blue Tigers secured their first win of the qualifying campaign. India ended th…
Guwahati, March 31 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing the party of indulging in “cheap and unacceptable politics” over popular Assamese singer late Zubeen Garg. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign, Chief Minister Sarma questioned the Congress’ intent, asking why its leaders visit “Zubeen Kshetra” with cameras.”Zubeen Garg had clearly said he does not want to do politics. Yet Congress has dragge…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into a record 219 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in FY 2025-26 with Indian taxpayers, taking the total number past the 1,000 mark to an aggregate of 1,034 APAs since the inception of the programme, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.The figure comprises 750 unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 284 bilateral APAs (BAPAs).The BAPAs were signed pursuant to entering into mutual agreements with 13 of India’s…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) on Monday announced the Indian Squad that will head to the US Open 2026 held in Naples, Florida from the April 9 to 18. The lineup features a powerful mix of reigning National Champions and rising stars who have dominated the domestic circuit. The squad includes Mihika Yadav, young sensation Arjun Singh, Purvansh Patel, Aditya Singh, Naga Moksha, Jeet Sood, Yuvraj Singh, Panth Thakkar, Atharva Sheth, Suryaveer Singh Bhullar and w…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Periasamy Kumaran, presently Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, the MEA announced on Thursday. A 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kumaran, is expected to take up the assignment shortly.He will be replacing Vikram Doraiswami who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to China and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.Kumaran has been serving as …
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) India continues to reinforce its position as the most cost-competitive office fit-out market in Asia Pacific, offering global occupiers a compelling combination of cost efficiency, scale and quality, a new report showed on Thursday.Across India’s major office markets, fi-out costs ranged between $65–73 per square feet, significantly lower than key regional markets such as Tokyo ($215), Sydney ($161) and Singapore ($140), said Cushman & Wakefield’s ‘Asia Pac…
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday hit out at opposition leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi over his remarks on delivering justice in the death case of singer Zubeen Garg, saying the latter was “not a judge but merely a candidate in the elections”.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of campaigning in Lumding, the Chief Minister criticised Gogoi’s statement that justice would be delivered within 100 days if the opposition comes to power, terming it political…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Despite geopolitical conflicts and global economic slowdown, India’s engineering goods exports recorded double-digit growth in February 2026 crossing $10 billion, a report said on Wednesday.India’s engineering exports achieved 12.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth as it touched $10.36 billion. Among 25 key markets for Indian engineering goods exports, shipments to 17 countries grew during the month, EPC India said in the report.Engineering shipments to the US and U…