Category: Business News & Economy

‘Tread carefully’: SC calls for restraint, dialogue in dealing with student protesters

A 22-year-old man accused of abduction and sexual assault died after being beaten. Villagers attacked him with fists, kicks, and sticks following the girl’s allegations. Police rescued the man and took him to a local hospital for treatment. Eight individuals were arrested late Tuesday in connection with the lynching incident. Additional forces have been deployed…

PoK crackdown: NOC mandatory to travel outside Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi

Election officials face challenges digitizing nearly ten crore special revision forms accurately. Booth-level officers must manually scrutinize and verify every detail before uploading data. Network connectivity issues and illegible handwriting further complicate the data entry process. College students and NCC cadets assist officers in speeding up the upload of voter details. The drive has been…

Presenting the budget on Wednesday, the finance minister announced that the long-polluted Cooum and Adyar rivers would be restored through global tenders, with a detailed project report (DPR) to be prepared. The govt said the restoration would draw inspiration from successful riverfront transformations in cities such as Seoul and Singapore.

In a delightful surprise, Salman Khan paid a surprise visit to the reality show ‘Alliance’ to cheer on his brother Sohail Khan. His unexpected entrance left the contestants in awe. During the visit, he had a lighthearted chat with rapper Bali and humorously ribbed rapper Badshah about his teaching techniques. As for his film career,…

Lithops werneri: The tiny Namibian plant that survives by disguising itself as a pebble. Fewer than 200 now remain in the wild

‘Vile, abusive’: Bombay HC orders takedown of fake posts targeting Gadkari over E20

A devastating wildfire in Oregon’s Coast Range burned over 355,000 acres. Subsequent fires fueled by dead trees continued the destruction for years. Oregon voters narrowly approved a bond measure for reforestation efforts in 1948. Millions of seedlings were hand-planted and aerially seeded over decades. This effort transformed the burn scar into a healthy state forest.

According to official estimates, the Rs 2,000 threshold would cover only around 5% of all UPI transactions, although these account for nearly 65% of the total value processed on the platform. As a result, routine purchases such as milk, vegetables, groceries, or payments for auto-rickshaws and taxis are unlikely to be affected. UPI processed 23.7…