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People in India are widely using UPIs (Unified Payments Interface) for sending and receiving money, making bill payments, and merchant transactions. Introduced in 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the UPI has made life easier than ever before by making instant payments available around the clock. 

In a run-up to the first-ever Formula E race scheduled to take place in Hyderabad on February 11, the single-seater motor racing championship, Indian Racing League is coming back to Hyderabad this weekend on December 10 and 11.

However, the saffron party also crossed the 100 mark and secured 104 seats.

The Delhi High Court recently ordered that all the infringing websites posing as recruiters at Croma and defrauding people by taking money should be blocked.

The police arrested Dhatathri Sreenivasan (47) of Salem, who posed as a potential bride and cheated the man.

In a major decision, the Karnataka High Court has ruled that termination of service was not the ground to file a sexual harassment case. Quashing the complaint, the court ordered an investigation in the case filed in this regard.

As per the fresh list of 40 illegally recruited teachers for Class 9 and 10 in the state-run schools published by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) following a Calcutta High Court order, the maximum illegal recruitments were made for Bengali.

The total tally of Covid cases stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,73,949).

The 30-share index was trading 34.28 points or 0.05 per cent lower at 62,592.08 in early deals. Similarly, the Nifty slipped 14.55 points or 0.08 per cent to 18,628.20, mirroring sluggish investor sentiment in global markets.

Forex traders said dollar demand in the overseas market and foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiments.

Rawal, 67, has been asked to appear at Taltala police station on December 12 for questioning.

The yatra, which has so far covered over 2,400 kilometers since its start on September 7 from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari, will travel at least 13 km in its first leg of its day three in Rajasthan to reach Mandana in Kota's Laadpura.

As per the official data by the Election Commission till 10 am, the AAP which was trailing since the counting began at 8 am, gained a lead over the ruling BJP.

The repo rate, also called the policy rate, is the interest at which RBI lends money to the commercial banks.

A total of 68 observers are overseeing the counting and about 10,000 police personnel are deployed at various counting centres.

"India has called upon both sides to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue, and also expressed its support for all diplomatic efforts to end the conflict," India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj told them in the Security Council on Tuesday.

According to the RS bulletin, he will make a statement on the "Latest Developments in India's Foreign Policy".

Mishra is the prime accused in the case, and he has been accused of running over and killing four farmers and a journalist in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3, 2021.

The BJP led Central government was conspiring to scrap the reservation for the Dalits and other communities, alleged Errabelli

Every year December 6 is observed as Mahaparinirvan Divas to mark the death anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar. The chief architect of the Indian Constitution passed away on December 6, 1956. People across the country are observing his 66th death anniversary today.

There was a growth of 25 per cent and 14 per cent in value and volume, respectively, in assisted financial transactions across semi-urban and rural retail counters in the country in 2022,

The global financial institution said that the revised update was mainly due to greater resilience shown by the Indian economy against global shocks and better September quarter figures.

The company said that with this, users do not need to buy multiple packs across multiple countries or transit airports.

Addressing a delegation led by Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, he said the idea of democracy is deeply rooted in India's historical context and traditions.