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December 4, 2024 12:01 PM

Man tries to shoot Sukhbir Badal at Golden Temple, arrested

A gunman opened fire on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday morning. Badal, who escaped unhurt, was performing guard duty as part of a religious punishment at the time of the attack. The sho...

December 3, 2024 4:58 PM

UPI transactions may reach 25 billion by 2025

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) reached a milestone in October, recording 16.58 billion financial transactions in a single month, reflecting a 45% year-on-year growth from 11.40 billion transactions in October 2023. With ₹23.49 lakh crore transacted during this period, UPI continues to ...

December 3, 2024 4:36 PM

Bhopal gas tragedy: Four decades of struggle and unresolved pain

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, one of the world's worst industrial disasters, occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984, when toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) plant in Bhopal. The gas, used for making pesticides, claimed thousands of lives, left many permanen...

December 2, 2024 11:22 PM

Asia’s first water transport service ‘Uber Shikara’ launched on Dal Lake

Uber has launched Asia’s first water transport service, "Uber Shikara," in the picturesque Dal Lake of Jammu and Kashmir, combining technology with tradition to revolutionize tourist experiences. With this innovative initiative, tourists can now enjoy hassle-free, pre-booked shikara rides through...

December 2, 2024 1:54 PM

Cyclone Fengal weakens, heavy rainfall continues in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall on Saturday, has caused extensive flooding and disruption across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The cyclone has weakened into a depression, moving west-northwestward at a speed of 7 km/h and is expected to dissipate into a well-marked low-pressure area over north inte...

December 2, 2024 12:06 PM

Chinks in Xi’s armour: Xi Jinping’s trusted aides falling like ninepins

First it was his hand-picked foreign minister Qin Gang. Then it was Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, a protege of his childhood friend. And now it's his close aide Admiral Miao Hua. One by one, Xi Jinping's trusted lieuemants and aides are falling like ninepins. That not all is right in the higher...

December 1, 2024 5:00 PM

Battle over curbing plastic output jeopardises UN treaty hopes

Doubts rose on sealing a global treaty to curb plastic pollution on the last day of scheduled talks, as over 100 countries pushed to cap production while a handful of oil-producing countries wanted to focus only on plastic waste. The fifth and final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meet...