New Delhi: Integrated financial services platform airpay on Thursday said it has gone live on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). This will enable airpay’s vyaapaaris to have access to an array of local businesses offering multiple products and services on ONDC to consumers, it said in a release. Presently, airpay vyaapaaris offer banking and…
Sydney: Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who was accused of rape by a woman last year, had three out of his four sexual assault charges dropped here on Thursday. Gunathilaka was charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent for which the 32-year-old had been arrested by the Sydney police from the team hotel last…
Dharamsala: Punjab Kings would need to review their bowling plans while Rajasthan Royals will have to live up to their high potential when both inconsistent teams make a last ditch effort to keep their slim playoff hopes alive in the IPL here on Friday. Considering their superior net run rate, Royals are better placed than…
Adelaide: The Indian women’s hockey team started its tour of Australia on a disappointing note, losing 2-4 against the hosts in the first Test of the three-match series at the Mate Stadium here on Thursday. After a barren first quarter, world no.3 Australia scored a couple of goals within a span of six minutes through strikes…
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday claimed the BJP did not succeed in the recent urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh despite its efforts to “manipulate” the polls, except for the mayor’s posts. Accusing the ruling party of misusing official machinery, the Bahujan Samaj Party leader said people did not allow the BJP’s plans to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government has prioritised preservation of the country’s heritage and lamented that enough efforts were not made in this direction post Independence. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the International Museum Expo 2023 at Pragati Maidan here, he also flagged the issue of “smuggling and appropriation” of ancient…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the West Bengal government’s order banning the screening of the film “The Kerala Story” and asked Tamil Nadu to ensure the safety of moviegoers after theatre owners decided to stop screening the film due to security concerns. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud also directed…
Indore: A plan to develop eight new cities to alleviate population burden on the existing urban centres in the country is under consideration, a senior official said here on Thursday. The 15th Finance Commission in one of its reports had recommended that new cities should be developed, said M B Singh, director of the G20 unit…
Shajapur: Five people were killed and 15 others received injuries after a speeding private bus collided head-on with a truck near Maksi town in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur district on Thursday morning, a police official said. The accident took place at around 5 am when the victims were on their way to Ahmedabad from Jalaun district in…
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader G Parameshwara on Thursday cautioned the party’s central leadership that if a Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) post is not given to a Dalit, there would be adverse reaction and it would spell trouble for the party. The 71-year-old Parameshwara, a Dalit, was deputy chief minister during Congress-JD(S) coalition government led by H…
