US warns ties with Iran’s Strait of Hormuz authority may bring sanctions for 'anyone' involvedAmerica has issued a stern warning to global shipping and finance firms. Cooperation with Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority could in...
28 May, 2026, 08.43 AM IST
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Bengal: Three held from UP in killing of CM Suvendu Adhikari's aidePolice have arrested three individuals from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath. Rath was an aide to West Benga...
11 May, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Toll plazas to be removed by the end of 2026: Nitin Gadkari says you could drive at 80 kmph without bothering about toll paymentsIndia is set to eliminate physical toll plazas by the end of 2026. A new automated system will charge vehicles based on distance travelled....
07 May, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
UPI volumes report 3% dip in April to 22.5 billion transactions after record high numbers in MarchUPI transactions in April saw a minor dip from March but a 25% rise year-on-year. While UPI shows resilience, India's digital payments sect...
01 May, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Iran war latest: U.S. imposes sanctions related to Strait of Hormuz, TehranStrait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most strategically vital maritime routes, with about 20 per cent of the world’s seaborne crude oil...
01 May, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
US Treasury warns shippers not to pay Hormuz tolls, even in form of charityU.S. Treasury warns shippers paying tolls or making charitable donations to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risk sanctions. T...
01 May, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
India to introduce barrier-free tolling using FASTag, AI cameras by December: Nitin GadkariIndia is set to introduce seamless, barrier-free tolling on national highways by December. This advanced system will use technologies like ...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
US-Iran war: Tehran's central bank confirms Strait of Hormuz toll revenue deposited in cashIran's central bank has confirmed receiving transit fees for ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The revenue was deposited in cash currency. Ira...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.39 AM IST
How Iran is using bitcoin as gate pass for HormuzIran is considering digital currency payments, potentially Bitcoin or stablecoins, for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz as a sanctio...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Iran’s sanctions-busting crypto ambitions grow on toll paymentsIran proposes digital currency for Strait of Hormuz passage tolls. This move highlights a significant sanctions-evasion network. While legi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
No cash on toll plazas from April 10; government moves to end ID-based exemptionsThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is discontinuing cash transactions at toll plazas from April 10, mandating digital payments to ...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
NHAI to discontinue cash toll payments from AprilNational Highways Authority of India plans to end cash toll payments from April 1, 2026. All payments will be digital via FASTag or UPI. Th...
20 Feb, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Cash payments at NHAI free toll plazas likely to discontinue from April 1, 2026: Users will be able pay toll through FASTAG, UPICash payments at National Highway toll plazas will be phased out from April 1, 2026. All toll payments will then be digital, primarily thro...
20 Feb, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Toll collection helps digital payments zip through fast laneThe RFID tags are distributed by various tag issuing banks and are connected either to a bank account or a digital wallet from where the to...
18 Jul, 2017, 01.38 AM IST