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ATMs hungry, but not for more cashMany Indians face empty ATMs despite ample cash in circulation. This is due to serious disruptions in cash movement. UPI's rapid rise and i...
‘Rent: Rs 0, outside food: Rs 0’: Corporate woman's Rs 1,050 monthly expenses leave internet stunnedA recent online discussion revealed stark differences in monthly expenses across India. A Pune-based professional's budget of over 39,000 r...
India’s March retail inflation quickens to 3.4% as US war on Iran disrupts global trade flowsIn March, India's retail inflation ticked up to 3.4%, influenced by escalating tensions in the Middle East that are affecting global oil su...
Earth is getting ever brighter at night. Here's the reason whyEarth's nighttime illumination increased by 16% between 2014 and 2022, driven by urban expansion and energy access in developing regions. H...
'One medical emergency can wipe you out': Why is this CA saying Rs 1 lakh salary isn’t enough for India’s middle classMiddle-class Indians earning Rs 1 lakh face financial strain. Inflation erodes income despite budgeting. Savings rates are declining, while...
State-level inflation data for items likely in new CPI seriesStatistics ministry plans to release state-level inflation data for individual items in the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, offering...
Centre released Rs 71,889 crore to states under various heads for FY 2024-25The central government has disbursed ₹71,889 crore to states for fiscal year 2024-25, based on the 15th Finance Commission's recommendation...
Bengaluru gets rain alert: Check today's traffic disruptions, updates and weather forecastThe India Meteorological Department predicted rain in Bengaluru, with coastal Karnataka expecting scattered rain and some districts facing ...
Troubled with frequent power cut? Get compensation from electricity distributor if it happens due to this reason, know howPower cut: Electricity discom have to provide compensation to you if they have resorted to wilful load shedding. This compensation will be ...
Punjab Board (PSEB) Class 10 results 2024: Check toppers list, their marks and schoolsPSEB Class 10 results for 2024 showed a 97.2% pass rate. Aditi, Alisha Sharma, and Karmanpreet Kaur achieved top scores. Aditi secured a pe...
As India's job bandwagon picks up, IT sector falls off pace: DBS reportA slowdown in consumer demand post the pandemic and uncertain macroeconomic conditions triggered mass layoffs across Big Tech firms over th...
India's vaccine inequity worsens as countryside languishesThat's the same number of doses as have been administered across nine major cities -- New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyder...
Consumer inflation at 5.84% in MarchThe office retained the food inflation estimate at 8.76%.
Karnataka exit polls confuse Street, these factors will swing market moodAnalysts say the polls don't hold significance as far as the political stability is concerned.
'Supplemented nuclear' families make 16% of Indian households`Supplemented nuclear' households are households where an unmarried relative a younger brother of the husband or wife, or maybe an elderly ...
India’s rising wealth has a downside: Fewer women are workingFewer women are now entering the labor force. That's putting at risk the nation's much-vaunted demographic dividend.
Dung cake, firewood fuel rural inflationOverall rural fuel inflation was 6.8 per cent in 2015-16, which is more than two-and-a-half times the figure for urban areas - 2.7 per cent.
Congress leader Karan Singh Dalal seeks President's rule in HaryanaCongress leader Karan Singh Dalal has sought imposition of President's rule in Haryana, alleging breakdown of constitutional machinery.
- New BPL norms: Spend Rs 26 a day? Government says you can't be poor!
Those spending in excess of Rs 32 a day in urban areas or Rs 26 a day in villages will no longer be eligible to draw benefits of government...
- Orissa facing acute shortage of power, cuts 50% supply to industries
Orissa, which has of late had emerged as power surplus state, is passing through power crisis forcing the authorities to restrict load rest...