UPI has been a hit in India, and now almost everyone in urban and metro cities uses UPI for daily payments. However, according to the SBI report, although UPI usage is high, the currency in circulation is also high. Currency in circulation (CiC) in India has continued to rise and reached record high levels in…
4 min readChandigarhJan 18, 2026 07:17 AM IST First published on: Jan 18, 2026 at 07:05 AM IST Dramatic scenes unfolded at a Punjab Congress meeting in Chandigarh Saturday where MP and former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi launched a tirade on the lack of representation of Dalit leaders in the state party unit as…
Planets are often described as ancient, unchanging worlds. Planets are born out of chaos, shaped by violent collisions and swirling dust. They grow, they evolve, and in their own way, they age. Some endure for staggering lengths of time. Others meet surprisingly dramatic ends. So what is the typical lifespan of a planet? The answer…
Indian IT sector stocks have been bleeding for the last few days, facing a massive selloff on increasing fears that artificial intelligence (AI) tools and models will hit the basic revenue model of the technology sector. The index tracking Indian IT sector stocks such as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. has lost a…
A day before holding a rally in Singur in West Bengal on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the tone for the state Assembly elections slated for March-April. At his rally in Malda on Saturday, Modi flagged cross-border infiltration as a key issue, even as the BJP, in a bid to make development its poll…
Isaac Newton (Image source: Wikipedia) Isaac Newton was an English polymath who worked in many areas, such as math, physics, astronomy, alchemy, theology, writing, and inventing. His work changed the way people thought about the universe and set the stage for classical physics. Newton looked at nature very closely and tried to use math and…
Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan (AP photo) Ahmedabad: In a massive development, 14 legendary captains from five countries -including Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and Australian great Greg Chappell, appealed to the Pakistan government on Tuesday about ensuring proper treatment for Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan, who has been in jail for more…
On January 12, the newly appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary convened a meeting of the party leaders and workers from the Awadh region in Ayodhya. On his way to Ayodhya from Lucknow, the BJP’s rank and file welcomed Chaudhary at 55 places with about 12,000 vehicles joining his cavalcade in its final leg. It…
Stayed in hotels? Yes. Booked rooms that gave you the best views? Yes. But did you know most hotel stays follow a predictable rhythm? Hear this out. You check in, take the room you’re given, and assume that every guest paying the same rate receives roughly the same experience. An interesting thing is few travellers…
Canada’s Indian-origin batter Yuvraj Samra created history by becoming the youngest player to score a century at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, blasting a career-best 110 off 65 balls against New Zealand cricket team in a Group D match, at 19 years and 141 days. The youngster, who was named after Indian swashbuckler Yuvraj…