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7.3% of Indians owned digital currency in 2021, 7th highest in world: UN

Over seven per cent of India's population owns digital currency, according to the UN, which said that the use of cryptocurrency rose globally at an unprecedented rate during the COVID-19 pandemic

China puts on hold proposal by US, India to blacklist JEM chief's brother

China has put a hold on a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of JEM chief Masood Azhar and a senior leader of Pak-based terror organisation

India to start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol from April 2023: Puri

India will start supplying petrol with 20 per cent ethanol at select petrol pumps from April next year and will ramp up supplies thereafter as it looks to cut oil import dependence

PE/VC investments plummet by 69% in July to $3 billion, says report

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds into Indian entities fell by 69 per cent to USD 3 billion during July, a report said on Wednesday.

Har Ghar Tiranga: Cost and places from where you can buy Indian Flag

The Har Ghar Tiranga initiative by the Government of India is all set to become a national mass movement. How much does a Tiranga cost, and where and how can you buy it for your home?

India records more than 16,000 fresh Covid-19 cases with 54 deaths

India Wednesday recorded 16,047 new coronavirus cases and 54 fatalities including six reconciled by Kerala, according to the latest Union Health Ministry data.

Biden will expedite CAATSA sanctions waiver, has political mileage: Khanna

The recent India-specific CAATSA sanctions waiver by the US House of Representatives is the most consequential vote since the civilian nuclear deal

India at 75: Here are some do's and don'ts about hoisting the Tricolour

As people participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day, this is what the Flag Code of India lets you do

US Special Envoy to visit India, Nepal to advance human rights of LGBTQI+

US Special Envoy Jessica Stern will be visiting Nepal from August 10 to 14 and will travel to India from August 23-27

'Confident' first batch of Indian students will arrive soon: China

The Chinese side has been working intensively for the return of foreign students to China," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing

India faces conventional, non-conventional threats: EAM Jaishankar

He said externally, the task of securing unsettled boundaries is always an exacting one and that the current generations have direct memories of multiple conflicts also shaping their perception

One leader alone can not tackle all challenges before this country: Bhagwat

This thought was at the base of the Sangh's ideology, he said, adding that the country got independence only when the common people took to the street.

Commonwealth Games 2022 haul shows India's game for diverse sports

At the Gold Coast, India's medals came from eight different sports, four fewer than this time

Uzbekistan, Ukraine win gold, India two bronzes at Chess Olympiad

In the women's section, Ukraine won the gold, Georgia the silver, while the top seed India-1 had to remain content with the bronze.

Where did Nehru unfurl the Tricolour on August 15, 1947? Not the Red Fort

Where did Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru unfurl the Tricolour for the first time after India attained independence on August 15 1947? Find out here

Indian visitors to Dubai more than double to 858,000 in Jan-Jun 2022

Dubai attracted 71.2 lakh international overnight visitors between January and June 2022, recording close to three-fold growth in visitors compared to 25.2 lakh tourists in the same period in 2021.

At 12.4 per cent, India has twice the number of female pilots as the US

Statistics raise questions about how a nation, placed 135th among 146 countries on the World Economic Forum's ranking of nations based on gender parity, was able to reverse the trend in the industry

Want to be profitable irrespective of the numbers: Skoda Auto Volkswagen MD

In an exclusive interview with Business Standard, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India MD discusses the company's export and EV plans

CWG: Shuttlers, paddlers dazzle on last day; India finish 4th with 22 gold

With the 0-7 hammering of the men's hockey team by Australia, when at least a spirited fight was anticipated, the Games ended on a somewhat disappointing note.

Sharath Kamal, Nikhat Zareen India's flagbearers for CWG closing ceremony

The 40-year-old Sharath has a rich haul of four medals in this edition of the Games, having won the men's team and mixed doubles gold and a silver in the men's doubles event.