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There are reports of a minimum of 20 to 25 per cent price rise in domestic flights between most major Indian cities till Diwali season. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | As airfares soar, let markets fix prices

Everyone wants transformational infra to be built and development to be rapid, as long as they directly don't have to...

5 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST

Fintech lenders are able to venture into segments previously deemed high-risk by financial institutions. (Photo: Pixabay)

PayU calls off $4.7 bn deal to buy BillDesk

If the deal was closed, the duo would have become one of the largest online payment providers globally

4 Oct 2022 9:57 AM IST

The first advance estimate of FY20 gross value added (GVA) growth is estimated at 4.9 per cent against 6.6 per cent in 2018-19. The manufacturing sector is expected to grow at 2 per cent in 2019-20 compared to 6.9 per cent in the previous year.

Manufacturing PMI eases to 55.1 in September

Economists in a Reuters poll had predicted that the PMI would be at 55.8

4 Oct 2022 9:53 AM IST

Soccer fans enter the pitch during a clash between supporters at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Panic following police actions left over 100 dead, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Yudha Prabowo)

AA Edit | Indonesia's day of shame

The moment a few soccer fans get together there is an unleashing of animal spirits with even the sanest seeming to lose...

4 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST

Kharge said that India has a total of 366 PSUs employing 9.2 lakh regular employees and 4.98 lakh contractual employees. The Railways employs 12.53 lakh persons and the department of posts 4.18 lakh employees. If all these are sold off, what will be the future of these employees and their families, he asked. DC file photo

AA Edit | Family still pre-eminent as Congress in election mode

Kharge has said Tharoor rejected his suggestion for a consensus candidate

3 Oct 2022 11:58 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the launch of 5G services in India at the 6th India Mobile Congress, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

AA Edit | Here comes the 5G revolution

India has finally entered into a select group of nations by launching the high-speed fifth-generation (5G)...

3 Oct 2022 1:57 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Nuclear brinkmanship by Putin sparks global alarm

Mr Putin is increasingly short of options on how to end the misadventure except to take a bit of territory and rattle...

3 Oct 2022 1:38 AM IST

Soccer fans enter the pitch during a clash between supporters at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Panic following police actions left over 100 dead, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Yudha Prabowo)

174 dead after fans stampede to exit Indonesian soccer match

Television reports showed police and rescuers evacuating the injured and carrying the dead to ambulances

2 Oct 2022 11:51 AM IST

Injured arrives hospital in Kanpur after a tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a pond near a village in Kanpur district, Saturday night, Oct. 1, 2022. At least 22 people were killed and several critically injured. (PTI Photo)

26 killed as tractor-trolley falls into pond in UP's Kanpur

Most of the victims were women and children, the DM said, adding that the toll is likely to go up

2 Oct 2022 10:58 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the launch of 5G services in India at the 6th India Mobile Congress, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

PM Modi launches 5G services in India, calls it dawn of new era

The 5G telecom services seek to provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency and highly reliable...

1 Oct 2022 11:00 AM IST

Indias permanent representative to UN Ruchira Kamboj (ANI)

India abstains from UN vote that condemns Russia's annexation of...

The UN security council voted on the resolutions condemning referendums in Ukraine at UNSC on Friday which were tabled...

1 Oct 2022 10:39 AM IST

Inflation eased to 6.80%, significantly lower than Januarys 7.59%, according to the March 4-6 poll of more than 40 economists (PTI)

AA Edit | Relief from inflation unlikely

This is the fourth increase in the current cycle since May 2022. The four rate hikes cumulatively increased the repo...

1 Oct 2022 12:15 AM IST