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Jewellery spends accounted for 15 per cent of the total volume of transactions and 22 per cent of the value of transactions through credit and debit cards, as per the data from payment processing company Worldline India.

Jewellers oppose HUID plan

HUID is against customer interest and against the principle of ease of doing business, say jewellers

21 Aug 2021 9:58 AM IST

India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on steel imports from China, Vietnam and South Korea. (PTI Photo)

Drop in global prices hits metal stocks

The BSE Metal index fell 6.90 per cent compared to 0.54 per cent fall in the Sensex. Nifty Metal index also fell 6.43...

21 Aug 2021 9:56 AM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi after paying tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Sonia's sonic call for Opposition unity

The 19 parties pledged in a four-page joint statement to start an agitation against the Central govt in the last 10 days...

21 Aug 2021 1:17 AM IST

Afghan security forces on Humvee vehicles move in a convoy at Parakh area in Bazarak, Panjshir province on August 19, 2021, after the Taliban stunning takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

Panjshir Valley last bastion to hold out against Taliban

Surrounded by the high peaks of the Hindu Kush north of Kabul, the Panjshir has long had a reputation as a bastion of...

21 Aug 2021 12:46 AM IST

Afghan nationals line up to board a military transport plane at the Kabul airport on August 17, 2021, for evacuation from Afghanistan after the Talibans military takeover of the country. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Hypocrisy runs amok in West as Kabul falls & dark...

He reported from several cities as they fell to the Taliban offensive -- a hurricane through yielding fields

21 Aug 2021 12:10 AM IST

This handout photo courtesy of US Marines Corps shows US Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (Nicholas GUEVARA / US Marine Corps/ AFP)

Shobhaa De | In Afghanistan, the real villains are Americans

With Kabul gone, the Taliban is back in control, and that is indeed an ominous sign for us, here in India, as well as...

21 Aug 2021 12:10 AM IST

Zydus Cadilas COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D. (Photo:Zyduscadila)

Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D gets approval for Emergency Use...

ZyCoV-D has become the first vaccine to be administered to those in the age group of 12-18 years in the country

20 Aug 2021 10:54 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration and foundation stone laying of multiple projects in Gujarat, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Terror forces can dominate for some time, but their existence not...

The prime minister's remarks come in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

20 Aug 2021 10:13 PM IST

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting of opposition parties

The opposition parties are likely to discuss joint strategy to take on the BJP-led government on various issues

20 Aug 2021 7:09 PM IST

Twitter app icon. (AP)

Twitter bringing new updates to its direct messages

Through this feature, users will be able to share a tweet in up to 20 separate DM chats

20 Aug 2021 4:32 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan (PTI)

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan proposes renaming Jabalpur Airport after...

The CM further announced that in the coming days every airport in each district in Madhya Pradesh would be functional

20 Aug 2021 3:48 PM IST

The OnePlus 9RT has been tipped to launch in India and China in October. (AFP Photo)

OnePlus 9 RT in the works, could launch in October

The OnePlus 9 RT will come with a Snapdragon 870 processor, 120Hz OLED, a 4,500mAh battery, and OxygenOS 12 out of the...

20 Aug 2021 3:07 PM IST