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• India Holds 3RD Rank Globally in Fintech Startup Funding with $889 Million in Jan-June
  
  India continues to be the third largest fintech startup ecosystem in the world, behind the US and the UK, a report said on Friday, adding that the sector raised a total of $889 million in the January-June period (H1 2025).Early-stage funding stood at $361 million, a 10 per...
• SEBI Bars US Firm Jane Street from Indian Markets, Directs It to Deposit RS 4,843 Crore
  
  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred US trading entity Jane Street and three of its related entities from accessing the market, directing them to deposit illegal gains of Rs 4,843.5 crore in an account in favour of the markets regulator.In its order,...
• C-DOT Should Enter Global Tech Giant League by 2047: Minister
  
  The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) should stand shoulder-to-shoulder with global tech leaders like Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei by 2047, Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, has said.In a significant push...
• Indian Stock Market Opens Marginally Up, Nifty above 25,400
  
  The domestic benchmark indices opened marginally higher on Friday amid mixed global cues, as buying was seen in the IT, PSU bank and financial service sectors in the early trade.At around 9.34 am, Sensex was trading 32.52 points or 0.04 per cent up at 83,271.99 while the...
• Air India Denies Allegations of Forcing AI 171 Crash Victims' Families to Disclose Financial Dependency
  
  Air India has denied allegations from British law firm Stewarts Law that it forced families of the AI 171 crash victims to disclose financial dependency on the deceased to get compensation. Over 40 families represented by Stewarts Law have accused the airline of coercion...
• OP Jindal Global University Signs MoUs with Colleges at University of Cambridge for Law & Fintech Programmes
  
  To deepen international academic partnerships with world-renowned educational institutions, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has signed formal Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Lucy Cavendish College and Murray Edwards College, two leading colleges at the University...
• KCR'S Condition Stable, Daughter Kavitha Visits Hospital
  
  The condition of former Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who was admitted to a private hospital here on July 3, remained stable.K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is suffering from fever and has high blood sugar. His daughter...
• Karnataka Police Bust Drug Peddling Gang after Parents' Complaint, Arrest Five
  
  Acting on a complaint filed by a parent regarding his son's drug addiction, the Karnataka Police have busted a gang of drug peddlers in Mangaluru district, officials said on Friday.The Cyber Crime, Economic Offences and Narcotics (CEN) Police in Mangaluru, acting on the...
• Waqf rules on portal, database of properties notified
  
  The Centre has notified the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Rules, 2025, regarding multiple aspects of the newly amended legislation, including the portal and database of the properties, audit and maintenance of accounts.This will set in...
• Criminals Open Fire at Road Construction Site in Jharkhand's Palamu, One Labourer Injured
  
  Armed criminals opened fire at a four-lane road construction site on National Highway-39 in Jharkhand's Palamu district early Friday morning, injuring one labourer, officials said.The incident took place around 5.30 a.m. at the construction camp in Singra, under the Sadar...
• Trinamool working on legal, political strategies to counter CBI charge sheet on 2021 Bengal post-poll violence
  
  After the names of one MLA and two councillors appeared as accused in the latest supplementary charge sheet filed by the CBI in the 2021 West Bengal post-poll violence case, the Trinamool Congress is said to be working on a two-way strategy, legal and political, to counter...
• ED Raids Eight Locations Linked to Ex-Cong MLA Amba Prasad in Jharkhand
  
  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out raids at eight locations linked to close associates of former Congress MLA Amba Prasad from Jharkhand's Barkagaon Assembly constituency.The raids are part of an ongoing money laundering probe involving a prominent...
• Telangana Pharma Unit Blast: Death Toll Rises to 39
  
  The death toll in the fire and explosion at Sigachi Industries Ltd's manufacturing unit in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad rose to 39 on Friday as one of the injured succumbed at a hospital.Bheem Rao, one of the injured workers undergoing treatment at Dhruva Hospital at...
• PM Modi's Visionary Foreign Policy Has Elevated India's Global Standing, Says Rajasthan CM Sharma
  
  Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary and effective foreign policy, stating that it has given India a new identity on the global stage.He said that through his diplomatic acumen and strong leadership, Prime Minister Modi...
• Punjab Police Arrest Women Cell DSP for Offering Bribe to Quash Graft Case
  
  In an action against corruption in government departments, Punjab Police on Friday arrested its Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crime Against Women), Rajanpal, who was posted in Faridkot town.Officials said the accused official had tried to offer a bribe of Rs one lakh to...
• Swami Vivekananda Ignited Sense of Pride, Confidence in History and Cultural Heritage: PM Modi
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid heartfelt homage to Swami Vivekananda on his death anniversary.Taking to his X handle, PM Modi, who is on a five-nation tour, paid tributes to the revered Hindu monk. He said that Swami Vivekananda's thoughts and vision for our...
• Amarnath Yatra: Over 12,000 have darshan on first day, another batch of 6,411 leave Jammu for Kashmir
  
  Another batch of 6,411 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for Kashmir amid tight security arrangements to perform pilgrimage to the Amarnath Shrine.The officials said that 12,300 yatris had 'darshan' inside the holy cave shrine on Thursday, the first day of the 38-day-long...
• Amit Shah to Inaugurate Bajirao Peshwa Statue, Sports Centre in Pune Today
  
  Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a day's visit to Pune, Maharashtra, on Friday, will take part in multiple events throughout the day, including unveiling a statue of Shreemant Thorle Bajirao Peshwa at the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla and the...
• HDFC Bank CEO Jagdishan Moves SC against Lilavati Trust's FIR; Hearing Tomorrow
  
  HDFC Bank Managing Director and CEO, Sashidhar Jagdishan, has approached the Supreme Court to quash an FIR filed against him by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which runs Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital.A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and K Vinod Chandran agreed to...
• Cong MP Kishori Lal Sharma Questions Intent behind Voter List Revision Ahead of Bihar Elections
  
  As the Bihar elections draw near, the row over voter list revision has snowballed into a political controversy, with Congress MP Kishori Lal Sharma questioning the "timing and intent" behind the exercise and how the 2024 voter list can suddenly be faulty now.Talking to IANS...
• Pilgrims Begin Spiritual Journey towards Cave Shrine as Amarnath Yatra Begins
  
  Amid devotional religious slogans and enthusiasm, hundreds of pilgrims on Thursday started the spiritual journey towards the holy cave shrine from both Baltal and Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camps.The first to reach the cave shrine will be the group of Yatris from Baltal base...
• Rahul Gandhi Questions Maha Govt over Farmer Suicides, BJP Counters with Facts During Cong-NCP Rule
  
  Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised the BJP-led Maharashtra government over farmer suicides and accused the Centre of ignoring their plight. This prompted a swift response from the BJP, which cited findings and facts about farmer...
• Monsoon Fully Active in Bihar, Heavy Rain Likely for Next 5 Days; Yellow Alert Issued
  
  The monsoon has become fully active across Bihar, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rainfall in all districts over the next five days.A yellow alert has been issued, warning of rain, thunderstorms, lightning strikes, and strong winds in...
• Kasba Law College Rape: Victim's Family Seeks to Be Party in PIL Seeking CBI Probe
  
  The family of the law college student, who became a victim of gang-rape within her college at Kasba in South Kolkata last week, has moved the Calcutta High Court, petitioning to be made parrty in the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking Central Bureau of Investigation...
• 22-year-old Youth Shot Dead in Jharkhand's Deoghar, Police Suspect Personal Enmity
  
  A 22-year-old youth was shot dead by unidentified assailants late Wednesday night in Jharkhand's Deoghar city, police said on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Dinesh Kumar Singh, a resident of Karnibag Mahalakshmi Nagar under the Kunda police station...

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