Bypolls: Voting picks up amid stone pelting in UP

An average voter turnout of 20 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of voting in the bypolls to 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala and Uttarakhand on Wednesday......

UP bypolls: BJP, SP spar over ID check for Muslim women voters

The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday accused police personnel of deterring some people from casting votes in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are underway, while the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that the......

Maha polls: Will Mumbai voters show up for a record turnout?

More than one crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the financial capital, which accounts for 36 of the state's 288 assembly constituencies, and is home to industry leaders and......

Darul Uloom Deoband lifts ban on entry of women

The ban on the entry of women in Darul Uloom, an Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband, has been lifted. They will now be able to enter the campus, subject to some rules, the institution......

EPFO logs nearly 20 lakh net new members in July

Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a net addition of 19.94 lakh members in July this year, the labour ministry said on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Union Labour Minister......

RBI set to launch UPI-like unified lending platform

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will launch the Unified Lending Interface (ULI) nationwide in due course, aiming to transform India’s lending sector, similar to how the Unified Payments......

ITR Filings Hit Record 72.8 Million

The platform recorded a peak rate of 917 filings per second on July 17 and 9,367 filings per minute on July 31. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A record 72.8 million income-tax......

RBI releases draft rules on AePS to counter frauds on payments system

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday released draft guidelines for streamlining the onboarding and monitoring of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) operators to counter frauds......