NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd (NBBL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has on-boarded Tata Power on its platform through which customers will be able to pay their electricity bills in a hasslefree and seamless manner. This will enable over seven lakh customers of Tata Power (Mumbai) to pay their electricity bills through ClickPay,…Continue Reading
Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd’s net profit has surged over three-folds to Rs 482.50 crore and its revenue from operation grew 6.25 per cent to Rs 6,196.03 crore in the pandemic hit FY21, as per regulatory documents. The FMCG major had logged a net profit of Rs 152.29 crore in FY’20, while its revenue…Continue Reading
Inflicting the heaviest UEFA Champions League defeat on Juventus and reaching the knockout stage was satisfying enough for Chelsea. Having three academy graduates supply goals made it a perfect night. (More Football News) Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi — all under 23-years-old — found the net before the hour mark in a 4-0…Continue Reading
Supreme Court of India. (File) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a scheme of the then ruling AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu granting a waiver of outstanding crop loans, medium-term (agriculture) loans, and long-term (farm sector) loans issued to small and marginal farmers. The top court said that it is settled law that a scheme…Continue Reading
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2021 7:36:14 am While the amendment initiated by India received a lot of support from developing countries, it came under criticism from the developed world and civil society organisations. Arguing that the pace of transition to cleaner energy sources in India must be viewed…Continue Reading
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2021 7:31:25 am Currently, there is no regulation or any ban on the use of cryptocurrencies in the country. Heading into what could be a stormy winter session of Parliament, the government intends to bring a Bill to repeal the three new agriculture laws…Continue Reading
Two doses of Covaxin have 50 per cent effectiveness against symptomatic Covid-19, the first real-world assessment of the effectiveness of the vaccine developed in India suggests. The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, assessed 2,714 hospital workers at AIIMS, New Delhi, who were symptomatic and underwent RT-PCR testing for the coronavirus between April…Continue Reading
Eight airline passengers are facing fines totaling more than $160,000 for violations of alcohol and face mask rules aboard planes — including an individual penalty of over $40,000.Why it matters: There have been more than 5,000 unruly passenger reports this year — including nearly 3,800 mask-related incidents, according to the latest figures from the Federal Aviation Administration,…Continue Reading
Taiwan is among the 110 delegations invited to President Biden’s “Summit for Democracy” next month, according to a list released by the State Department on Tuesday night.Why it matters: Taiwan’s inclusion is sure to infuriate the Chinese government, which views the self-governing island as a breakaway territory and opposes any attempts to legitimize it on…Continue Reading
E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Arizona $14.5 million as part of a settlement for a lawsuit alleging it illegally targeted young people in its marketing.Why it matters: The company faces over 2,000 lawsuits related to its marketing practices, which included fruit-flavored liquid pods and ad buys on youth websites like Cartoon Network, per Reuters.…Continue Reading