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Kedarnath sets record with over 1.65mn footfall

Mussoorie, Oct. 11 -- The Kedarnath Yatra has set a new record this season, with pilgrim arrivals crossing 16.56 lakh (1.65 million), surpassing last year's tally of 16.52 lakh (1.62 million). The rec... Read More


T-Mobile, Jio team up for world's first global roaming calls

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Mobile users travelling from India to the US or vice-versa often experience internet slowdown and complain about losing some premium features embedded in their data plans when ab... Read More


GPay hasn't integrated fraud flag on platform: DoT

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Google Pay has not yet integrated the government's Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI), a system that flags mobile numbers based on their likelihood of being linked to financial scams, on... Read More


NITI Aayog moots decriminalisation of several tax offences

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Government think tank NITI Aayog on Friday proposed the decriminalisation of several tax-related administrative, technical or procedural offences and recommended civil and moneta... Read More


Relief for Vedanta: SC refuses to hear PIL on Viceroy's allegations

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe into allegations made by US-based short-seller Viceroy Researc... Read More


Unbelonging and the idea of home

India, Oct. 11 -- In 2019, the Indian government revoked Aatish Taseer's Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. After the initial shock and shame, Taseer felt, unexpectedly, relieved. "The burden of tr... Read More


A man at an intersection of identities

India, Oct. 11 -- While books by writers such as EM Forster and Rudyard Kipling continue to find readers, others who were once popular or controversial have drifted to the fringes of public attention.... Read More


Stories that weigh heavy

India, Oct. 11 -- The 13 stories on love, loss and kindness in this collection are set in places as far apart as Amsterdam, UAE and Kerala. Whispering of fragile emotions, they include a tale of a sch... Read More


A deeply personal tribute

India, Oct. 11 -- A collection of 17 character sketches, The Blue Potter: The Creative Genius of Punjab is a moving and deeply personal tribute to some of the region's most iconic personalities. Each ... Read More


An ode to friendship

India, Oct. 11 -- Hundred Greatest Love Songs is the genre-bending memoir of a young artist and poet willing to risk his life for his craft. Told in 100 short chapters and arranged like a playlist, th... Read More