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India plans to source up to a quarter of its liquefied petroleum gas imports from the United States.
Updated : Aug 9, 2026

LPG, CNG, PNG prices today, August 9: Check latest rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, other cities

Government data shows imports account for around 66% of the country's LPG consumption. Earlier this year, the government diverted petrochemical feedstocks from industry to households using LPG as cooking fuel after supply disruptions.

PM Modi congratulates JD Vance, discusses India-US strategic ties
Updated : Aug 9, 2026

JD Vance dials PM Modi, discusses ways to deepen India-US ties

PM Modi also congratulated Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance on the birth of their son and conveyed his best wishes to the family

A major source of revenue comes from dismantling stolen devices and selling their components separately.
Updated : Aug 9, 2026

Delhi’s stolen phone racket: How snatched mobiles become high-margin assets in grey markets

Stolen smartphones in Delhi are fuelling a lucrative shadow market, where devices are resold, dismantled for parts or moved across borders. A recent report shows how organised networks extract far greater profits from stolen phones than street-level snatchers.

Highlighting the scale of the ecosystem, official data revealed that UPI processed 2,366 crore transactions worth ₹29.9 lakh crore in July 2026 alone.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

No, your UPI transactions aren't getting charged: Government refutes fee rumors claims

Addressing misinterpretations over proposed legislative changes, the government confirmed that consumers will face zero transaction fees on everyday payments, and all Person-to-Person (P2P) transfers will continue without any charges.

The pilots’ body identified limited institutional independence as one of the key shortcomings of the existing DGCA structure.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Pilots’ body urges govt to set up Civil Aviation Authority, replace DGCA with autonomous regulator 

According to the Federation of Indian Pilots, the objective is to create an autonomous, accountable and professionally managed regulator capable of overseeing an aviation sector that has grown significantly in scale and complexity. 

Close to half of the 1,400 UCBs are still not registered with NUCFDC and Chaturvedi hopes to get all of them on board in the current financial year. 
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Hope to register all urban cooperative banks with umbrella body in current financial year: NUCFDC CEO

Key services like core banking and cyber security will be provided through the umbrella body for the urban cooperative banking sector, which smaller lenders may not have been able to afford on their own.

Making India prosperous would require making every Indian prosperous, for which a strong system of self-employment would be needed, and UCBs can play a role here, said Shah. (File photo)
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Go transparent and modernise or get left behind: Amit Shah tells coop banks

He also felt there was a need to change the perception gap between the RBI and UCBs, and that whenever the cooperative sector has confidently stepped up, the central bank had been proactively extending support. 

March Pujol took charge as the Spanish envoy in New Delhi in June 2024.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Spanish ambassador to India faces exit over alleged illicit financial dealings 

At the center of the probe are allegations that the senior diplomat deployed embassy funds and leveraged corporate backchannels to sponsor cultural performances.

Currently, global efforts to build sixth-generation stealth platforms are divided between two major international groups.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

6th-gen fighter tech: India turns to French-led European consortium to ensure air force doesn't lag

Highlighting the rapid evolution of modern warfare, a parliamentary panel urged the Defence Ministry to chart a definitive trajectory and "step forward the planning process" for acquiring sixth-generation platforms.

Describing the land purchase process as a complex ordeal, the Roorkee-born cricketer revealed that despite trying for three years, he had been unable to secure a suitable property.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Shifting base to Dehradun: Rishabh Pant seeks CM's help in buying land, Pushkar Singh Dhami assures action

Pant, who recently emerged as Uttarakhand’s highest individual taxpayer for the 2025-26 financial year after paying ₹23.84 crore in taxes, initially moved to Delhi in his youth to pursue professional cricket.

According to the Congress MP, AI could prove to be beneficial in areas such as healthcare, the power sector, local governments, welfare schemes, and public finance.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

‘Digital nervous system’: Shashi Tharoor’s AI plan for Kerala could change how citizens get services

While arguing his case, Tharoor said that the state's traditional administrative system is no longer equipped for the challenges associated with modern governance, especially because government departments work with fragmented data, delayed reporting, and isolated decision-making. 

Delhi-NCR is hardly alone. Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and several other major cities have repeatedly witnessed roads turning into waterways after intense spells of rain.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Delhi-NCR floods after heavy rain: If Colombo & Ireland can handle rain, why can’t Indian cities?

The most schocking part is that these events are not entirely unpredictable. And the IMD increasingly provides advance warnings for heavy rainfall. Yet the same cycle repeats: rain, waterlogging, traffic collapse, emergency pumping, road repairs and then another monsoon.

The raids found several food safety lapses, including unhygienic conditions in kitchens and food storage areas, expired food products and improper storage of food items.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Bengaluru hotel food safety raid: Expired milk, fungal food found at luxury hotels; At The Lalit Ashok, Shangri-La among hotels raided

The action brought to light a range of lapses at three-star and five-star properties, with officials reporting unhygienic kitchens and storage spaces, expired items and improper handling of food.

Delhi is now set to record its wettest first eight days of August since 2011.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Delhi-NCR rains: Roads turn into rivers, traffic collapses after 12-hour downpour

More than 12 hours of heavy rain brought traffic to a crawl across the capital. From Mehrauli-Badarpur Road and Mahipalpur to ITO, Shakarpur and Chhatarpur, commuters were stuck for hours.

The FDA said it acted after receiving a complaint about the two hostel messes at IIT-B.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Mumbai food safety crackdown: IIT-Bombay canteens shut, 5 clubs lose licences after FDA finds major hygiene lapses

The moves are part of a wider enforcement drive in Mumbai, during which the regulator also suspended the FSSAI licences of five clubs and told them to stop food operations until shortcomings are fixed.

A combination of global, economic, and domestic factors shapes fuel prices at the pump.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

Petrol, diesel prices today, August 8: Check latest rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata & more

Petrol and diesel prices have remained steady since May 25, when state-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) raised petrol prices by ₹2.61 per litre and diesel prices by ₹2.71 per litre.

While LPG remains the most used cooking fuel for many Indian households, CNG and PNG are also emerging as much more stable and cost-effective alternatives.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

LPG, CNG, PNG prices today, August 8: Check latest rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, other cities

Commercial LPG prices for hotels, restaurants and other establishments were, however, cut by ₹192 per 19-kg cylinder over the weekend.

Washington argues that continued purchases of Russian energy help Moscow generate revenue and sustain its war in Ukraine.
Updated : Aug 8, 2026

US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill: Why India could face 100% tariffs under Trump

The bill gives President Donald Trump broad powers to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on goods from countries that rank among the top five importers of Russian oil and gas.

The standardised locations span critical mountain passes, residential areas, high-altitude lakes, and war memorials across the state.
Updated : Aug 7, 2026

Firm reply to Beijing: India standardizes 27 LAC sites in Arunachal Pradesh

The notification, issued jointly by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, integrates the standard place and feature names into official Survey of India (SoI) maps.

His comments come after the Lok Sabha passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which amends the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Updated : Aug 7, 2026

'A regressive step': Ashneer Grover says MDR on UPI will kill mobile payments

The former BharatPe co-founder reacted sharply to the latest developments in a post on X (formally twitter), arguing that introducing MDR on UPI transactions would be a "regressive step." 

The move comes amid growing concerns within the banking and fintech industry over the financial sustainability of India's rapidly expanding UPI ecosystem.
Updated : Aug 7, 2026

BT Exclusive: Large merchants may bear UPI MDR under proposed rules, say sources

Under the proposed framework, an MDR of around 0.04% is being discussed for select merchants, sources said. The charge is likely to apply only to large businesses with annual turnover exceeding ₹4 crore.

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