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In an attempt to give a big push to cashless transactions, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will shortly roll out the Android-based Aadhaar enabled Payment System (AEPS) application.

In a bid to promote electronic transactions, NITI Aayog has asked NPCI to frame an award scheme to incentivise people using digital mode for making payments through weekly and quarterly luck draws.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Gujarat for a day, today visited his mother Hiraba at Raisan village near here and sought her blessings before heading for a BJP meet.

Former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi who was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday in a case related to the alleged irregularities in the procurement of VVIPs helicopters, will be produced before a court on Saturday.

The court's oral observation came after the police and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) informed it that Najeeb has remained untraceable till date and they were making all efforts to locate him.

The Lok Sabha was on Friday disrupted again, witnessing two adjournments before noon, and being adjourned for the day with ruling and opposition members sparring over the demonetisation issue.

The Allahabad High Court, while dismissing a petition related to Triple Talaq, observed that, “The view that the Muslim husband enjoys an arbitrary, unilateral power to inflict instant divorce does not accord with Islamic injunctions.

“First, we used to stand in long lines to get railway reservations done, but the online process has made it a matter of minutes and that too from the comfort of your home,” said Himani.

Striking a conciliatory note amid rising tension in ties, Pakistan on Thursday said it does not want to live in "perpetual hostility" with India, noting time has come for the two neighbours to decide whether status quo should continue or a new beginning...

Another potato producer, Mukesh Katiyar, said his potato loaded truck is stationed in the Mandi (market) for the last four days but there is no buyer. And the situation has worsened since November 8, he added.

yderabad police have arrested eight people who duped a man off Rs 58 lakh in new currency notes.

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday called the practice of triple talaq among Muslims as 'unconstitutional'.

At least 15 people were injured on Thursday following a pile-up of vehicles due to dense fog on the busy National Highway No. 1 (NH-1) near Kurukshetra in Haryana, 65 km from here, police said.

Bihar will take help of a satellite to click the image of the 'world's longest human chain' in January 2017 in support of prohibition in the state, said Nitish Kumar.

CBI on Wednesday arrested a senior manager of Central Bank of India and two owners of a firm in Bengaluru for allegedly violating RBI guidelines on scraping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes

The engine and two coaches of Guwahati-bound Capital Express derailed in Alipurduar district on Assam-West Bengal border on Tuesday night.