Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the Union Budget 2025 will give new energy to India's economy, saying he would "pray to Goddess Lakshmi" for the poor and middle class of the country.

Addressed the media outside Parliament ahead of Budget Session, PM Modi said, "Ahead of the Budget session, I bow down to Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.

Paytm has a new feature that allows Android to use QR code on their phone home screens to receive money, without having to open the digital payments firm’s app. 'Receive Money QR Widget' is already available for Apple iOS users.

The widget is a quick and seamless way to accept payments for small businesses, delivery partners, shopkeepers, freelancers and influencers.

State-owned aerospace and defence company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) delivered a robust Q3FY25 results, reporting a 52.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in consolidated profit at Rs 1,311 crore, up from Rs 859.6 crore in Q3FY24, driven by strong operational performance and a healthy order book.

Among the top highlights of BEL’s Q3FY25 performance include a 39 per cent Y-o-Y growth in execution and a 330 basis points (bps) expansion in Ebitda margin/operating profit margin (OPM) to 28.9 per cent, surpassing analyst expectations.

President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to "come in and pile" into the US.

On the very first day of his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order against birthright citizenship, which was struck down by a federal court in Seattle the next day.

G R Infraprojects share price gained 8.99 per cent at Rs 1,374.20 a piece on the BSE in Thursday’s intraday trade after the company emerged as the L-1 bidder for a Rs 262.28 crore railway infrastructure project awarded by Western Railway.

The EPC contract involves the gauge conversion of 38.9 km of track in the Kosamba-Umargam section of the Vadodara division.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has said that from February 1 people can’t use special characters in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) identity (ID). All such information has to be alphanumeric.

The move aims to improve the popular digital payments platform’s security and ensure compliance with technical specifications.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a strong response to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, cautioning him against conflating the issue of increased ammonia levels in the Yamuna with his serious allegations of mass poisoning, which he equated to an act of war between two nations.

The poll body has asked Kejriwal to substantiate his claims with specific evidence, failing which action may be taken against him for promoting disharmony, inciting enmity between groups, and creating public unrest.

Amid a row over a Punjab vehicle which was found parked near Punjab Bhavan in poll-bound Delhi, AAP leader Sanjay Singh claimed on Thursday that the BJP planted that car with a fake number plate over which they will file a written complaint.

Speaking to ANI, Singh asserted that there is no scope to blame anyone now as everything is crystal clear in the matter.

A regional jet of American Airlines crashed into a military Black Hawk helicopter midair near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington, DC, on Wednesday night. At least 18 bodies have been recovered so far, according to CBS News.

The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jetliner, operating as American Airlines Flight 5342, was approaching the airport after departing from Wichita, Kansas, when it struck a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

“At least 30 people have lost their lives and 60 others have been injured in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh venue in Prayagraj,” said Vaibhav Krishna, DIG Mahakumbh. He added that the stampede took place between 1-2 a.m., when a huge crowd broke the barricades, which led to casualties.

Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday (January 29, 2025) as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.

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