Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which has emerged as the world’s most popular alternative payments method (APM), processed transactions to the tune of ₹80.8 lakh crore ($964 billion) in April-July 2024, a sharp…
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India’s electricity generation rises 15% in May amid record demand
India produced 15.06% more electricity in May than a year ago to meet record electricity demand due to a severe heatwave. Total power generation stood at 167.55 billion units in the month…
IPL growth slows in 2024 despite record $16.4 billion valuation: Report
A new report released on Wednesday by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey, titled IPL Valuation Study 2024, which has evaluated the cricketing league this season both as a business entity and a…
KKR vs DC IPL 2024: Did Phil Salt break Sourav Ganguly’s record?
KKR vs DC IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opening batter Philip Salt broke former franchise skipper Sourav Ganguly’s 14-year-old in the match against the Delhi Capitals on 29 April. The 27-year-old…
Retail demand to be key as automakers continue record vehicle production in Feb
Carmakers will therefore have to keep a close watch on demand, as inventories, which have already reached 26 days, are likely to pile up in showrooms with original equipment manufacturers having been…
U19 World Cup: India beats SA by 2 wickets to enter finals for record 5th time
India vs South Africa, U19 World Cup: The young Team India created history on Tuesday as they clinched a certain victory from the mouth of Proteas to enter the finals of the…
Indian hotels added record number of rooms in 2023. Now they need to fill those
India’s organised hotels industry added 14,000 rooms in 2023, its largest addition ever, hospitality consultancy Horwath HTL Consultants said in a new report accessed exclusively by Mint. This year, it’s expected to…
Prakhar Chaturvedi breaks Yuvraj Singh’s 1999 record in Cooch Behar Trophy
Karnataka’s batter Prakhar Chaturvedi on Monday broke the 25-year-old record of India’s star batter Yuvraj Singh with an unbeaten 404 runs off 636 balls in the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy final. With…
Rohit Sharma creates a unique record in 2nd T20I against Afghanistan
Team India captain Rohit Sharma added another record to his illustrious career as he became the first men’s player to play 150 T20Is. Rohit Sharma achieved this feat during the second T20I…
Domestic air traffic soars to record high in December
NEW DELHI : Domestic air traffic reached a record monthly high in December and has surpassed pre-covid levels as more people in India chose air travel, despite rising fares. About 13.8 million…