Airbus software update: DGCA grounds A320 family jets; affected flights can’t operate till inspection, modification | India News

Air India A320 neo (Source: Air India official website) NEW DELHI: The director general of civil aviation (DGCA) on Saturday issued a mandatory safety order for Airbus A318, A319, A320, and A321 aircraft. This came after Airbus announced an urgent software repair for 6,000 A320-family jets, a large recall that affects more than half of…

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Women empowerment push: SBI launches $500 million social loan facility ahead of International Women’s Day

The State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday announced the launch of a $500 million syndicated social term loan facility focused exclusively on women’s economic empowerment, with a greenshoe option, ahead of International Women’s Day.In a statement, the country’s largest lender said the transaction marks a milestone for both SBI and the global ESG financing…

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Srinagar snowfall disrupts flight services; IndiGo issues advisory | India News

NEW DELHI: Flight operations at Srinagar were temporarily suspended on Friday due to snowfall, with both arrivals and departures put on hold.In an advisory to passengers, the airline said the suspension could lead to extended wait times, both onboard aircraft and at the airport, as weather conditions continued to affect operations. It added that boarding…

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‘Looking to see what benefits Kerala gets’: Tharoor ahead of Budget presentation | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the Union Budget would be closely watched for measures to translate projected economic growth into employment, stressing that growth without jobs would not benefit the country’s youth. “We are all looking forward to hearing what the finance minister has to tell us. The Economic Survey projects…

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Digital dominance: UPI tops global real-time payments with 49% share; govt tells Lok Sabha

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail real-time payment system by transaction volume, accounting for nearly half of all such transactions globally, the government told Parliament on Monday.Citing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments (The Value of Interoperability)’ dated June 2025, the government said…

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Bitcoin (BTC) Weakness Hits Ripple Even as ETF Flows Remain Strong

Institutional flows jumped more than 50% above trend on Wednesday as XRP failed again to break through the $2.09–$2.10 ceiling. Sellers slammed the token off resistance and forced a clean move back into the $2.00 psychological shelf, leaving the broader structure stuck in multi-week compression while ETF inflows quietly tighten supply underneath. What to Know…

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‘Chinese products showcased’: Rahul Gandhi calls AI Impact summit ‘disorganised PR spectacle’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed AI Impact Summit, terming it a “disorganised PR spectacle.”In a social media post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha claimed that Indian data is up for sale in the event while Chinese products are being showcased.“Instead of leveraging India’s talent and data, the…

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