Policymakers are evaluating two broad models for introducing a Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments. India has taken a step towards allowing merchant charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions after proposed amendments to the country’s payments law were introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.UPI, among the world’s largest real-time payment systems, handled 23.6 billion transactions…
Originally designed to be a groundbreaking canal project, this site succumbed to a fate of pollution as industrial and municipal waste accumulated over decades. The catastrophic rainfall in 1976 triggered the release of these harmful chemicals into nearby homes, displacing numerous families. This incident catalyzed the formation of the Superfund program, dedicated to remedying toxic…
Inside Kishore Kumar’s iconic Gouri Kunj bungalow in Juhu, where he composed timeless songs and spoke to trees, now home to Virat Kohli’s One8 Commune Mumbai’s Juhu is home to several celebrity residences, but few carry the emotional and cultural significance of Gouri Kunj, the bungalow that once belonged to legendary singer and actor Kishore…
This daily Nadi horoscope is based on the current planetary transit of the Moon in the zodiac sign and Nakshatra. Please follow these suggestions based on your Moon sign (Rashi). Aries Daily Nadi Horoscope Your mind is quick, but Saturn needs patience before acting. Mercury in Cancer brings up conversations about home and family matters….
Tributes pour in for Padma Shri Dr D Y Patil, pioneer of higher education in Maharashtra PUNE/KOLHAPUR: Condolence messages poured in from Maharashtra’s political leadership and the education fraternity on Tuesday following the demise of Padma Shri Dr D Y Patil, former Governor of Bihar, Tripura and West Bengal, and one of the state’s pioneering…
“I knew more than anyone that nature didn’t care for reputation, age, gender, or background. It was equally indifferent to personality: the mountain couldn’t give a shit if the people exploring it were morally nasty or nice.” Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja may have said his goodbyes on Earth but he will keep inspiring the generations with…
Glasgow: India’s Neeraj Chopra during the men’s javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. Chopra wins the silver medal in this event. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI08_01_2026_000155B) New Delhi: India finished the 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals to its name – 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze. It placed India in…
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, whose student wing All India Students Association (AISA) was at the forefront in the Cockroach Janta Party led protests at Jantar Mantar, has demanded that the voting age should be lowered to 16 from 18 years to empower the younger lot among Gen Z.This comes in…
Over 170 migrants rescued after Channel boat fire. More than 170 migrants were rescued on Tuesday after a small boat attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the UK caught fire, prompting a major cross-border rescue operation, BBC reported.French authorities said the vessel’s engine caught fire before its “structural integrity deteriorated very rapidly”,…
NEW DELHI: India’s second largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel saw its Q1 profit soar 37.3% to Rs Rs 8,167.4 crore this Q1, from Rs 5,947.4 crore in same period last fiscal thanks to higher mobile tariffs, strong customer additions and growth across its India and Africa businesses. Revenue in the same period rose 18.4% to…