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Plea in SC challenges MDR on UPI payments above Rs 2,000
New Delhi: A public interest litigation (PIL) matter has been filed in the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre’s decision to impose a merchant discount rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions of…
- India
No foreign influence behind UPI MDR decision: Finance Ministry
New Delhi: The Union Finance Ministry on Wednesday, September 16, clarified that there was no foreign influence behind the decision to impose a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate on UPI transactions…
- India
TMC MP Mahua Moitra egged during ‘BJP protest’ in Bengal
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday, September 16, faced a protest allegedly by BJP workers and was pelted with eggs during a visit to Nadia district’s Tehatta area, where demonstrators…
- Bangalore
Ex-soldier, daughter killed during property dispute in Karnataka
Belagavi: A dispute over ancestral property ended in the brutal killing of a 67-year-old former soldier and his 26-year-old daughter at a gram panchayat office in Avaradi village of Kittur taluk on…
- Middle East
India ‘deeply concerned’ over drone attack near Makkah
New Delhi: India on Wednesday, September 16, expressed concern over the drone attack near Makkah and expressed hope for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. In response to media…
- Middle East
Indian worker in Israel loses leg in construction accident
Jerusalem: A 31-year-old Indian worker from Rajasthan lost his left leg in a construction site accident in Jerusalem after tiles being lifted by a crane fell on him. Sharwan Kumar Warma, from…
- India
Arshad Madani criticises proposed UCC in 21 NDA-ruled states
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani on Wednesday, September 16, criticised the proposed implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in all 21 states governed by the BJP-led National Democratic…
- India
India, Pakistan naval vessels collide; New Delhi lodges protest
New Delhi: India on Wednesday, September 16, lodged a strong protest with the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission after a Pakistani naval ship’s action at sea led to a collision…
- India
MDR on UPI payments: Will India return to cash?
The central government’s decision to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for merchants has raised concerns about a cash return. The Finance Ministry clarified that MDR…
- India
Gurugram hit-and-run case: Biker says Bainsla’s arrest not enough
Gurugram: Biker Shivani Chauhan, alias Sia, the victim of an on-camera hit-and-run in Gurugram, said the arrest of accused Kalyan Bainsla was not enough and demanded strict action against him and others…
- India
CJP protest: SC refuses panel reconstitution over ‘police excesses’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to reconstitute a five-member high-powered committee set up to examine alleged police excesses against student protesters in Delhi, underlining that allegations against the panel were…
- India
Man arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl in Nanded
Nanded: A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, police said. The alleged incident took place on September 13, said inspector Rajesh Puri of…
- India
Azharuddin reacts to IPS officer’s transfer over ‘Assalamualaikum’
Hyderabad: Telangana Minority Welfare Minister Mohammed Azharuddin on Tuesday, September 15, questioned the transfer of Bushra Bano, an Indian Police Service Officer in West Bengal, over her greetings in a video. In…
- India
Allies should oppose UCC if they disagree with BJP ideology: Owaisi
Bhopal: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, September 15, said if the NDA constituent parties such as the JD(U) and TDP have “the slightest disagreement” with the BJP’s…
- India
Jio users get Canva Premium free for a year in Indian languages
New Delhi: Jio users will get access to the premium version of the design app Canva for free in Indian languages under a collaboration between the two companies, a joint statement said…
