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Government digs in on MDR for UPI
The Union Government on Wednesday categorically rejected the Opposition’s claims on Merchant Discount Rate ( MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments above ₹ 2,000 while ruling out a rollback. Brushing aside the Opposition charge that the...
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UPI over 2,000 gets 0.4% MDR
The Union Government on Tuesday introduced a 0.4 per cent fee on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments transfers worth more than ₹ 2,000 made to merchants from October 15 while explicitly ring-fencing everyday person-to-person (P2P) transactions as...
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CBI registers FIR in Disha Salian case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a First Information Report (FIR) on Monday in the June 2020 death of celebrity manager Disha Salian, listing Shiv Sena ( UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, actors Dino Morea and Rhea Chakraborty among...
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Xi proposes open-source AI, manufacturing push
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for stronger cooperation among BRICS countries and the wider Global South, saying the principle that "might makes right" should have no place in international affairs. Addressing the concluding session of...
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LG clears health scheme for construction workers
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has approved the Delhi Building Workers Health Scheme for registered building and other construction workers and their eligible dependent family members, according to a statement issued on Saturday. The...
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DUSU elections: ABVP, NSUI declare panels; voting on September 18
Delhi University’s campus politics found its two main contenders on Friday, as the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the National Students’ Union of India each announced their fourmember panels for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU)...
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Sood-led panel to review DU hostel shortage gap
Delhi University is set to more than double its hostel capacity, with the total seats across the university and its colleges expected to reach 12,754, while Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has formed a 18member high-powered committee headed...
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Delhi turns into a diplomatic fortress as BRICS leaders arrive
For two days this weekend, Delhi will become the centre of an extraordinary diplomatic operation, with world leaders, high- security convoys and thousands of officials and journalists converging on the capital for the 18th BRICS Summit. India will...
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Ahead of BRICS, Delhi’s anti-terror response gets a live rehearsal
The elite National Security Guard in India has brought its anti-terror measures into the open. On Tuesday, as part of Operation BRICS Kavach, almost 100 commandos carried out a series of simulated drills at four locations in the national Capital...
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PM Modi event in Vadodara draws huge rush on digital ticketing platform
In a first, public participation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Vadodara on Tuesday was opened for free registration through the BookMyShow event ticketing platform and all seats were booked within an hour. Modi will lay foundation...
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5 dead after building collapses in Delhi PRESIDENT, PM EXPRESSES GRIEF
An around 50-year-old fivestorey building housing a boys’ hostel in a congested bylane in Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus collapsed on Sunday afternoon, leaving five dead, 11 injured and many trapped. According to police, 11 students...
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Play, create, stay active: PM to students INDIA TRANSFORMED IN 13 YEARS: PM MODI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged teachers to remain vigilant against student drug addiction and help children tackle excessive screen time through sports, physical play, and creative activities. Interacting with the national award- winning...
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Nationwide CBI raids nab three in digital arrest cases
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out searches at 89 sites across 20 States. It arrested three individuals in three separate digital arrest cases in which the victims were cheated out of more than ₹ 42 crore. The agency...
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India-Belgium ties get a boost
India and Belgium on Thursday agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, defence, critical minerals, clean energy and advanced technologies following wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever. The...
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Govt says 7.8% growth is solid, not a statistical trick
The Union Government on Wednesday dismissed claims that the first-quarter economic growth was closer to 2.6 per cent asserting the 7.8 per cent expansion is backed by solid output data. “It is unfortunate that comparison is being made of apples and...
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At SCO, PM demands end to terror havens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a strong message on terrorism at the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, calling for the dismantling of the terror ecosystem and making it clear that there can be “no room for double standards” in...
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Bihar, Jharkhand sign Sone river water pact
Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday signed a longawaited water-sharing agreement for the Sone River with Union Home Minister Amit Shah present. Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren signed the historic agreement....
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India, Uzbekistan aim for $5B trade by 2030 Two countries agreed to establish framework for long-term supply of uranium from Uzbekistan PM CONFERRED WITH HIGHEST HONOUR
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership and set a target of increasing annual bilateral trade to $5 billion by 2030 following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
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Nepal floods kill 669 as rescue crews battle rain
The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal climbed to 669 on Saturday, as rescue teams continued searching across the affected areas for survivors and missing people. More than 2,400 people are still unaccounted for, according to Nepal...
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579 dead in Nepal, 320 Indians missing
leaving several communities difficult to access. The disaster has also hit important transport routes connecting Nepal with the China border, disrupting movement for tourists, pilgrims and workers travelling through the region. The large number of...
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Nepal flood toll rises as threats mount again
The death toll from devastating flash flood in Nepal has risen to 359, Nepal Police confirmed on Thursday, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people and authorities warned of a possible threats of fresh floods. Police said 359 bodies had...
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Xi orders swift rescue after flood unleashes border chaos
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered allout efforts to search for and rescue people missing after devastating flash floods swept through villages and towns near the China-Nepal border area in Tibet, causing heavy casualties. A total of...
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Bihar students clash with police over BPSC exam
Thousands of students fought a pitched battle with the Bihar police on Tuesday, hurling stones and braving water cannons and lathi-charge, upon being prevented from marching to the Chief Minister residence to air their grievances. The protesters, most...
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Amit Shah sets new security agenda
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah delivered a strong, direct message to India's security forces on Monday. "Anyone who tries to infiltrate will be stopped, those who radicalise will be dismantled, and anyone waging a proxy war will face the...
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Is Government planning a Parliament return?
Speculations are rife that the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which were adjourned sine die last week on August 13, could resume sooner enabling the Government to pass a key legislation without convening a new session. The Monsoon Session hasn’t...
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JeM seeks recruits after Op Sindoor failures
The Pakistan-supported terrorist organisation Jaish-eMohammed (JeM) is reportedly employing tactics that leverage personal tragedies and calculated expressions of sympathy to replenish its ranks, according to fresh intelligence received by Indian...
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Political stability makes India a bright spot, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world is looking at India as a “bright spot of growth and hope”, stressing that the country’s reform journey has shifted from a “punishment model” under the earlier licence raj Governments to an...
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SC panel to probe police conduct in NEET protests
Police say the incident began around 12:15 pm near the ICICI Bank branch in Vivek Khand, under the jurisdiction of the Gomti Nagar police station. Divya Mishra, about 36 or 37 years old, worked as a relationship manager at the branch for three to four...
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JeM OPERATIVE HELD BY UP ATS BEFORE ESCAPE
The Uttar Pradesh AntiTerrorist Squad (ATS) and police on August 17 arrested Mohammad Zafar, a key member with direct ties to the banned Jaish- eMohammed, highlighting the ongoing threat of Pakistan
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SC orders probe into July 20 violence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would constitute a high-powered committee comprising retired SC and high court judges, a former DGP, and an ex-CBI director to examine allegations of police excesses against student protesters in Delhi on July 20...
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Poll heat drives BJP’s big reset
The BJP on Monday unveiled a new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, with former Union minister Smriti Irani, former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia, former Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb and Union commerce and industry minister, Piyush...
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PM’s seven streams to power India’s 2047 journey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted the youth from the ramparts of Red Fort to lead the nation to a Viksit Bharat and announced a slew of initiatives for Gen Z. They included free online coaching for competitive examinations and AI...
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Caste returns to census after 1931
The 2027 census will collect caste details, for the first time since 1931, along with information on bank accounts, Aadhaar numbers and passport numbers. This is the first time caste will be enumerated in Independent India, beyond the existing...
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Monsoon Session ends in blame game
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament, marked by repeated disruptions over the NEET paper leak and police action against protestors at the Jantar Mantar, ended on Thursday in a near washout. The ruling NDA coalition and the Opposition engaged in a...
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Panel finds Justice Varma guilty
Justice Yashwant Varma has been found guilty by a panel constituted by the Lok Sabha Speaker to probe allegations of discovery of cash at his official residence with the committee saying the charges of unexplained cash, disturbing evidence and evasive...
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AI pilot fails drug test after altitude scare
Pilot of the Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi, which experienced sudden altitude loss on August 4, injuring at least 17 people, tested positive for drugs in a confirmatory second test, according to sources familiar with the development. A...
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Student anger reaches Jharkhand Assembly
A peaceful march of Jharkhand students seeking a reforms in the education system and cancellation of various public service examinations in the State on Monday was marred by use of mild force including lathi charge, water cannons and tear gas shells by...
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