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UPI Transactions to Remain Free for Citizens, Person-to-Person Payments: Centre

August 8, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 8: The Centre on Saturday clarified that the UPI transactions for consumers and person-to-person payments will continue to remain free despite the government having opened the door for introducing Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of UPI merchant transactions above a certain threshold. The Union Ministry of Finance on Saturday said any future MDR […]

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Honey-Trapped IAF Officer Held for Spying for Pakistan

August 8, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 8: An Indian Air Force Wing Commander has been arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive defence-related information with a Pakistani intelligence operative after he was allegedly honey-trapped through social media. The arrest was made in May, officials said on Saturday. The officer, who was posted at a field unit on the Western Front, […]

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Jharkhand Government Begins Talks with Agitating Students, Promises “Quick Decisions”

August 8, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Even as some leaders of the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch after three rounds of talks on Saturday said the Jharkhand government had assured the agitating students of “quick decisions” to resolve issues raised by the students, protesting student leaders said the meetings failed to break the ice and the agitation […]

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SAD Supports Delimitation Bill Linked with Women’s Reservation as Rahul – Rijiju Spar over It

August 8, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Even as the Narendra Modi government cornered more support for the women’s reservation bill with the Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday publicly announced its support to the Delimitation Bill and the implementation of the Women’s Reservation bill, the Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and the Leader of the […]

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NEET-UG Question Paper Leaked 3 to 8 Days before May 3 Exams: CBI

August 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 7: The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) charge-sheet filed on Friday in the paper leak case of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Under Graduate (NEET–UG) examination for medical admissions, has brought out several major revelations. The investigative agency has claimed that the questions were leaked three to eight days prior […]

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DMK Demands Tamil Nadu All-Party Meet to Discuss Cauvery Water, Mekedatu Dam Issues

August 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 7: Even as the Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has convened a meeting of the state’s Members of Parliament on Saturday to discuss the centre’s proposed exercise for the delimitation of the constituencies, the DMK has demanded the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government for an all-party meeting on […]

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SAD – BJP Re-union Buzz in Punjab, NCP Cautioned by BJP in Maharashtra

August 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 7: Even as the BJP is learnt to be wooing the Shiromani Akali Dal for a reunion in the coming Punjab Assembly elections, the party has cautioned its Mahayuti partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of taking any step that could cause rift in the three-party ruling alliance in Maharashtra. A […]

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India successfully Carry out Medium Range Agni-4 Ballistic Missile Test

August 6, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 6: India on Thursday successfully test-fired the medium-range Agni-4 ballistic missile from the integrated test range in Odisha’s Chandipur. According to the Ministry of Defence, the test-firing of the missile was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command. “Medium Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-4’ was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur […]

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UPI Transactions may become Dearer

August 6, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Making small payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may become a luxury soon. Amidst continuous sloganeering by the opposition, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the “Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007” authorising the government to permit banks and other service providers to levy […]

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Mohan Bhagwat Calls Gen Z Grievances “Genuine,” CJP Plans Nation-wide People’s Contact Campaign

August 6, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Even as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is planning a new campaign from next month to interact with people all over the country to get to know their issues, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the grievances of the Gen Z protesters were genuine […]