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

August 8, 2026 Editor In Chief

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Iran war: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign defence pact

August 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Three major Sunni-majority nations–Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan—signed a joint defence agreement on Friday, the media reported. Of them, Pakistan has been “mediating” between the US and the Shia nation, Iran, which have been at war since February 28 this year. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan had already signed a defence […]

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Social media: After India debacle, Meta faces US fine of $567 mn for harming kids’ health

August 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: While it is still struggling in New Delhi to protect its multi-billion-dollar market driven by millions of users of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, Meta is facing a heatwave not only in Australia and Europe but also its home ground: the United States. A New Mexico court has ordered the Instagram […]

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Roving Periscope: US to screen social media of foreign journalists applying for visas

August 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Given that a section of activists, under the garb of journalism, drive their own agendas and misuse social media as a force-multiplier to achieve their ends, the US State Department has decided to vet the social media accounts of foreign ​journalists applying for visas to work in the United States, […]

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