Hyderabad: The Centre is sticking to its decision to introduce a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions above ₹2,000 from Oct 15, raising concerns among traders in Hyderabad that the additional cost could further squeeze margins in a highly competitive market.“This will directly impact our margins as every transaction is…
Ahmedabad: The Federation of Gujarat Petroleum Dealers Associations has urged National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to exempt petrol and diesel outlets from the proposed 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000.In a representation to NPCI, FGPDA president Mehul Patel said fuel dealers operate on fixed margins prescribed by oil marketing…
Law Judge And Justice Symbol Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court has pulled up the state govt over the felling of 155 trees and rampant construction in the eco-fragile Barog hills area of Solan district, observing that the forest department had “failed miserably” in protecting the green cover. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet…
Sepoy Rakesh Kumar Singh of the 282 Defence Security Corps platoon, posted at NDA, had fired a bullet from his service rifle Pune: The Army sepoy who suffered a gunshot injury to his neck at a security post inside National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, on Sept 11 died during treatment on Wednesday evening.The soldier was…
some of the nabbed infiltrators Guwahati: Twenty-seven Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended in Assam late Wednesday after allegedly crossing into India illegally through the Dawki border point in Meghalaya and using Guwahati as a transit hub to move to other parts of the country.The arrests were made in two batches — 12 from the Assam State…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has directed State Bank of India (SBI) to immediately refund Rs 19.90 lakh that it debited from a widow’s fixed deposit to recover a personal loan taken by her deceased husband, calling the bank’s conduct an “abominable” breach of banking practice.A division bench of Justice Shekhar B…
Jaisalmer: The Indian Air Force has provided Rs 27.16 lakh in compensation for damage to the Bhil Samaj Hostel and Meghwal Samaj Hostel in Jaisalmer after a fighter aircraft crashed during a rehearsal for the Vayu Shakti-2024 exercise in March 2024.Based on proposals submitted by the district administration following an assessment of the damage, Jaisalmer…
Putin, Netanyahu, Meloni and US embassy on President Donald Trump’s behalf also sent wishes. NEW DELHI: BJP celebrated PM Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday Thursday with development and political programmes, prayers and diyas nationwide, also marking his unbroken 25-year run as head of govt.Allies Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu of TDP, Maharashtra deputy chief…
Candace Owens and Erika Kirk (Image via Getty Images) Candace Owens has raised questions over a Turning Point USA event at Nampa Christian School after images showed hundreds of students gathered inside a school gym. Owens claimed students were required to attend the event and that parents could not join them. The posts quickly drew…
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