Policymakers are evaluating two broad models for introducing a Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments. India has taken a step towards allowing merchant charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions after proposed amendments to the country’s payments law were introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.UPI, among the world’s largest real-time payment systems, handled 23.6 billion transactions…
Hyderabad: Pune-based Bharat Forge on Tuesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh govt to set up India’s first private-sector marine gas turbine repair, overhaul and development complex at Visakhapatnam, marking a major step in defence self-reliance.The facility will come up on about 80 acres in the Andhra Pradesh Defence…
Lucknow: A family of four was found dead inside their house in UP’s Balrampur district on Friday evening in a suspected case of murder followed by suicide.The deceased were identified as Bajrang Giri (28), his wife Komal (25), their three-year-old daughter Shraddha, and 10-month-old son Jaydeep.According to the preliminary investigation, Bajrang Giri allegedly shot his…
Times News NetworkChennai: National Alliance of Anti-nuclear Movements coordinator S P Udayakumar on Wednesday urged the Union govt to investigate the alleged leak of files related to the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and take measures to protect the safety and interests of people living near the plant.“The govt should stall privatisation of the nuclear industry…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s much-publicised open-air restaurant policy, launched in Nov 2022 to promote Delhi’s night-time economy, has failed to take off, with the number of licensed establishments dropping from 201 to fewer than 100.Despite repeated efforts by MCD to promote terrace dining and open-air restaurant spaces, officials said the concept had struggled…
Ghaziabad: Akhilesh Purohit’s in-laws in Dehradun had planned a birthday party for him on June 30. On Sunday, the 30-year-old software engineer, who worked with a private company in Noida, was found dead inside his Kwid car near a petrol pump operating close to Bharat City society under the jurisdiction of Teela Mor police station.The…
Akhil Akkineni’s latest release ‘Lenin’ remains a special film as it is receiving positive response from the audience after his disappointing outing in theatres with the 2023 film ‘Agent’. Recently his father and Tollywood veteran Nagarjuna Akkineni recently talked about a difficult phase in his son’s life. Nagarjuna shares an emotional family story As per…
London/Kolkata: Anisha Chakraborty texted her brother Raktim in the US from Birmingham last Friday to say she had good news to share. The 28-year-old from Kolkata’s Mukundapur had been job-hunting after completing her master’s with distinction at Aston University and had just made it to the final round of an interview.Raktim, who is based in…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has directed the state govt to complete certificate verification of more than 700 junior lecturers working in govt Intermediate colleges within two months and take a decision on regularisation of their services, benefits, including annual increments.Justice K Sharath issued the directions while disposing of a batch of petitions filed by the…
New Delhi: Following a spate of clashes reported at various Delhi University colleges during recent fests, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College has barred its students’ union from organising any events, including freshers’ parties and annual programmes, or seeking sponsorship on the college’s behalf, independently or in any capacity within or on behalf of the college —…
