Pune: Traders in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad are a worried lot following the Centre’s proposal that merchants pay a 0.4% charge on UPI payments exceeding Rs 2,000.Businesses in commercial areas like Pimpri Camp and Market Yard, among others, said they have moved largely to digital transactions and this fee could increase their overhead and squeeze…
Guwahati: Four masked men allegedly broke into a residence in Saukuchi in the early hours of Wednesday and robbed the occupants of cash and valuables, police said.The incident occurred around 3 am, when Pankaj Chakraborty and his family were asleep. The intruders allegedly threatened to kill him and demanded cash and jewellery. Chakraborty told police…
Lucknow: Advocacy groups Youth For Equality (YFE) and Reservation Hatao Andolan (RHA) on Wednesday welcomed the Allahabad high court’s intervention in the MBBS admission process for four govt medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh, describing it as a major relief for general category and OBC aspirants.In a statement, YFE said that it, along with RHA, extended…
Proposals have been prepared for dual-medium instruction in 157 of the 346 low-enrolment schools identified across the state Jaipur: The state education department is considering starting Hindi-medium classes alongside English-medium classes in 157 Mahatma Gandhi Govt English Medium Schools amid low enrolment in these institutions.The department has asked district education officers to submit details of…
NEW DELHI: In an important clarification on the ban on use of video clips of court proceedings, Supreme Court on Wednesday said if such footage was uploaded on social media, an aggrieved person could approach the authorities under the Information and Technology Act to seek a “takedown” order of the content.This clarification came from a…
Trump administration spent $9.5 billion paying federal workers to do absolutely nothing, watchdog report says. The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion paying federal employees who were on administrative leave in 2025, as it moved to significantly reduce the size of the federal workforce, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.About $6.7…
Taylor Swift’s husband and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has been identified as one of the ‘victims’ in a ‘massive’ multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.Kelce’s name was reportedly named in federal court on Tuesday during proceedings against Siddharth Jawahar, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a fraud. As per a TMZ report, the…
Panchang Today is your steady daily guide for planning with clarity, drawn from the living wisdom of the Hindu calendar. The Tithi shows the Moon’s mood, the Nakshatra shows the day’s working style, and the Yoga and Karan add the finer shades, like light on a river at dawn. If you’re balancing office deadlines, family…
New Delhi: A 28-year-old govt school teacher and two associates have been arrested for allegedly plotting to kill his wife and orchestrating a shooting at their residence in Baprola, west Delhi, police said.The woman sustained multiple gunshot injuries in the Sept 13 attack and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dwarka. Her condition is…
The relaxation will only be effective till Dec 31 Mumbai: In a bid to fast-track development works in rural areas, the state govt has shortened the notice period for tenders to be floated for various projects. The relaxation will only be effective from Sept 15-Dec 31.Usually, tenders worth more than Rs 100 crore have to…
