The revised framework, which comes into effect from Oct 15, applies to specified person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 Gurgaon: Centre’s decision to introduce a 0.4% fee on specified UPI payments above Rs 2,000 has triggered concern among traders. Though it is supposed to be borne by the merchant, several businesses across Gurgaon that…
A file photo of the school Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set aside a single-bench Feb 2025 order dismissing a challenge to the formation of the Board of Governors of the La Martiniere Schools. Referring the case back to the single-bench, the HC directed for an expeditious hearing. The HC said the Oct…
Ghaziabad: A Class X student died after she allegedly jumped from the 15th floor of her home in Siddharth Vihar on Tuesday. A note recovered from her room cited extreme pressure over studies, police said.Police said on the first page of the note, she wrote, “Only doing this because of academic pressure. I don’t blame…
MDR is not a new tax collected by govt. It is a payment-processing charge distributed across the Panaji: Uncertainty has gripped Goa’s shopkeepers, restaurants and small hoteliers following the Centre’s decision to introduce a 0.4 per cent merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 from Oct 15, with many businesses adopting a…
Varanasi: A 55-year-old woman from Buxar (Bihar), rescued by fishermen from a hut in a flooded village in Ballia district, was reunited her with family on Tuesday.But before leaving for home, Sunaina of Kapurpatti village in Buxar, surprised everyone by claiming that she survived for 10 days consuming only Gangajal. Mother of five, Sunaina said…
Ahmedabad: The Union govt’s decision to introduce a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) on specified UPI payments above Rs 2,000 from Oct 15 has triggered concern among Gujarat-based traders, who fear the additional cost could eventually be passed on to consumers.A fee on high-value UPI transactions could eventually raise prices for consumers, traders across sectors…
AAP functionary Gurpreet Singh GP Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused BJP of disrupting an event related to B R Ambedkar at Barian Kalan in Hoshiarpur district.In a statement, AAP functionary Gurpreet Singh GP said BJP functionary and former Union minister Vijay Sampla and his workers attempted to snatch the microphone during…
Pune: El Niño-linked warming in Pacific Ocean could increase dengue risk in Kerala, a study led by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has found as a powerful El Niño develops. The study, researchers said, could offer health authorities an early warning system months before the outbreaks.Kerala is currently experiencing a severe dengue season,…
The accused in police custody Surat: City police’s special operations group (SOG), in coordination with the district health department, raided eight clinics in Pandesara and arrested eight men for allegedly practising medicine without medical qualifications. Medicines, injections and syrups worth Rs 98,825 were seized during the operation.Deputy commissioner of police (SOG) Rajdeep Nakum said police…
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