New Delhi: Consumers and small merchants will continue to enjoy free Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services even as the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, the Payments Council of India said Friday. The statement comes a day...
New Delhi: India Friday rejected comments made by a section of the international community, including a US lawmaker, on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act Amendment (FCRA) Bill, stressing that legislative matters concerning India are internal affairs of the country on which decisions are taken by...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's wife Sankgeetha Friday withdrew her petition filed before a family court at Chengelpattu near in Chennai seeking divorce. Sankgeetha appeared before the court through video-conferencing when her plea was taken up, and she submitted the reasons for...
New Delhi: Amid a demand from the Congress and other parties that Home Minister Amit Shah should answer questions on the recent police action on protesting students here, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Friday asserted in the Lok Sabha that the opposition cannot dictate which...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre's response on a batch of pleas challenging amendments made to the Right to Information (RTI) Act through the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V...
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla amid the ongoing stalemate between the government and the opposition over a debate on the police crackdown on protesting students here and alleged theft of Ram temple donations. The opposition has...
Ranchi: A man threw ink at All India Students' Association president Neha Bora during a protest march to the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi Friday over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state, accusing her of being "anti-national". The incident occurred near Birsa Chowk when...
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday questioned keeping Jantar Mantar the designated site for protests and agitation, saying, why should an entire city be "put to ransom" due to demonstrations in the heart of the capital. "According to me, these things should not happen in...
Bangkok: As many as seven people, including the gunman, were killed and 15 others were injured in a shooting incident at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district in Thailand's Nonthaburi city Friday, local media reported. The deceased include three students, three teachers, and the...
New Delhi: Parliament has approved the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill 2026, aimed at addressing payment delays faced by MSMEs and simplifying dispute resolution, with the Lok Sabha passing the Bill Friday after the Rajya Sabha cleared it Monday. The Bill was...
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