PNS Hunain of the Pakistan Navy has returned to harbour after severe damage New Delhi: In another incident of friction, a Pakistan navy ship collided with an Indian warship when the latter was on a routine surveillance mission. The incident happened on Tuesday evening in the North Arabian Sea.“On the evening of Sept 15, a … Read more
“Additional achievement”: Uttar Pradesh CM inaugurates Charitable Blood Centre; praises IMA’s healthcare efforts in Gorakhpur (Photo: ANI). GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday lauded the contribution of medical professionals towards public welfare, highlighting the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for extending its role beyond clinical practice by establishing charitable blood banks and free … Read more
Businesses should bear modest UPI transaction costs, govt cannot subsidise everything: NITI Aayog VC Lahiri NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog vice chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri on Wednesday defended the Centre’s decision to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on high-value UPI transactions, saying businesses must find ways to become self-sustaining rather than depend on government subsidies.Quoting … Read more
India summons Pak envoy over vessel collision, while condemning Houthi attack near Mecca (Photos: ANI). A Pakistani naval ship collided with an Indian Navy vessel in international waters, prompting India to lodge a strong diplomatic protest over what it called unprofessional conduct. A woman was hit by a car and dragged on its bonnet following … Read more
Petition filed in Supreme Court over UPI tax NEW DELHI: A petition challenging the Centre’s newly notified charges on certain high-value commercial UPI transactions has been filed in the Supreme Court, with the petitioner arguing that the move could eventually affect the common citizens.Advocate Anjan Datta has sought the scrapping of two Gazette notifications issued … Read more
India condemns drone attack on Mecca NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday condemned the drone attack near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, saying the incident was particularly concerning because of the city’s importance to Muslims worldwide.The ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to media queries, said: “We are deeply concerned at the drone attack near … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre’s new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, accusing the government of yielding to pressure from the United States and urging Modi to “have a spine”.In … Read more
No damage was reported in the incident (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over the “unacceptable and unprofessional conduct” of a Pakistani naval ship..The incident took place on the evening of September 15, when a Pakistan Naval … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to reconstitute a five-member high-powered committee set up to probe alleged police excesses against student protesters in Delhi, saying that the committee was formed with the highest standards of fairness and transparency.This comes after a plea was filed in the apex court alleging that one of the members … Read more
Jairam Ramesh takes jibe at Centre over MDR on UPI NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday stepped up its attack against the Centre and accused it of “giving into” United States’ demand to get rid of zero MDR and charge for UPI.In a social media post on X, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh dubbed the government’s … Read more