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…
Meta admits mistake, to alert authorities on child sexual abuse material NEW DELHI: Meta has admitted to a mistake and will immediately inform authorities about material related to child sexual abuse.Sources said that Meta will have to remove content related to the sexual abuse of children and material that could lead people to suicide.The government…
Abhishek and Bumrah gains big in ICC T20I rankings (Image: X) India’s impressive run in the ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan has translated into significant gains in the latest ICC rankings, with Abhishek Sharma climbing to second place among batters and Varun Chakravarthy breaking into the top five among bowlers.The defending T20 World Cup champions…
Amit Shah said the Centre has declared the Pakistan-based SBN a terrorist organisation NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Centre has declared the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).He said the decision was taken in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami celebrates his birthday with the children of the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities, in Dehradun on Wednesday. (@ukcmo X/ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami celebrated his birthday on Wednesday with children with disabilities at the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons…
India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta (AP/PTI) India’s deputy chef-de-mission for the Asian Games, Achanta Sharath Kamal, believes Indian athletes will have little trouble adjusting to the unusual accommodation arrangements at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, despite concerns raised by some participating countries.India’s 501 athletes and 265 officials will stay in a mix of converted shipping containers, a docked…
Pranati Nayak. (Photo credit: William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: There are moments in an athlete’s career when winning a medal is no longer the only measure of success. For Pranati Nayak, simply continuing to stand on the gymnastics floor has become part of the journey.The 31-year-old from West Bengal is preparing for her…
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…
Grandmasters D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and woman GM R Vaishali pose for photos at a felicitation ceremony after India won Gold medal in both open and women categories at the Chess Olympiad 2024. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad is being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15 to 27, with the…
The accused, Kalyan Bainsla and his cousin Lovneesh, were arrested from Rajasthan GURGAON: The two accused in the Gurgaon hit-and-run case, car driver Kalyan Bainsla and his cousin Lovneesh, were produced before a local court on Wednesday and sent to two days of police custody until September 18.Advocate Lalit Bindal, who represents Bainsla, said police…