Spread the love Government is likely to permit banks and payment service providers to levy a merchant discount rate of between 0.25% and 0.4% on UPI transactions exceeding Rs 2,000. In a step closer to possibly introducing Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions, the Lok Sabha on Thursday approved a Bill amending the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.This...
Shagufta Ali’s cancer journey highlights why some patients fear revealing diagnosis
Spread the love 5 min readNew DelhiAug 6, 2026 08:00 PM IST A cancer diagnosis can bring not only physical and emotional challenges but also fears about employment, financial security and how others may perceive the illness. Veteran actor Shagufta Ali recently spoke about why she chose to keep her Stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis private during a particularly difficult...
Sugar mills to advance cane crushing schedule
Spread the love Sugar mills will start operating 10-15 days before the normal schedule for the 2026-2027 sugar marketing season to ensure adequate availability of sugar during the festival season this year. At a meeting held with the Joint Secretary (Sugar) last month, the Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) and the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) committed...
‘Not knowing Tamil is not to be proud of’: Dhanush addresses students in his alma mater
Spread the love 4 min readHyderabadAug 6, 2026 07:54 PM IST Actor Dhanush on Tuesday inaugurated a new three-storey academic block at his alma mater Thaai Sathya Matriculation School in Saligramam, Chennai, which he personally funded. During the event, the actor delivered an emotional speech urging students to prioritise Tamil over English, saying that not knowing one’s mother tongue is...
‘Never meet your heroes’: Producer Archana Kalpathi avoided Vijay for years before Bigil
Spread the love 3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Aug 6, 2026 07:40 PM IST AGS Entertainment CEO Archana Kalpathi has spoken about her long-held reluctance to meet actor Vijay, revealing that she intentionally kept her distance for years even though her father, AGS founder Kalpathi S Aghoram, had a relationship with the star and the two families had explored collaborations on multiple...
Netanyahu calls PM Modi to discuss West Asia situation, India-Israel relations
Spread the love PM Modi and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu discussed bilateral ties and the evolving situation in West Asia during a phone call NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, during which the two leaders reviewed the progress of the India-Israel special strategic partnership and discussed the evolving...
Inside the $9.7 m Florida mansion Trump Jr now owns
Spread the love Donald Trump Jr has bought out former fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle from their shared Florida waterfront mansion, paying her $7.6 million to take full ownership of the property, according to property records.According to a Palm Beach County property deed filed on Monday, Trump Jr paid Guilfoyle $7.6 million for her stake in the waterfront home. The transaction was...
‘Neeche baith ke rah’: Jaiswal recalls Rohit Sharma’s scolding in Insta post
Spread the love Photo/screengrab India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal looked back at a memorable moment involving former captain Rohit Sharma as the team prepared for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.Jaiswal shared a set of pictures from India’s training session as preparations began for the two-Test series. However, it was his caption that caught the attention of fans.The left-handed batter...
‘Grievance of Gen Z genuine’: RSS chief defends protest as way of ‘reaching consensus’
Spread the love RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said “protest is a way of dialogue”. NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday strongly backed the students who were protesting against NEET irregularities, saying that the “grivances of the Gen Z is genuine”.Calling “protest is a way of dialogue”, the Sangh supremo said: “I won’t say that Gen Z...
US employers rewrite H-1B hiring playbook amid chaos of Trump immigration policies
Spread the love Despite these policy changes, the report emphasises that the H-1B programme remains the cornerstone of skilled immigration. US employers are overhauling the way they hire and retain foreign professionals as sweeping immigration policy changes under the Trump administration make the H-1B programme more expensive and unpredictable, according to Envoy Global’s U.S. Corporate Immigration Trends 2026 Report.The report,...
