Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson (Agency Image) Sanju Samson has offered a candid take on the outside noise and his competition with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s omission from India’s playing XI against Afghanistan, insisting that competition between players cannot come at the expense of the team’s larger objective.Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened in India’s first two T20Is…
The RBI said the move would help UPI “continue to scale, innovate and serve consumers.” NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India has backed the introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on large-value UPI transactions, saying the move would help strengthen the long-term sustainability of India’s digital payments ecosystem.The National Payments Corporation of India…
Bengaluru: An 18-year-old daily-wage labourer was killed after unidentified miscreants picked a quarrel with him and allegedly dropped a heavy stone on his head while he was sleeping by the roadside in KJ Halli.The deceased has been identified as Mahesh, a welder, who used to sleep in different public places after finishing his day’s work….
Katrina Kaif’s recent appearance at a star-studded Ganpati celebration in Mumbai city has sparked a discussion on social media, with some users commenting on the actress’ appearance and postpartum body. Katrina Kaif’s rare public appearance sparks debate The actress, who welcomed her first child, baby Vihaan Kaushal, with husband Vicky Kaushal, in November 2025, largely…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an unexpected increase in US crude inventories outweighed concerns over supply disruptions following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.Brent crude futures declined 93 cents, or 0.86%, to $107.82 a barrel at 0028 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 97 cents, or 0.92%, to $104.86…
Drug regulator alerts on unauthorised Pakistani whitening creams sale in India. (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has warned consumers against using two imported cosmetic creams after testing found them to be unauthorised for sale in India and containing excessive levels of heavy metals that may pose health risks.The cosmetics…
MUMBAI: Will the reintroduction of MDR on select UPI transactions impact you in any way? Well, a lot will depend on individual retailers, even though the government has kept consumers beyond the ambit of the framework. MDR is charged to merchants by banks and payment networks for processing digital transactions.Many of the large merchants such…
‘Toxic’ box office collections day 21_ Yash, Tara Sutaria, Nayanthara, Kiara Advani starrer earns. Yash starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ continued its theatrical run with modest numbers on its third Tuesday. According to Sacnilk, the movie collected Rs 13 lakh in India net on September 15. The film recorded a gross collection of…
FILE – Colombia’s James Rodriguez celebrates after defeating Costa Rica at the end of a friendly soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File) For 15 years, James Rodríguez was one of the first names that came to mind whenever Colombia walked onto a football pitch. The No. 10 shirt…
File photo: A man walks past an Indian Rupee symbol installation at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai (Picture credit: Reuters) The Indian rupee fell 0.4% against the US dollar on Tuesday, logging its sharpest single-day decline in two months as rising oil prices and expectations of higher US interest rates weighed…
