New Delhi, Sep 16 — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central government whether it is contemplating framing a policy to examine the "addiction-causing" design architecture employed by social media platforms. A Bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Amit Sharma asked Additional…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — India's BRICS presidency demonstrated its ability to bring diverse members together and forge consensus on several important issues, top analysts reckoned on Wednesday while spotlighting the huge success of 18th BRICS Summit where New Delhi not only successfully convened the…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Kabul's Taliban regime considers the Doha Process, despite a good beginning, as having failed so far to achieve its intended objectives, with very limited progress made in social and economic cooperation with Afghanistan while the country's expectations remain unmet. The…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The Centre and the National Medical Commission (NMC) have told the Delhi High Court that a non-heterosexual partner can be permitted to act as a medical representative of a patient in case of incapacity, saying there is no medical or ethical rationale to exclude such a person…
Gandhinagar, Sep 16 — The Gujarat government has inspected 386 hostels and canteens across the state as part of a statewide food safety drive launched after a suspected food poisoning incident at a student hostel in Surat, with 194 food samples sent for testing and the licences of two…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The eighth Central Pay Commission is set to begin a three-day visit to Chandigarh on Wednesday, as part of its consultations on pay and pension-related matters. The commission will hold meetings with civil service unions, pensioner groups and representatives of the regional…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s recent framework permitting Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified high-value Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, alleging that the move is arbitrary,…
Chandigarh, Sep 16 — Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the entire state, on Thursday, will honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years of public service and his journey in public life dedicated to the nation. He said the Prime Minister’s journey of public service exemplifies…
Cape Town/Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 — Kerala Assembly Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan showcased the state's parliamentary innovations and inclusive governance initiatives at the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, saying Kerala's legislature has emerged as a…
Mumbai, Sep 16 — Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister, Ashish Shelar, on Wednesday appealed to the Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil to call off his proposed march to Mumbai during Ganeshotsav and the Gauri festival.Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, he requested all stakeholders…
Ahmedabad, Sep 16 — Opposition parties in Gujarat have criticised the Centre's decision to introduce a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI payments to merchants above Rs 2,000 from October 15, describing it as a burden on traders and warning that costs could eventually be…
Tumakuru (Karnataka), Sep 16 — A newlywed couple was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Dwaralu on National Highway 48, close to Sira town in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district. The incident came to light on Wednesday.The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old Darshan and 21-year-old…
Jaipur, Sep 16 — The victory of Chauthmal Suman, who won the Sangod Municipality election as an independent candidate in Rajasthan, is a story of perseverance, resilience and sustained grassroots engagement.After losing two elections himself and seeing his wife defeated when the seat was reserved…
Guwahati, Sep 16 — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief, Badruddin Ajmal, has expressed confidence that his party will emerge victorious in the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha bye-election in Assam, asserting that both the BJP and Congress will face defeat in the contest.Speaking in Hojai on…
Mandya (Karnataka), Sep 16 — Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday alleged that it was in the blood of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to treat Hindus as inferior, and accused Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of functioning as a…
Chandigarh, Sep 16 — Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has foiled a cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of four people from whom 27 kg of heroin and one sophisticated foreign-made pistol along with three cartridges were recovered, said Director General of Police (DGP)…
Gorakhpur, Sep 16 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday accused the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government of taking bribes for issuing medical licenses in the state.The Chief Minister was in Gorakhpur for the inauguration of the IMA Charitable Blood Centre.Urging citizens…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for UPI transactions will not impose any charges on customers and stated that the move is necessary to make India's digital payments ecosystem financially sustainable, PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said on Wednesday.In an interview with…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 — Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister, G. Parameshwara, on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that people who have shifted to other places for various reasons are not excluded from the electoral rolls during the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The government is likely to extend the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme to boost exports, a senior official said on Wednesday.The scheme was extended in April this year for six months till September 30.The official said the Commerce Ministry is…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Wednesday rejected Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s concerns over UPI charges and his allegation that the decision was taken under pressure from the United States, calling the claim baseless and defending the…