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The Finance Ministry and National Payments Corporation of India confirmed that only nominal 0.4% charges will be levied on payments to merchants (P2M) transactions above 2,000. The revised UPI Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will come into effect from 15th October 2026.

On 12th September 2026, Ralph Lauren published several images of the deep pink gown, including a close-up of its embroidery; however, it made no mention of Indian Zardozi craftsmanship used in the embroidery.

BRICS leaders agreed on the New Delhi Declaration following overnight negotiations lasting until 4 AM. Led by India, the consensus addresses the Gaza crisis, strongly condemns the 2025 Jammu and Kashmir terror attack, and prioritises local-currency trade, global institutional reforms, and AI governance.

Anthropic's Threat Intelligence team identified the operations through its monitoring and investigations into Claude's misuse.

Indias Khagantak-243 trial marks more than a weapons milestone; it signals the IAFs growing ability to deliver precision firepower from stand-off distances using indigenously developed technology.

Design and technology services firm Tata Elxsi announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based startup Sarla Aviation to work together on the development of its Shunya electric air taxi.

Sanaullah found out that Sirisha was working as a nurse at the nearby Prime Care Hospital and stayed in a hospital-provided room. Gradually, the police said, Sanaullah developed sexual interest in Sirisha that drove him to raping her.

Marxist historiography in India emerged alongside Muslim separatism and later became an intellectual framework for defending Muslim political concessions, recasting the history of medieval India, and shifting responsibility for Partition onto Hindu nationalist forces.

Penguin Random House India had decided not to publish the book in India following the discrepancies in the fact-checking process.

The meeting between Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Maya Tudor and Faisal Devji has triggered outrage in India over the duos record of peddling anti-India propaganda. The BJP has accused CM Revanth Reddy of coddling anti-India propagandists.

The NPR, which was initially proposed to be conducted alongside the first phase of the Census, was put on the back burner following stiff opposition from left-liberal groups and Muslim organisations across the country.

Chidambarams admission comes as no surprise because back in 2010, when he was the Union Home Minister, he offered to hold talks with armed Naxals without requiring them to lay down arms.