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Says no fees for consumers and small-time vendors New Delhi: Unified Payments Interface or UPI payments remain free for consumers, and any future merchant charges (MDR) will apply only to certain categories of merchant transactions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Allaying apprehensions in certain sections that charges may be []

Mumbai: Maharashtra police have safeguarded more than Rs 1,700 crore of citizens money through timely intervention and freezing of funds before the money could reach cyber fraudsters, while over two lakh cybercrime complaints have been handled during the first seven months of 2026, officials said. Police have registered 803 proactive FIRs against persons and entities []

Vasco: Residents of Velsao on Monday removed construction material allegedly dumped on their traditional access road by a contractor engaged by Railway Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), clearing the way to around 25 houses affected by ongoing double-tracking work. A large number of villagers, activists and political leaders gathered at the site following a request from []

Panaji: The Centres in-principle Stage-I forest clearance for the Tamnar transmission project is set to face further scrutiny from environmental activists over forest rights, wildlife protection and statutory compliance. Goa Foundation founder Claude Alvares said the clearance was expected. They will have to give because there is a Supreme Court order, he said, referring to []

Panaji: Stating that innovation and research provide practical solutions to real challenges, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said research institutions can become valuable partners of the government. He appealed to researchers and students to undertake research and innovation in various sectors in the interest of the state during a programme at Goa University (GU) []

New Delhi: Meta apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modis Facebook post as well as for failures ranging from child sexual abuse content to deepfakes and boosting certain content on being paid a lot of money, government sources said on Wednesday after executives of the US tech giant met Union minister Ashwini []

Melbourne: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Australia on the second leg of his three-nation tour during which he will hold talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and interact with the Indian diaspora. Landed in Melbourne, Australia. This visit will add vigour to the India-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership, Modi said in a []

PTI Evian-Les-Bains All countries must ensure that maritime routes remain secure and that seafarers can perform their duties without fear, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of G7 leaders including US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, days after three Indian mariners were killed in a US military strike in the Gulf of Oman. The []

PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a week-long visit to France and Slovakia beginning June 13 to explore ways to expand bilateral ties and discuss pressing global challenges. The Prime Minister will attend G7 Summit in Evian in France on June 16 and 17, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). []

New Delhi: As the BJP swept the assembly elections in West Bengal for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the state has been finally freed from fear and that it is a time for change, not revenge, as he appealed to all parties to shun the culture of political violence and []