Mobile Retailers Call ‘No UPI Day’ on October 2 Over 0.4% MDR Mobile phone retailers across India are planning a one-day “No UPI Day” on October 2 to protest the proposed 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI merchant transactions above ₹2,000. The ...
CNN Left Off Air Force One as White House Changes Media Access CNN was left off the media list for President Donald Trump’s September 26 trip aboard Air Force One, with the White House replacing the network’s planned position with Real America’s Voice News , acco...
Imran Khan’s PTI Postpones Islamabad March to October 4 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has postponed its planned long march from Peshawar to Islamabad until October 4 , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Ministe...
China and US Agree on $30 Billion Tariff Arrangement and AI Dialogue China and the United States have agreed on a reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement covering $30 billion of non-sensitive goods in each direction , while also establishing a new dialogue on artificia...
Shehbaz Sharif Raises Kashmir Issue at UNGA, Credits Trump for 2025 Intervention Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raised the Kashmir issue during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly and credited U.S. President Donald Trump with what he described as a “tim...
US Seeks Bigger Role in Meeting India’s Energy Needs The United States is seeking to expand its role as an energy supplier to India as New Delhi continues efforts to diversify its sources of oil, gas and other energy supplies, a senior U.S. State Depart...
US Stock Market Ends Higher as Dow Gains 0.93% on AI and Tech Strength U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the major indexes after gains in technology and other sectors helped lift investor sentiment. The Dow rose 0.93% to 5...
Indian Stock Markets End Seventh Straight Week Lower as Oil Prices and Global Risks Weigh India’s benchmark stock indices ended the week on September 25 in negative territory, with the NIFTY50 and SENSEX declining for the seventh consecutive week . The NIFTY50 fell 0.9%, or 205.90 points, ...
Bank Strike From September 28: What Customers Need to Know About Banking Services Bank customers across India are preparing for possible disruptions as the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has called a nationwide strike from September 28 to September 30, 2026 . The action is expe...
India's New BIT Framework Set for Cabinet Approval, Taxation to Stay Out India has readied a new framework for Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that is now awaiting Cabinet approval, set to replace the existing 2016 framework currently governing investment pacts with a...
India to Keep Taxation Out of Bilateral Investment Treaty Framework; Cabinet Note Ready India will keep taxation out of the ambit of bilateral investment treaties, with the model text of the treaty expected to be taken up by the Cabinet soon. What's Been Circulated So Far The finance min...
WhatsApp Group ‘Sukoon’ Allegedly Coordinated ₹818.96 Crore Bank Scam, CBI Tells Court The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told a special court in Panchkula that a WhatsApp group named ‘Sukoon’ was allegedly used to coordinate activities linked to an ₹818.96-crore bank fraud i...
