The implementation of the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, earlier scheduled to begin from October 15, may be postponed until January 2027, according to a Times of India report.
A 38-year-old man, identified as Sanjay Kantu Yadav, died while in police custody at NRI Sagari Police Station in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 8. Yadav had been arrested by the Navi Mumbai International Airport Police in connection with a case and was subsequently remanded to police custody by a court.
Superstar Rajinikanth expressed shock at the death of veteran star Nana Patekar, saying he couldn't believe his “dear friend” was “no longer with us.” Remembering the late actor, Rajinikanth took to X and offered his condolences and prayed for his soul to rest in peace.
A managing director of a private company has been booked for allegedly raping his former HR executive after taking her from Gurugram to Rewari on the pretext of work, police said. A Zero FIR was initially registered at the Women's Police Station in Gurugram's Sector 51 before the case was transferred to Rewari, where the alleged incidents took place.
India on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s allegation that Starlink is being blocked by “certain oligarchs” to protect a “monopolistic chokehold” in the country, saying its regulatory framework for satellite communication services is fair and non-discriminatory.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is set to participate in a ‘People’s Tribunal’ on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengaluru on Thursday, October 8. The event is being held at Freedom Park and is scheduled to begin at 10:30 am, with alleged victims of the SIR exercise from across Karnataka expected to participate.
The 57th GST Council meeting is being held in New Delhi on Thursday, October 8, with the focus expected to shift from tax-rate changes to simplifying compliance and addressing long-standing operational issues under the Goods and Services Tax regime.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun issuing one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare beneficiaries to help offset the cost of Medicare Part B premiums. The payments, announced on October 2, are being distributed this week, with most eligible recipients expected to receive the money through direct deposit around October 8.
US President Donald Trump has renewed his push for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, saying he believes he deserves the prestigious award but expressing doubts that the Norwegian Nobel Committee will select him. His remarks came just two days before the committee is scheduled to announce this year's laureate on October 9.
Delivery partners staged a protest outside a Swiggy Instamart store in Hastinapuram, Hyderabad, alleging that expired food products were being handed over to them for delivery to customers. Following the protest and a complaint to the food safety department, officials inspected the store and reportedly found 14 expired items.
An IndiGo aircraft operating from Patna to Lucknow was found with damage to its nose section after landing at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow on Wednesday. All 104 passengers and six crew members on board were safe.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings to the Indian Air Force on Air Force Day, saluting the courage and commitment of the country’s air warriors. In a post on X, Modi said India is proud of its Air Warriors and thanked them for protecting the nation’s skies.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has rejected claims that Starlink satellite internet was being used by insurgent groups in India, saying the service's satellite beams are currently turned off over the country.
A car caught fire after reportedly hitting a petrol pump while reversing at Attibele in Karnataka’s Anekal area, triggering a massive blaze. No casualties have been reported in the incident so far.
A fourth body was recovered from the debris of a collapsed residential building in Delhi’s New Seemapuri area on Thursday morning, taking the death toll in the incident to four. Rescue operations are continuing at the site near Idgah Machhli Mandi, with multiple agencies searching for anyone who may still be trapped under the rubble.
Veteran actor Nana Patekar died at the age of 75 on Thursday, October 8, after suffering a severe cardiac arrest at his residence in Goa. According to reports, the actor was found unconscious at his home and was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.
A BJP booth-level agent has been booked by Hyderabad police for allegedly attempting to get the names of 30 Muslim voters deleted from the electoral rolls in the Musheerabad Assembly constituency using pre-printed Form-7 applications. Election officials later verified that all 30 voters were residing at the addresses mentioned in the electoral records.
Actor Rajpal Yadav appeared personally before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a long-running cheque-bounce case linked to his 2012 film Ata Pata Laapata.
Two youths were arrested in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur after they allegedly molested a minor girl who was returning home from a tuition class, police said. The incident took place in the Minapur police station area, where locals caught the two suspects after the girl raised an alarm.
A disturbing case of alleged assault, illegal confinement and public humiliation has emerged from Gujarat’s Surendranagar district, where a married woman and the man she was living with were allegedly subjected to brutal treatment in the name of a “purification ritual”.
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