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The 0.4% UPI MDR fee has also been criticised by the opposition.

That one song you heard hours ago keeps playing on repeat in your head. Why does this happen even when you’re not listening to it? Find out.

Finding a new bruise on your arm or leg can be surprisingly confusing, especially when you have no memory of hitting anything. For some women, this happens repeatedly: they discover a purple mark while getting dressed, showering or looking in the mirror and re

What if a couture gown could show what happens beneath the skin during a C-section? The intriguing idea came to life at the Miss World 2026 World Designer Award in Vietnam, where Miss Uganda 2026 left everyone mesmerised

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has said he is carrying about $1.2 billion in debt, a figure he says is tied to the real-estate investments that form a major part of his wealth-building strategy. The 79-year-old financial author has often spoken about

The 25-year-old dispute between Bihar and Jharkhand over the sharing of Sone River water was resolved on Monday with the signing of an inter-state Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Delhi, under which Bihar will receive 5.75 million acre-feet (MAF) and Jhark

The trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three young children in January 2023, is approaching its close, with the defence resting its arguments on Friday (August 21). Over the past month, her defence has claimed that Clancy, 36

But have you ever wondered why decaying paper smells like perfection? It turns out you aren't just inhaling dust you are enjoying a naturally aged chemical cocktail

As the Delhi Police prepares a fresh congestion-management plan, commissioner Anurag Kumar has directed every traffic circle to identify at least one problem area marked by encroachment, roadside parking or chronic congestion. The exercise comes amid a broader

Prominent Indian criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal, known for representing high-profile clients in major financial scam cases, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault in London. The London Metropolitan Police confirmed to The Indian E

Any manipulation of the new Closing Auction Session (CAS) mechanism will be dealt with strictly, the Securities and Exchange Board of India s (SEBI) Chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey had said on Wednesday. Later in the day, the regulator passed an interim order accusin

More than a century after Albert Einstein introduced a term he later reportedly regretted, the idea has returned to the centre of modern cosmology.When Einstein applied his general theory of relativity to the entire universe in 1917, his equations produced an

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has extended the digital local pass facility for 121 toll plazas across its network. It enables local residents around a toll plaza to obtain a monthly pass through the Rajmargyatra app

US President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 18) that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asked the Trump administration about how US voters do not require photo ID cards, and compared it to India s method of voting. Earlier this month, India s Chief

In recent months, news reports have covered European booksellers receiving bulk orders for second-hand books, presumably to train large language models (LLMs). Though subject to appeal, the ruling gives AI developers such as OpenAI a measure of legal cover to

Lung cancer is frequently associated with a chronic cough or coughing up blood, but its early signs are often far more subtle. In an interaction with HT Lifestyle, pulmonologist Dr Harish Kumar Verma revealed that many lesser-known symptoms closely mimic every

The senior-most US military commander in the Middle East, US Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper, visited the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Saturday (August 15), amid claims of food shortages, flagging morale, and even suicide attempts on the

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, in a recent reply tabled in Rajya Sabha, said that about 28% of Odisha s 564-km coastline is undergoing erosion. This is based on a study by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), w

Addressing the nation on the 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a series of measures across artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, sports and other sectors. Several of these build on existing programmes or reiterate earlier ta

India s efforts to secure critical mineral assets overseas are facing a series of hurdles, ranging from high asset valuations, volatile mineral prices, financial constraints, to socio-political risks in resource-rich countries. Incorporated in 2019, the govern

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A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Tuesday (August 11) deferred hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, which governs one of the most important sites in Buddhism. The plea seeks repea

They have even reached a compromise since then. There s also a video of them together from July that my wife sent me

Organ donation sits at the intersection of science, ethics, and public trust. Progress in transplantation has delivered life-changing outcomes, like more organs being transplanted today than a few years ago, yet the unmet need remains enormous

More than 10 customers, primarily high-frequency trading firms, have signed agreements with US President Donald Trump s media company to receive its fastest available feed of posts from Truth Social, turning his social media activity into a potentially lucrati

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday (August 11) passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 by voice vote, amid Opposition protests in the House. The Bill seeks to change the name of the state from Kerala , as it appears in the Constitution, to Keralam

A US federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges brought by US prosecutors against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, ending a case that began with his indictment in November 2024. However, Brooklyn-based judge Nicholas Garaufis said there were concerning

To most Indian households, sealed packets of milk are some of the most common grocery items that pass through their doors. But their ubiquity also means thousands of tonnes of plastic waste are generated across the country

In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Centre has pushed back against the demand to introduce the creamy layer concept for reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). It argued that the historical disadvantages faced by the

At a time when the US-China AI race routinely invites discussion, raising questions of how strong the US s lead is, the question of whether the competition itself is fair is increasingly cropping up. Interestingly, it is the leader of this race that is levelli