MUMBAI: The Payments Council of India (PCI) which represents digital payments companies has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking introduction of merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions and RuPay debit cards. The industry body has sought an MDR of 0.3% on UPI transactions only for large merchants and a nominal MDR on RuPay…
TNUSRB SI Recruitment 2025: Apply here for 1,299 Sub-Inspector vacancies from April 7; eligibility, selection process and important dates here TNUSRB SI Recruitment 2025: The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) has announced the opening of applications for the recruitment of 1,299 Sub-Inspectors (SI) in various roles within the Tamil Nadu Police Department. The…
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The quake off the coast of the island of Mindanao had a depth of 30 kilometres (18.6 miles), the USGS added. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology placed the…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump’s long-promised ‘Liberation Day’ has arrived, with global attention fixed on his latest move to reshape trade policies. Trump is set to announce a sweeping set of tariffs on Tuesday at 4 pm Eastern Time (2000 GMT / 1.30 am IST on April 3) from the White House…
NEW DELHI: Singapore’s sovereign private equity giant Temasek is acquiring 9-10% stake in Haldiram Snacks Foods for over Rs 8,500 crore, valuing the company at around $10 billion. Haldiram Snacks Foods is the parent entity of Haldiram’s, widely recognised as the country’s largest snacks brand.The acquisition marks one of the largest recent deals in India’s…
A Soyuz spacecraft, adorned to commemorate the 80th anniversary of World War II’s conclusion, departed from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday, transporting an American and two Russians to the International Space Station.The MS-27 vessel lifted off at 10.47 am local time (0547 GMT), with Russian Roscosmos space agency broadcasting the launch. The spacecraft achieved orbit…
Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X) CHENNAI: The floodlights at the MA Chidambaram Stadium hadn’t yet flickered on, but Virat Kohli was already at work, fine-tuning his strokes on Thursday. That, in a nutshell, would tell you how charged the champion batter is to make it count against a team that has bothered him through his…
Diya Chitale with her coach Sachin Shetty NEW DELHI: It was 2023. Nearly two years had passed since India achieved its best-ever tally of seven medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. With new records being set and the nation’s standards in Olympic sports raised, Tokyo 2020 ignited a never-seen-before spark among aspiring athletes across…
Roshni Nadar (File photo -ANI) In an unprecedented achievement, Roshni Nadar, chairperson of HCL Technologies, has become the first Indian woman to break into the world’s top 10 richest women, with a net worth of Rs 3.5 lakh crore (US$40 billion). She holds the 5th position among the world’s richest women, according to Hurun Global…
Larry Fink highlighted that market downturns affect ordinary citizens and influence their purchasing behaviour. (AI image) Is the worst of the stock market crash over? How sustainable is global stock market recovery rally? Don’t get your hopes up, cautions BlackRock‘s CEO Larry Fink! The veteran has reportedly said that there is a possibility of another…
