The Indian team arrived in Uzbekistan on Tuesday (Photo Credit: ChessBase India) NEW DELHI: India’s chess contingent has finally secured hotel accommodation in Samarkand after an unexpected crisis delayed room allotments on the eve of the 46th Chess Olympiad.The Indian team arrived in Uzbekistan on Tuesday, but several players were left waiting at their hotel…
Nepal finance minister Swarnim Wagle. (Reuters file photo) NEW DELHI: Nepal finance minister Swarnim Wagle will in New Delhi for a two-day visit from Thursday for talks on post-flood reconstruction and wider economic cooperation as Kathmandu looks to India for support after the Aug 26 disaster devastated hydropower projects, roads, bridges and settlements and left…
File photo: A man walks past an Indian Rupee symbol installation at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai (Picture credit: Reuters) The Indian rupee fell 0.4% against the US dollar on Tuesday, logging its sharpest single-day decline in two months as rising oil prices and expectations of higher US interest rates weighed…
Imran Khan’s sons: Sulaiman Khan (left) and Kasim Khan (Photo: The Times) The sons of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan have accused army chief Asim Munir of pursuing a “personal vendetta” against their father, alleging that his prison conditions amount to mental and physical torture.Speaking to The Guardian, Kasim Khan, 27, and Sulaiman…
Tamil superstar Dhanush has multiple films in his pipeline, including ‘OM’ with director Rajkumar Periasamy. As the film is set to hit the big screen next month, the latest buzz suggests that his next upcoming action entertainer, tentatively referred to as ‘D56’, has reportedly been titled ‘Padayal’.According to a report by Valai Pechu, the film…
Lalbaugcha Raja idol ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Lalbaug, in Mumbai Mumbai’s most famous Ganpati did not begin with a grand pandal or celebrity crowds. Its story began with a market that had shut down, families worried about their livelihood and a promise made to Lord Ganesha. In 1934, that promise took the form…
Varun Chakaravarthy (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India won the opening T20I by seven wickets and currently lead the three-match series 1-0.India made one change to their playing XI, with Bishnoi replacing…
Picture Credit: Instagram Rashmika Mandanna is confirmed to be playing the legendary Indian classical vocalist MS Subbulakshmi in her upcoming biopic. The actress recently took to her Instagram handle to share the first poster of the film and announced that the title and first look would be revealed soon. Rashmika Mandanna shares poster from the…
Bengal CM prayed at Kalighat temple and had fish-basanti pulao prasad. West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari last week offered prayers at the Kalighat Temple on the occasion of ‘Kaushiki Amavasya’ and partook of a traditional bhog that included fish and ‘basanti pulao’. Interestingly, the timing of the visit gave the ritual a political context.The…
MDR applicability is determined by overall merchant account categorisation. A Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% will be applicable on person-to-merchant UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 from October 15, 2026, as per the latest notification from NPCI. It is important to note that person-to-person transactions will continue to be free with no MDR applicable.Merchant Discount…
