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UPI MDR: Government reopens legal door to charges, keeps users protected

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Abhijit Mukhopadhyay and Avni Goel
New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI) It has been a decade since India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) came into operation, and for the past six years it has run on a simple yet significant premise: ‘digital payments cost nothing, for anyone.’ That premise is now under its first real renegotiation since the government zeroed out Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on UPI and RuPay debit cards in January 2020.
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IAF's IL-76MD scripts aviation history with landing at 13,629-ft Nyoma airfield

07 Nov 2026 | 8:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has achieved a major aviation milestone with its heavy-lift transport aircraft IL-76MD successfully landing at Nyoma airfield in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 13,629 feet, marking the highest-altitude landing ever accomplished by the aircraft anywhere in the world.

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WaveX invites startups to showcase innovations at WAVES Bazaar during IFFI 2026

07 Nov 2026 | 8:00 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has invited applications from startups working in film and allied technologies to participate in the WaveX Startup Pavilion at WAVES Bazaar during the International Film Festival of India (IFFI),2026, slated to be held in Goa.

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Sonia Gandhi breaks years of silence, set to share Her Most Painful and Precious Memories in 'Belonging'

07 Nov 2026 | 7:57 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has offered a rare and deeply personal glimpse into the emotions, memories and experiences that have remained guarded within her for years, revealing that she has finally found the words to put into writing moments that were either too painful to recall or too precious to share.

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07 Nov 2026 | 7:32 PM

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CM greets Delhiites on Diwali, says women' prosperity, daughters’ bright future, dignified housing for poor govt’s priorities

07 Nov 2026 | 6:42 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, while extending her warm greetings on the auspicious occasion of Diwali to the residents of the national capital, wished for their happiness, peace, prosperity, and well-being.

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