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The Union Ministry of Finance issued a comprehensive clarification regarding the National Payments Corporation of India's (NPCI) revised Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) rules set to take effect on October 15, 2026. The government confirmed that UPI remains compl…
Global equity indices experienced sharp declines as Brent crude breached $100 per barrel, driven by escalating Middle East conflicts and transit disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz, amplifying fears of imported inflation and elevated interest rates.
Schools, colleges, and state administrative offices across West Bengal are closed today, September 18, 2026, in observance of Vishwakarma Puja, following a revised state government notification that rescheduled the official holiday to create an extended three…
Polling for the 2026 Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections officially commenced on September 18 across colleges in North, South, and off-campus centers, with over 1.5 lakh eligible students voting to elect office-bearers for four central posts.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) officially deferred the 22nd edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET 2026) from its initial September timeline to December 12 and 13, 2026, following a re-opened registration window for candidate c…
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) successfully held NEET-PG 2026 for over 2.65 lakh candidates while setting a September 5 re-test for 2,445 candidates affected by a local power failure in Jaipur.
Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have announced a joint pledge to refurbish 20 schools across Mumbai as part of the nation-wide 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan,' coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday.
Actress Millie Bobby Brown and her husband Jake Bongiovi have expanded their family once again, welcoming their second child—a baby boy—through adoption, just over a year after adopting their first daughter.
Grammy and Oscar-winning producer Finneas O'Connell married YouTuber Claudia Sulewski in Montecito, California, in a ceremony officiated by Billie Eilish.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare commemorated World Patient Safety Day 2026 at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) in New Delhi, emphasizing the elimination of clinical harm, medication errors, and diagnostic delays acro…
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a nationwide advisory instructing all States and Union Territories that stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) must remain strictly restricted to approved clinical trials, banning its routin…
IISc scientists identified a cow gut enzyme named CRhAB that dismantles the protective biofilms of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, making them vulnerable to treatment.
Following the U.S. Congress passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026—which authorizes up to 100% secondary tariffs on major Russian oil buyers—India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asserted that New Delhi will take all necess…
In an interim ruling under Paragraph 15 of the Symbols Order, 1968, the Election Commission of India barred both rival factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party's official name and iconic 'Flowers & Grass' symbol for the upcoming October 6 Assem…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a 262–159 vote, granting the U.S. President discretionary authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on foreign nations purchasing Russian crud…
In a joint intelligence-based counter-terrorism initiative named 'Operation Sohan,' the Indian Army's White Knight Corps, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the CRPF neutralized two foreign Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in the Brattal forest region of Udhampur…
Defending champions India kick off their title defense at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan with a high-stakes quarter-final match against the host nation at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin.
Google officially commenced the global rollout of its September 2026 Pixel Drop. Packed with AI-driven on-device fraud interception tools like real-time keyboard scam detection, expanded notification filters, and a critical zero-click cellular modem security …
Apple officially kicked off general sales for the flagship iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max across global markets, drawing massive queues at retail outlets. Simultaneously, consumer interest is shifting toward pre-orders for Apple's first foldable device, …
Inaugurating the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the operational rollout of "Semicon 2.0"—backed by a expanded ₹1.27 lakh-crore ($15+ billion) fiscal outlay—to transform the country into a e…
A decision by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) administration to restrict overnight access to its flagship Lecture Hall Complex (LHC) has sparked widespread debate across the Powai campus. Citing concerns over air-conditioning energy con…
Following the diplomatic friction over a high-seas collision in the North Arabian Sea, fact-checkers confirmed that widely shared viral video clips do not show the September 15 incident, but rather a 2011 collision between the Indian Navy's INS Godavari and t…
The Eiffel Tower temporarily closed to visitors following a staff walkout protesting instructions that led to female employees being moved away from their workstations or replaced by male colleagues during a private group visit, prompting an investigation by …
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung formally ruled out deploying troops or combat military assets to engage in Middle East hostilities, clarifying that while Seoul remains committed to its core U.S. alliance, it will not be drawn into active warfare surround…
Russia and China exercised their veto power at the UN Security Council to defeat a U.S.-sponsored resolution aimed at extending the mandate of the independent Panel of Experts monitoring reimposed UN sanctions against Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile prog…
Ahead of the high-level debate of the 81st UN General Assembly session, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that reforming the UN Security Council must be an "absolute priority," warning that its outdated composition reflects decades-old geopolitical…