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Mobile phone retailers to protest against UPI MDR charges on October 2

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Mobile phone retailers to protest against UPI MDR charges on October 2

The government has introduced a 0.4% fee on UPI transfers exceeding ₹2,000 to merchants from October 15, while exempting person-to-person transactions as well as small payments from any charges. Representative file image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Mobile phone retailers across India plan to observe October 2 as “No UPI Day” in protest against 0.4%…

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Tracheal stents offer relief to dog breeds prone to breathing problems; veterinarians trained in Chennai

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Tracheal stents offer relief to dog breeds prone to breathing problems; veterinarians trained in Chennai

Veterinarians examine a dog during a training programme on placing a stent to treat tracheal collapse, on September 27, 2026. The event was organised by Chennai Small Animal Veterinarians Association (CSAVA) at Madras Veterinary College in Chennai | Photo Credit: V. Umesh Kumar Taking a step forward in interventional veterinary medicine, the Chennai Small Animal Veterinarians Association…

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Students protest at private university in Punjab over rape claim, block highway; FIR lodged

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Students protest at private university in Punjab over rape claim, block highway; FIR lodged

Students of the Lovely Professional University in Punjab’s Phagwara allegedly went on a rampage on the campus early Sunday (September 27, 2026), damaging property and blocking a national highway over claims that a female student was raped by an outsider in the university premises. Police said a rape case has been registered against an unknown…

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza war crosses 74,000: Health Ministry

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza war crosses 74,000: Health Ministry

Gaza’s Health Ministry on September 26, 2026, said the Palestinian death toll had risen to 74,016, with 1,75,068 people wounded. File | Photo Credit: AP The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has crossed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. While a ceasefire that took effect on October 10 has halted the…

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VACB seizes ₹14.10 lakh, $788 from GST official’s residence in Kochi

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VACB seizes ₹14.10 lakh, 8 from GST official’s residence in Kochi

The raid was conducted as part of an investigation into a disproportionate assets case registered by the VACB against the official. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has seized ₹14.10 lakh and $788 in alleged unaccounted cash from the residence of a senior official of the State Goods and Services…

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Focus is on strengthening export ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh, says APNRTS president Ravi Kumar

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Focus is on strengthening export ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh, says APNRTS president Ravi Kumar

The Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS), which has around 2.1 lakh members across 148 countries and nearly 900 coordinators worldwide, is working on a range of welfare, legal assistance, emergency support and economic empowerment initiatives. “Our focus at the moment is on stengthening export ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh,” said president of APNRTS Vemuru Ravi…

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IND vs WI 1st ODI: India opt to bowl first

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IND vs WI 1st ODI: India opt to bowl first

India’s players stands for national song “Vande Mataram” during the first one day international cricket match between India and West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on September 27, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP India skipper Shubhman Gill opted to bowl against the West Indies in the series-opening ODI here on Sunday. India have handed debut to spin…

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Police declare major incident at U.K.’s Fairford air base, used by U.S. air forces

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Police declare major incident at U.K.’s Fairford air base, used by U.S. air forces

Emergency vehicles are parked at Fairford Youth Football club, near RAF Fairford, which hosts U.S. Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters British police said on Sunday (September 27, 2026) they had arrested several ​men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and ‌the army was examining…

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Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead

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Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead

 Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police said Sunday (September 27, 2026). The South African Police Service said 17 people were killed Saturday (September 26, 2026) night when eight suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, southwest of…

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Chennai: Youth murdered by friends over obscene messages in Mangadu

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Chennai: Youth murdered by friends over obscene messages in Mangadu

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Mangadu police have arrested two persons for the murder of a 20-year-old man on Saturday (September 26, 2026).  A senior officer of the Avadi police Commissionerate said, on Saturday, Yuvanesh, a resident of Mangadu, was found dead in a well with his body tied to a heavy…

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