UPI reaches 500 million consumers, 65 million merchants, says report

IANS | October 8, 2025 5:11 PM

Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) With over 500 million consumers and 65 million merchants, unified payments interface (UPI) has evolved from a digital payment platform into a daily habit, driving financial inclusion, enabling access to credit, and fuelling growth for micro and small enterprises across India, according to a report released here on Wednesday.

Trinamool has turned Bengal into ‘Taliban regime’: BJP

IANS | October 8, 2025 4:41 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, alleging that it has institutionalised political violence and corruption while the state reels under a natural disaster.