New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar within 48 hours and warned of a nationwide agitation if he does not step down.
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Around three-fourths of India’s digital payment-accepting merchants will remain unaffected by the newly introduced merchant discount rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, as they have never recorded a transaction exceeding that amount, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dilip Asbe said on Thursday.
Nisshin, Sep 24 (IANS) The Malaysian cricket team began its Asian Games 2026 campaign with a strong win over Hong Kong, China in the Group B opener at the Korogi Sports Park here on Thursday.
Colombo, Sep 24 (IANS) As the Chinese government broadens its anti-corruption campaign, government officials, state-run enterprise executives, and businesspeople have been seeking advice from criminal lawyers on how to respond when they receive warnings of an investigation or calls from disciplinary authorities, a report has detailed.
Geneva, Sep 24 (IANS) Human rights violations and socio-economic deprivation in the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) were raised at the ongoing 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. Activists called for independent international probe into the crackdown on protesters in the region.
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Actor Jackie Shroff recently joined judges Karisma Kapoor, Jaaved Jaaferi, Geeta Kapur and Terence Lewis during the grand finale episode of the dance reality show 'India's Best Dancer Season 5'.
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Actress Avika Gor has opened up about how music videos have given her the freedom to experiment and explore different creative spaces.
Kakamigahara, Sep 24 (IANS) India midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad completed 200 senior international appearances for the Indian men’s hockey team during their Asian Games 2026 Pool A match against South Korea in Kakamigahara, Japan, on Thursday.
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) The makers of acclaimed Tamil film director Ram's eagerly-awaited 'Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai', featuring actors Nivin Pauly, Soori and Anjali in the lead, have now put out a release trailer of the film, which shows that Nivin Pauly plays a man who is 8,822 years old in the film.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S Krishnan on Thursday proposed a strategy of “Mutually Assured Disruption” to help India reduce its vulnerability to technology denial and disruptions in global supply chains, while maintaining access to cutting-edge technologies from around the world.
