Married daughters cannot be excluded from compassionate appointments: SC

IANS | July 31, 2026 5:11 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ruled that a married daughter cannot be denied consideration for compassionate appointment merely because a state government policy allows such appointments only to divorced or deserted daughters, holding that such a classification is unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.

Favara-UPI cross-border payments go live between Maldives and India

IANS | July 31, 2026 2:59 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Maldives Monetary Authority has announced the successful go-live of the integration between the Maldives Instant Payment System, ‘Favara’, and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a press statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Friday.